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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRYTON ISD·NCES 483465003890

PERRYTON J H

510 S ETON, PERRYTON, TX 79070 · (806) 435-3601 · Ochiltree County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Enrollment
395
Middle
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
240 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Grade 6
119
Grade 7
135
Grade 8
141
Student demographics
White
10426%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
28372%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 54%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
19048%
Female
20552%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
PERRYTON J HPERRYTON H S
Feeds from
EDWIN F WILLIAMS INT0405
Based on grade levels within PERRYTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -1.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
395
-133 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.0:1
% White
26%
was 27%
% Hispanic
72%
was 71%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PERRYTON J H

Set in PERRYTON, Texas, PERRYTON J H is a compact middle-grades school, one of the schools within PERRYTON ISD. It educates 395 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so PERRYTON J H sits 39% below that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in PERRYTON ISD (1,802 students total), PERRYTON J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PERRYTON J H lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 26% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at PERRYTON J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, PERRYTON J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ochiltree County indicate median household income runs about $70,183, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ochiltree County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,802 students), of which PERRYTON J H is one.

PERRYTON KINDER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around PERRYTON J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERRYTON J H at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. PERRYTON J H's enrollment has shrank 25% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 395). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Ochiltree County at a glance

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Population
9,786
Census ACS
Median income
$70,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,802 students

Quick facts

School name
PERRYTON J H
District
PERRYTON ISD
Address
510 S ETON, PERRYTON, TX 79070
Phone
(806) 435-3601
County
Ochiltree County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
395
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
240 (61%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
483465003890
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PERRYTON J H
How large is PERRYTON J H?
PERRYTON J H enrolls approximately 395 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PERRYTON J H serve?
PERRYTON J H serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PERRYTON J H have?
PERRYTON J H employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is PERRYTON J H?
PERRYTON J H reports a student body of 26% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PERRYTON J H?
PERRYTON J H is overseen by PERRYTON ISD in Ochiltree County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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