📍 630 S Oak St, Van, Van Zandt County, 75790
Van J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Van, Van Zandt County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Whitten. It is part of the Van Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van J H enrolls 389 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 389 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Van 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Van J H is one of 5 schools in VAN ISD, based in VAN, Texas. The district serves 2,358 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Van J H is smaller than the district average of about 472 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant