PRITCHARD J H

As a rural-scale middle school in BELLS, Texas, PRITCHARD J H enrolls 231 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within BELLS ISD. That puts it 64% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Within BELLS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,007 students, PRITCHARD J H is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PRITCHARD J H shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest reads as 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting PRITCHARD J H tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PRITCHARD J H is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 73.8%, a residual of +15.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Grayson County put median household earnings sit near $72,182, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which PRITCHARD J H is one.

BELLS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PRITCHARD J H comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PRITCHARD J H's enrollment has rose 20% since 2018, when it stood at 193 (now 231). The White share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 78% over that span.

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