PAMPA J H

PAMPA J H, a moderately sized middle-grades school in PAMPA, Texas, run under PAMPA ISD, caters to 680 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 6 schools in PAMPA ISD (3,141 students total), PAMPA J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PAMPA J H logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 45% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, PAMPA J H logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 63% of students at PAMPA J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, PAMPA J H falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.3%; this one comes in at 27.8%, -18.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Gray County shows median household income runs about $59,614, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Gray County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,545 students), PAMPA J H is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WILLIAM B TRAVIS EL, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around PAMPA J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PAMPA J H at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

PAMPA J H operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 794 students in 2018 compared to 680 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.