WINTERS J H

WINTERS J H operates as an one-room-style middle-grades school in WINTERS, Texas, part of WINTERS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 74 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 88% leaner than typical.

WINTERS ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 552 students. WINTERS J H is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WINTERS J H lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 36% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, WINTERS J H sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.6%; actual is 34.2%, a gap of -16.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Runnels County put median household income runs about $62,632, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WINTERS J H is one of 12 public schools in Runnels County (combined enrollment of about 1,951 students).

WINTERS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WINTERS J H ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 44%: 131 students in 2018 compared to 74 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 27% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

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