PITTSBURG J H

PITTSBURG J H is one of the close-knit middle schools in PITTSBURG, Texas, part of PITTSBURG ISD, with 299 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so PITTSBURG J H sits 53% below that benchmark.

PITTSBURG ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,245 students; PITTSBURG J H is among them.

On the student-mix side, PITTSBURG J H records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 16% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, PITTSBURG J H reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, PITTSBURG J H ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 41.0%; PITTSBURG J H posts 59.3%, +18.3 points above that line.

In the area at large, Camp County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,843 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Camp County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,245 students), PITTSBURG J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PITTSBURG PRI, roughly 0.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PITTSBURG J H at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

PITTSBURG J H operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. PITTSBURG J H's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 299). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 38% to 48% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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