VAN VLECK JR H S

VAN VLECK JR H S operates as an one-room-style middle school in VAN VLECK, Texas, run under VAN VLECK ISD. Current enrollment sits at 250 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 61% smaller than the state mean of about 643.

VAN VLECK ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,039 students; VAN VLECK JR H S is among them.

Looking at the student body, VAN VLECK JR H S shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Matagorda County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting VAN VLECK JR H S higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, VAN VLECK JR H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 47.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Matagorda County shows median household income runs about $58,628, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. VAN VLECK JR H S is one of 18 public schools in Matagorda County (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students).

VAN VLECK H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VAN VLECK JR H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VAN VLECK JR H S has showed little movement, going from 249 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 31% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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