📍 309 S Hwy 146, Dayton, Liberty County, 77535
Wilson J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dayton, Liberty County. The school has 1,396 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ross Cullins. It is part of the Dayton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilson J H enrolls 1,396 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 687 | 49% |
| White | 585 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,030 of the school's 1,396 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 940 qualify for free lunch and 90 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.
Wilson J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 3, state house district 18.
Wilson J H is one of 7 schools in DAYTON ISD, based in DAYTON, Texas. The district serves 5,675 students district-wide and employs 363 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,396 students, Wilson J H is larger than the district average of about 811 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant