📍 410 W Vance St, Refugio, Refugio County, 78377
Refugio J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Refugio, Refugio County. The school has 139 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chris Hawthorne. It is part of the Refugio Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Refugio J H enrolls 139 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 6.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 65% |
| White | 37 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 139 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Refugio J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 18, state house district 30.
Refugio J H is one of 3 schools in REFUGIO ISD, based in REFUGIO, Texas. The district serves 656 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 139 students, Refugio J H is smaller than the district average of about 219 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote