Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPEARMAN ISD·NCES 484101004665
SPEARMAN J H
313 W 5TH AVE, SPEARMAN, TX 79081 · (806) 659-2563 · Hansford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
100 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
SPEARMAN J H→SPEARMAN H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SPEARMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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
160
-34 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.4:1
% White
26%
was 25%
% Hispanic
73%
was 74%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPEARMAN J H
SPEARMAN J H, a tiny intermediate school in SPEARMAN, Texas, operated by SPEARMAN ISD, teaches 160 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 75% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
SPEARMAN J H is one of 3 schools operated by SPEARMAN ISD, a district that serves 692 students overall.
In terms of who attends, SPEARMAN J H logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 26% White. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SPEARMAN J H has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at SPEARMAN J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SPEARMAN J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.6%; this one delivers 58.9%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Hansford County indicate median household income runs about $69,441, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hansford County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students), SPEARMAN J H is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GUS BIRDWELL EL, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPEARMAN J H ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Five-year trend. SPEARMAN J H's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 160).
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Hansford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,119
Census ACS
Median income
$69,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPEARMAN ISD
- GUS BIRDWELL ELElementary · 343 students
- SPEARMAN H SHigh · 189 students
Other schools in SPEARMAN
- GUS BIRDWELL ELElementary · 343 students
- SPEARMAN H SHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- GUS BIRDWELL EL0.1 mi · 343
- SPEARMAN H S0.6 mi · 189
- GRUVER J H12.4 mi · 115
- GRUVER H S12.4 mi · 141
- GRUVER EL12.4 mi · 153
- PRINGLE-MORSE SCHOOLS18.2 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About SPEARMAN J HHow many students attend SPEARMAN J H?
SPEARMAN J H enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 06-08.
Is SPEARMAN J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPEARMAN J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SPEARMAN J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SPEARMAN J H is approximately 11.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SPEARMAN J H?
Student demographics at SPEARMAN J H are roughly 26% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees SPEARMAN J H?
SPEARMAN J H is overseen by SPEARMAN ISD in Hansford County.
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