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Alumni: what's one memory from PEARSALL J H that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARSALL ISD·NCES 483447003869
PEARSALL J H
607 E ALABAMA ST, PEARSALL, TX 78061 · (830) 334-8021 · Frio County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
355 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PEARSALL J H→PEARSALL H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PEARSALL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
434
-46 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.2:1
% White
6%
was 6%
% Hispanic
93%
was 93%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PEARSALL J H
PEARSALL J H operates as a tight-knit intermediate school in PEARSALL, Texas, part of PEARSALL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 434 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 643.
PEARSALL ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,953 students. PEARSALL J H is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, PEARSALL J H records that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 78% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PEARSALL J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.2%; this one delivers 25.1%.
In the area at large, Frio County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,010, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Frio County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,792 students), PEARSALL J H is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is PEARSALL INT, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PEARSALL J H comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. PEARSALL J H's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 434). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Frio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,582
Census ACS
Median income
$66,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,792 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEARSALL ISD
- PEARSALL H SHigh · 572 students
- TED FLORES ELElementary · 503 students
- PEARSALL INTElementary · 442 students
- ATASCOSA JUVENILE DETENTION CTRHigh · 2 students
Other schools in PEARSALL
- PEARSALL H SHigh · 572 students
- TED FLORES ELElementary · 503 students
- PEARSALL INTElementary · 442 students
Nearby schools
- PEARSALL INT0.2 mi · 442
- PEARSALL H S0.5 mi · 572
- TED FLORES EL0.6 mi · 503
- DILLEY H S16.1 mi · 258
- MARY HARPER MIDDLE16.1 mi · 181
- DILLEY EL16.2 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About PEARSALL J HHow large is PEARSALL J H?
PEARSALL J H enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 06-08.
Is PEARSALL J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
PEARSALL J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PEARSALL J H have?
PEARSALL J H employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PEARSALL J H?
At PEARSALL J H, the student body is approximately 6% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is PEARSALL J H in?
PEARSALL J H is part of PEARSALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.