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Enrollment
383
Middle
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAINS ISD·NCES 483636004082
RAINS J H
1755 W US HWY 69, EMORY, TX 75440 · (903) 473-2222 · Rains County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
233 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
RAINS J H→RAINS H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RAINS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 2024-25Enrollment
383
+2 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.3:1
% White
72%
was 79%
% Hispanic
21%
was 15%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RAINS J H
RAINS J H is a 6-8 campus of low-enrollment scale in EMORY, Texas, part of RAINS ISD, teacheing 383 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.
Within RAINS ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,712 students, RAINS J H is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, RAINS J H shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RAINS J H has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 61% 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, RAINS J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 34.9%.
Zooming out to the county, Rains County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,413 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. RAINS J H is one of 4 public schools in Rains County (combined enrollment of about 1,712 students).
The closest other public school is RAINS H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RAINS J H comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAINS J H has changed only slightly, going from 381 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.
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Rains County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,775
Census ACS
Median income
$65,413
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAINS ISD
Other schools in EMORY
Nearby schools
- RAINS H S0.1 mi · 531
- RAINS INT0.2 mi · 360
- RAINS EL0.2 mi · 438
- MILLER GROVE SCHOOL9.1 mi · 310
- LONE OAK H S10.5 mi · 335
- LONE OAK MIDDLE10.7 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About RAINS J HHow large is RAINS J H?
RAINS J H enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does RAINS J H serve?
RAINS J H serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does RAINS J H have?
RAINS J H employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RAINS J H?
At RAINS J H, the student body is approximately 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is RAINS J H public or private?
RAINS J H is a public K-12 school, overseen by RAINS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.