📍 700 Commerce St, Childress, Childress County, 79201
Childress J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Childress, Childress County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janet Pierce. It is part of the Childress Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Childress J H enrolls 251 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 128 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 251 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Childress J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 28, state house district 68.
Childress J H is one of 3 schools in CHILDRESS ISD, based in CHILDRESS, Texas. The district serves 978 students district-wide and employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Childress J H is smaller than the district average of about 326 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote