📍 1002 e 8th St, Ferris, Ellis County, 75125
Ferris J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ferris, Ellis County. The school has 590 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kyle Cottrell. It is part of the Ferris Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths.
Ferris J H enrolls 590 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 435 | 74% |
| White | 92 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 590 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 451 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ferris 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Ferris J H is one of 6 schools in FERRIS ISD, based in FERRIS, Texas. The district serves 3,010 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 590 students, Ferris J H is larger than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe