📍 2401 e Brown St, Waxahachie, Ellis County, 75165
Finley J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waxahachie, Ellis County. The school has 816 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ben Bridges. It is part of the Waxahachie Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Finley J H enrolls 816 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 357 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 292 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 816 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Finley J H is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Finley J H is one of 17 schools in WAXAHACHIE ISD, based in WAXAHACHIE, Texas. The district serves 11,196 students district-wide and employs 760 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 816 students, Finley J H is larger than the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large