📍 111 Roustabout Dr, Brazoria, Brazoria County, 77442
West Brazos J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Brazoria, Brazoria County. The school has 676 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leah Liserio. It is part of the Columbia-Brazoria Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Brazos J H enrolls 676 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 191 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
441 of the school's 676 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
West Brazos J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 17, state house district 25.
West Brazos J H is one of 6 schools in COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD, based in WEST COLUMBIA, Texas. The district serves 2,871 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 676 students, West Brazos J H is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe