📍 800 N Elm St, Sweeny, Brazoria County, 77480
Sweeny J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sweeny, Brazoria County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Crayton Henry. It is part of the Sweeny Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sweeny J H enrolls 445 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 445 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Sweeny 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 17, state house district 25.
Sweeny J H is one of 3 schools in SWEENY ISD, based in SWEENY, Texas. The district serves 1,919 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Sweeny J H is smaller than the district average of about 640 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant