WATSON J H

As an intimate junior high in MULESHOE, Texas, WATSON J H works with 285 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by MULESHOE ISD. That puts it 56% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

MULESHOE ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,330 students; WATSON J H is among them.

In terms of who attends, WATSON J H reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 66% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, WATSON J H reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting WATSON J H tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 86% of students at WATSON J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, WATSON J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bailey County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,420, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. WATSON J H is one of 4 public schools in Bailey County (combined enrollment of about 1,330 students).

MULESHOE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WATSON J H at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

WATSON J H operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WATSON J H has edged down 11%, going from 322 students in 2018 to 285 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 80% to 90%.

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