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RAY D CORBETT J H
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About RAY D CORBETT J H
As a large middle school in SCHERTZ, Texas, RAY D CORBETT J H caters to 1,113 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD. That puts it 73% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Within SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, which oversees 16 schools and 14,947 students, RAY D CORBETT J H is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, RAY D CORBETT J H shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 33% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Bexar County's rate of about 63%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RAY D CORBETT J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.3%; this one delivers 49.5%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Bexar County shows median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), RAY D CORBETT J H is one campus in the mix.
ROSE GARDEN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RAY D CORBETT J H. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAY D CORBETT J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.3%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Five-year trend. RAY D CORBETT J H's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,200 (now 1,113). The White share of enrollment edged down from 41% to 33% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, members of the RAY D CORBETT J H community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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