Enrollment
134
Middle
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNDOWN ISD·NCES 484185004774
SUNDOWN J H
605 S SCHOOL ST, SUNDOWN, TX 79372 · (806) 602-8823 · Hockley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
69 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
SUNDOWN J H→SUNDOWN H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SUNDOWN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
134
+1 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 8.8:1
% White
40%
was 32%
% Hispanic
57%
was 65%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SUNDOWN J H
As a very small 6-8 campus in SUNDOWN, Texas, SUNDOWN J H instructs 134 students from grades 6 through 8, run under SUNDOWN ISD. That puts it 79% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
SUNDOWN J H is one of 4 schools operated by SUNDOWN ISD, a district that instructs 552 students overall.
Looking at the student body, SUNDOWN J H lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 40% White.
Looking at the economic backdrop, SUNDOWN J H logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at SUNDOWN J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SUNDOWN J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.4%, the actual is 61.1%, a residual of +9.7 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hockley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,140 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Hockley County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,633 students), of which SUNDOWN J H is one.
The closest other public school is RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION), roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SUNDOWN J H comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.
SUNDOWN J H operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 133 students in 2018 compared to 134 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 32% to 40%. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.
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Hockley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,363
Census ACS
Median income
$63,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SUNDOWN ISD
- SUNDOWN ELElementary · 231 students
- SUNDOWN H SHigh · 184 students
- RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION)High · 3 students
Other schools in SUNDOWN
- SUNDOWN ELElementary · 231 students
- SUNDOWN H SHigh · 184 students
- RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION)High · 3 students
Nearby schools
- RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION)0.0 mi · 3
- SUNDOWN EL0.0 mi · 231
- SUNDOWN H S0.0 mi · 184
- SOUTH EL10.4 mi · 238
- MOSAIC ACADEMY10.6 mi · 29
- MULLIN MOSAIC11.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About SUNDOWN J HWhat is the total enrollment at SUNDOWN J H?
SUNDOWN J H enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SUNDOWN J H serve?
SUNDOWN J H serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SUNDOWN J H?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at SUNDOWN J H.
How diverse is SUNDOWN J H?
SUNDOWN J H reports a student body of 40% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SUNDOWN J H?
SUNDOWN J H is overseen by SUNDOWN ISD in Hockley County.
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