📍 1000 Tolosa Rd, Kemp, Kaufman County, 75143
Kemp J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kemp, Kaufman County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Boatright. It is part of the Kemp Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths.
Kemp J H enrolls 401 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 401 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 146 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kemp J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Kemp J H is one of 5 schools in KEMP ISD, based in KEMP, Texas. The district serves 1,987 students district-wide and employs 139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, Kemp J H is close to the district average of about 397 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant