📍 1001 Elsie Ave, Panhandle, Carson County, 79068
Panhandle J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Panhandle, Carson County. The school has 151 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Bandy. It is part of the Panhandle Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Panhandle J H enrolls 151 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 123 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 151 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 41 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Panhandle J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
Panhandle J H is one of 3 schools in PANHANDLE ISD, based in PANHANDLE, Texas. The district serves 620 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 151 students, Panhandle J H is smaller than the district average of about 207 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant