📍 2201 Ascension Blvd, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76006
Nichols J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Catherine Claiborne. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths.
Nichols J H enrolls 692 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 406 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 31% |
| White | 39 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
577 of the school's 692 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 565 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nichols J H is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 93.
Nichols J H is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 692 students, Nichols J H is close to the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large