WODEN J H

WODEN J H is one of the minimally staffed middle schools in WODEN, Texas, one of the schools within WODEN ISD, with 194 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

Within WODEN ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 885 students, WODEN J H is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WODEN J H logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Nacogdoches County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Nacogdoches County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WODEN J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 60.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Nacogdoches County) logs that median household income runs about $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nacogdoches County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), of which WODEN J H is one.

The closest other public school is WODEN H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WODEN J H at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 179 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.