TORNILLO J H

TORNILLO J H is a 6-8 campus of minimally staffed scale in TORNILLO, Texas, operated by TORNILLO ISD, educateing 150 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 77% leaner than typical.

TORNILLO J H is one of 3 schools operated by TORNILLO ISD, a district that works with 726 students overall.

Looking at the student body, TORNILLO J H lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting TORNILLO J H tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, TORNILLO J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.6%, the actual is 27.5%, a residual of -7.1 points.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,806, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), TORNILLO J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TORNILLO INT, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TORNILLO J H comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. TORNILLO J H's enrollment has contracted 43% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 150).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for TORNILLO J H typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.