SEALE J H

SEALE J H is a junior high of tight-knit scale in ROBSTOWN, Texas, run under ROBSTOWN ISD, educateing 533 students in grades 6 through 8.

ROBSTOWN ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,570 students; SEALE J H is among them.

Demographically, SEALE J H reports that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 4% White. By comparison, Nueces County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, SEALE J H records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Nueces County's rate of about 67%.

With demographic context factored in, SEALE J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 24.9%, a residual of -10.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Nueces County indicate median household income runs about $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), SEALE J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ROBERT DRISCOLL JR STEM ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEALE J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.7%.

SEALE J H operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 556 students in 2018 compared to 533 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.