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.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.