📍 17001 Hwy 100, Port Isabel, Cameron County, 78578
Port Isabel J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Port Isabel, Cameron County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rocio Ramos. It is part of the Point Isabel Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Port Isabel J H enrolls 425 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 381 | 90% |
| White | 37 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 425 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 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.
Port Isabel 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 37.
Port Isabel J H is one of 5 schools in POINT ISABEL ISD, based in PORT ISABEL, Texas. The district serves 1,786 students district-wide and employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 425 students, Port Isabel J H is larger than the district average of about 357 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe