📍 1000 Hwy 77 N, Waxahachie, Ellis County, 75165
Coleman J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waxahachie, Ellis County. The school has 829 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Lynch. It is part of the Waxahachie Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Coleman J H enrolls 829 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 66.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 306 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 134 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 829 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 66 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.
Coleman 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.
Coleman 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 829 students, Coleman 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