📍 211 Second St, Jasper, Jasper County, 75951
Jasper J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jasper, Jasper County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephen Casey. It is part of the Jasper Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jasper J H enrolls 493 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 34% White and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 188 | 38% |
| White | 167 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 493 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jasper 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 3, state house district 19.
Jasper J H is one of 4 schools in JASPER ISD, based in JASPER, Texas. The district serves 2,070 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Jasper J H is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote