Enrollment
170
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULIA ISD·NCES 484332004920
TULIA J H
421 N E 3RD ST, TULIA, TX 79088 · (806) 995-4842 · Swisher County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
148 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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
TULIA J H→TULIA H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TULIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
23.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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
170
-71 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 11.6:1
% White
16%
was 28%
% Hispanic
72%
was 62%
% Black
9%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TULIA J H
TULIA J H is one of the very small intermediate schools in TULIA, Texas, run under TULIA ISD, with 170 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 74% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
TULIA ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 801 students. TULIA J H is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, TULIA J H lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 16% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TULIA J H has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Swisher County's rate of about 66%.
After controlling for student poverty, TULIA J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.5%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Swisher County indicate median household earnings sit near $36,165, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Swisher County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,316 students), TULIA J H is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is TULIA H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TULIA J H comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TULIA J H has contracted 29%, going from 241 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 28% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.
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Swisher County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,937
Census ACS
Median income
$36,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Frequently asked questions
About TULIA J HHow many students attend TULIA J H?
TULIA J H enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 06-08.
Is TULIA J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
TULIA J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TULIA J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TULIA J H is approximately 7.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TULIA J H?
At TULIA J H, the student body is approximately 16% White, 72% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees TULIA J H?
TULIA J H is overseen by TULIA ISD in Swisher County.
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