PINE TREE J H

PINE TREE J H is a mid-sized middle-grades school in LONGVIEW, Texas, operated by PINE TREE ISD. The school instructs 683 students in grades 7 through 8.

PINE TREE ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,439 students. PINE TREE J H is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PINE TREE J H records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 33% White, 21% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Gregg County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PINE TREE J H has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PINE TREE J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Gregg County indicate median household income runs about $66,550, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Gregg County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), PINE TREE J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PINE TREE H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PINE TREE J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 705 students in 2018 compared to 683 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 34% to 40%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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