PEASTER J H

PEASTER J H, a close-knit middle-grades school in WEATHERFORD, Texas, part of PEASTER ISD, serves 277 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts it 57% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

PEASTER ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,776 students. PEASTER J H is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PEASTER J H logs that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Parker County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PEASTER J H sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 60.5%; actual is 40.6%, a gap of -19.8 points.

Around the school, Parker County reports that median household income runs about $104,443, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Parker County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,354 students), PEASTER J H is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PEASTER H S, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PEASTER J H comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEASTER J H has increased 33%, going from 208 students in 2018 to 277 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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