YOUNG J H

YOUNG J H is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in ARLINGTON, Texas, run under ARLINGTON ISD, with 710 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8.

Within ARLINGTON ISD, which oversees 75 schools and 53,394 students, YOUNG J H is one campus in the system.

Demographically, YOUNG J H shows that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 51% of students at YOUNG J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, YOUNG J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Tarrant County shows median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which YOUNG J H is one.

Nearest neighbor: MARTIN H S, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YOUNG J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YOUNG J H at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 850 students in 2018 compared to 710 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 52% to 37%.

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