📍 701 School St, Sundown, Hockley County, 79372
Sundown J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sundown, Hockley County. The school has 145 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Miguel Salazar. It is part of the Sundown Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sundown J H enrolls 145 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 57% |
| White | 59 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 145 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Sundown 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 88.
Sundown J H is one of 4 schools in SUNDOWN ISD, based in SUNDOWN, Texas. The district serves 552 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 145 students, Sundown J H is close to the district average of about 138 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant