PEARLAND J H WEST

As a moderately sized middle-grades school in PEARLAND, Texas, PEARLAND J H WEST instructs 941 students from grades 7 through 8, part of PEARLAND ISD. That puts it 46% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

PEARLAND ISD runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 20,862 students. PEARLAND J H WEST is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PEARLAND J H WEST lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 21% Asian, 21% White, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting PEARLAND J H WEST higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at PEARLAND J H WEST qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brazoria County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEARLAND J H WEST tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Brazoria County) logs that median household income runs about $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which PEARLAND J H WEST is one.

PACE CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PEARLAND J H WEST ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.7%.

PEARLAND J H WEST operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEARLAND J H WEST has ticked up 15%, going from 816 students in 2018 to 941 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 28% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.