📍 500 W F, Muleshoe, Bailey County, 79347
Watson J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Muleshoe, Bailey County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Balee Black. It is part of the Muleshoe Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watson J H enrolls 295 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% White and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 265 | 90% |
| White | 27 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 295 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Watson 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 31, state house district 88.
Watson J H is one of 4 schools in MULESHOE ISD, based in MULESHOE, Texas. The district serves 1,330 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Watson J H is close to the district average of about 333 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote