📍 910 9th Ave, Canyon, Randall County, 79015
Canyon J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Canyon, Randall County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kirk Kear. It is part of the Canyon Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Canyon J H enrolls 548 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 413 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 548 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Canyon J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 86.
Canyon J H is one of 21 schools in CANYON ISD, based in CANYON, Texas. The district serves 11,565 students district-wide and employs 732 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 548 students, Canyon J H is close to the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe