Academy J H

Summary:

Academy J H is a public middle school located in Little River Academy, TX, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 419 students. The school is part of the Belton Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 186 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academy J H stands out for its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and exceptional support for specialized student groups. The school has a higher percentage of Hispanic (26.49%) and multi-racial (6.92%) students compared to nearby schools, and its students consistently outperform state and district averages on STAAR assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, 65.38% of 7th-grade students at Academy J H were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.08% for the state. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 25% and top 22% of Texas middle schools, respectively, in 2022-2023.

While Academy J H outperforms many nearby schools, it faces some competition from high-performing institutions like Holland Middle and Salado Middle in certain areas, such as STAAR Mathematics and Science proficiency. However, Academy J H's low dropout rates, strong investment in resources (spending $8,418 per student), and small student-teacher ratio (15.1) suggest a well-established and effective educational program that supports the diverse needs of its student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 501 E Main St
       Little River Academy, TX  76554-2635


(254) 982-4620

District: Academy Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
563rd of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,418 Help


Students who attend Academy J H usually attend:

High:    Academy High School

Feeder schools for Academy J H:

Elementary:    Academy Early Childhood Center
    Academy Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  419

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.7%
Hispanic:
26.5%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.3% Help


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Compare Details Academy J H ranks better than 76.2% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.82. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.7%), Hispanic (26.5%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Academy J H is 15.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Academy J H is $8,418.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Academy J H was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Academy J H 563rd of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Academy J H in the ranking list.)

Academy Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Academy Independent School District (Isd) 186th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Academy J H

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Rank History for all students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 78.02 199th 1573 87.3%
2005 76.61 252nd 1582 84.1%
2006 82.56 134th 1585 91.5%
2007 77.50 224th 1684 86.7%
2008 74.18 298th 1718 82.7%
2009 77.61 210th 1763 88.1%
2010 73.37 297th 1803 83.5%
2011 72.83 333rd 1895 82.4%
2012 62.02 709th 1951 63.7%
2013 72.79 421st 1973 78.7%
2014 75.29 382nd 1987 80.8%
2015 77.89 327th 2043 84.0%
2016 61.94 769th 1987 61.3%
2017 61.65 618th 2027 69.5%
2018 73.41 401st 2080 80.7%
2019 67.73 536th 2193 75.6%
2021 69.46 517th 2252 77.0%
2022 60.22 723rd 2254 67.9%
2023 69.72 530th 2330 77.3%
2024 68.82 563rd 2361 76.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.25 607th 813 25.3%
2023 45.33 442nd 817 45.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.51 446th 1376 67.6%
2019 46.92 633rd 1445 56.2%
2021 79.62 125th 1592 92.1%
2022 58.52 460th 1643 72.0%
2023 64.51 395th 1720 77.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.85 105th 1597 93.4%
2019 36.59 1030th 1626 36.7%
2021 48.41 653rd 1712 61.9%
2022 33.96 1205th 1757 31.4%
2023 61.05 401st 1815 77.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.50 762nd 2039 62.6%
2019 61.64 588th 2073 71.6%
2021 68.52 426th 2172 80.4%
2022 56.53 762nd 2220 65.7%
2023 63.30 618th 2251 72.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.53 509th 2008 74.7%
2019 70.80 453rd 2047 77.9%
2021 73.73 400th 2151 81.4%
2022 68.24 513th 2221 76.9%
2023 70.87 472nd 2241 78.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.87 488th 1430 65.9%
2019 73.34 302nd 1446 79.1%
2021 63.35 643rd 1501 57.2%
2022 69.71 412th 1488 72.3%
2023 66.68 519th 1481 65.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.94 831st 2008 58.6%
2019 62.67 485th 2058 76.4%
2021 56.03 684th 2118 67.7%
2022 35.95 1456th 2182 33.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.98 336th 2030 83.4%
2019 63.61 583rd 2069 71.8%
2021 63.81 609th 2168 71.9%
2022 49.60 1017th 2228 54.4%
2023 68.07 566th 2245 74.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.12 390th 1167 66.6%
2019 32.55 840th 1193 29.6%
2021 66.90 269th 1213 77.8%
2022 48.53 541st 1251 56.8%
2023 51.78 516th 1273 59.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.18 630th 1895 66.8%
2019 51.55 836th 1935 56.8%
2021 75.54 298th 2043 85.4%
2022 60.29 626th 2077 69.9%
2023 60.02 671st 2116 68.3%
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Rank History for White students at Academy J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.39 499th 1673 70.2%
2019 59.80 602nd 1684 64.3%
2021 52.48 744th 1700 56.2%
2022 48.14 889th 1723 48.4%
2023 64.08 538th 1749 69.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Academy J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 196 1 0 30 1 n/a n/a 0 228
1990 208 0 0 26 0 n/a n/a 0 234
1991 250 0 0 35 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1992 234 0 0 32 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1993 253 0 2 29 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1994 260 2 2 34 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1995 289 3 1 37 1 n/a n/a 0 331
1996 289 3 1 37 1 n/a n/a 0 331
1997 283 3 1 38 1 n/a n/a 0 326
1998 296 2 0 35 1 n/a n/a 0 334
1999 259 1 0 40 0 n/a n/a 0 300
2000 280 3 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2001 268 3 0 39 0 n/a n/a 0 310
2002 236 1 1 39 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2003 236 1 1 39 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2004 243 2 1 39 0 n/a n/a 0 285
2005 233 2 1 44 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2006 226 3 0 42 0 n/a n/a 0 271
2007 237 3 1 48 2 n/a n/a 0 291
2008 256 7 1 51 3 n/a n/a 0 318
2009 275 6 1 61 3 n/a n/a 0 346
2010 279 10 5 62 7 n/a n/a 0 363
2011 273 3 1 69 3 0 8 0 357
2012 265 6 2 77 2 0 8 0 360
2013 269 7 4 88 3 0 8 0 379
2014 285 7 2 83 2 1 14 0 394
2015 287 13 4 89 2 0 11 0 406
2016 227 15 2 70 1 2 10 0 327
2017 234 20 3 62 4 1 8 0 332
2018 230 23 3 71 5 1 11 0 344
2019 260 23 3 80 7 0 8 0 381
2020 277 29 3 88 1 1 9 0 408
2021 281 25 3 99 0 2 12 0 422
2022 257 26 3 105 0 2 22 0 415
2023 246 28 3 111 1 1 29 0 419

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Academy J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 228 n/a n/a n/a
1990 234 15.0 15.6 n/a
1991 285 15.4 18.5 n/a
1992 266 20.8 12.7 15.4
1993 284 21.0 13.5 22.5
1994 298 21.9 13.6 16.1
1995 331 21.8 15.2 22.7
1996 331 21.8 15.2 22.7
1997 326 24.1 13.5 17.8
1998 334 23.5 14.2 21.3
1999 300 24.8 12.1 28
2000 314 24.2 13.0 26.4
2001 310 25.5 12.2 23.9
2002 277 24.0 11.5 26
2003 277 24.0 11.5 26
2004 285 24.2 11.8 27.7
2005 280 23.9 11.7 29.6
2006 271 25.0 10.8 33.2
2007 291 25.0 11.6 32
2008 318 25.0 12.7 29.6
2009 346 25.0 13.8 28.6
2010 363 24.0 15.1 31.4
2011 357 24.5 14.5 29.4
2012 360 25.8 13.9 27.8
2013 379 25.9 14.6 30.3
2014 394 27.0 14.5 34.8
2015 406 27.0 15.0 38.7
2016 327 22.0 14.8 43.4
2017 332 22.1 14.9 35.2
2018 344 22.5 15.2 39.8
2019 381 24.8 15.3 46.5
2020 408 27.2 14.9 39.5
2021 422 29.3 14.3 32.7
2022 415 27.8 14.9 41.2
2023 419 27.7 15.1 46.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Academy J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 228 n/a n/a n/a
1990 234 15.0 15.6 n/a
1991 285 15.4 18.5 n/a
1992 266 20.8 12.7 15.4
1993 284 21.0 13.5 22.5
1994 298 21.9 13.6 16.1
1995 331 21.8 15.2 22.7
1996 331 21.8 15.2 22.7
1997 326 24.1 13.5 17.8
1998 334 23.5 14.2 21.3
1999 300 24.8 12.1 28
2000 314 24.2 13.0 26.4
2001 310 25.5 12.2 23.9
2002 277 24.0 11.5 26
2003 277 24.0 11.5 26
2004 285 24.2 11.8 27.7
2005 280 23.9 11.7 29.6
2006 271 25.0 10.8 33.2
2007 291 25.0 11.6 32
2008 318 25.0 12.7 29.6
2009 346 25.0 13.8 28.6
2010 363 24.0 15.1 31.4
2011 357 24.5 14.5 29.4
2012 360 25.8 13.9 27.8
2013 379 25.9 14.6 30.3
2014 394 27.0 14.5 34.8
2015 406 27.0 15.0 38.7
2016 327 22.0 14.8 43.4
2017 332 22.1 14.9 35.2
2018 344 22.5 15.2 39.8
2019 381 24.8 15.3 46.5
2020 408 27.2 14.9 39.5
2021 422 29.3 14.3 32.7
2022 415 27.8 14.9 41.2
2023 419 27.7 15.1 46.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Academy J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $856 (10.6%) $7,233 (89.4%) $8,090
2020 $756 (9.7%) $7,022 (90.3%) $7,778
2021 $915 (10.9%) $7,503 (89.1%) $8,418

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Academy J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 536th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 530th of 2330 Middle schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Academy J H)4764
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (Academy Independent School District (Isd))4764
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Academy J H)5360
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Academy Independent School District (Isd))5360
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Academy J H)4976
 27%
   7th Grade Reading (Academy Independent School District (Isd))4976
 27%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Academy J H)3639
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Academy Independent School District (Isd))3639
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Academy J H)6164
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Academy Independent School District (Isd))6164
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Academy J H)6156
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Academy Independent School District (Isd))6156
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Academy J H)6151
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Academy Independent School District (Isd))6151
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Academy J H)4823
 25%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Academy Independent School District (Isd))4823
 25%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Academy J H)10092
 8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Academy Independent School District (Isd))4430
 14%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students381419
 10%
African American2328
 21.7%
American Indian71
 85.7%
Asian33
Hispanic80111
 38.8%
Pacific Islander01
White260246
 5.4%
Two or More Races829
 262.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.5%46.3%
 0.2%


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Academy J H ranks 563rd of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Academy J H usually go on to attend Academy High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 419 students attended Academy J H.

Students at Academy J H are 59% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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