WILSON J H

Located at 309 S HWY 146, in DAYTON, Texas, WILSON J H is a roomy junior high that hosts 1,295 students (grades 6 through 8), run under DAYTON ISD. That puts it 101% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

DAYTON ISD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 5,675 students; WILSON J H is among them.

On the student-mix side, WILSON J H records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 37% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, WILSON J H records 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting WILSON J H higher than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, WILSON J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.8%, the actual is 31.1%, a residual of -10.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Liberty County) shows that median household income runs about $68,703, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. WILSON J H is one of 41 public schools in Liberty County (combined enrollment of about 27,599 students).

The closest other public school is AUSTIN EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILSON J H at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

WILSON J H operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 1,210 students in 2018 compared to 1,295 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 47% to 37% over that span.

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