VAN ALSTYNE J H

VAN ALSTYNE J H operates as a tight-knit middle-grades school in VAN ALSTYNE, Texas, overseen by VAN ALSTYNE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades 7 through 8. That puts it 37% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 5 schools in VAN ALSTYNE ISD (2,612 students total), VAN ALSTYNE J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, VAN ALSTYNE J H logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Grayson County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, VAN ALSTYNE J H has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, VAN ALSTYNE J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.2%; this one delivers 64.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Grayson County put median household income runs about $72,182, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which VAN ALSTYNE J H is one.

The closest other public school is VAN ALSTYNE MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VAN ALSTYNE J H at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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