Central J H

Summary:

Central J H is a public middle school located in Pollok, Texas, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 440. The school is part of the Central Independent School District, which is ranked 602 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central J H has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a high of 512 out of 2,193 Texas middle schools in 2018-2019 to 1,321 out of 2,361 in the 2023-2024 school year. Its rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars during this time. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state average across most subject areas and grade levels, particularly in 5th and 7th grade. When compared to nearby middle schools like Woden J H and Hudson Middle, Central J H generally performs worse, with lower statewide rankings and poorer academic performance.

Central J H has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, as research has shown a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively well for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students, but struggling with African American students and English Language Learners.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 7622 Us Hwy 69 N
       Pollok, TX  75969-9710


(936) 853-2115

District: Central Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1321st of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,776 Help


Students who attend Central J H usually attend:

High:    Central High School

Feeder schools for Central J H:

Elementary:    Central Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  440

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.8%
Hispanic:
22.5%
African American:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.8% Help


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Compare Details Central J H ranks worse than 56% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.34. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.8%), Hispanic (22.5%), African American (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central J H is 13. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central J H is $9,776.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Central J H was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Central J H 1321st of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Central J H in the ranking list.)

Central Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Central Independent School District (Isd) 602nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Central J H

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Rank History for all students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 74.21 265th 1573 83.2%
2005 75.80 274th 1582 82.7%
2006 73.77 326th 1585 79.4%
2007 64.81 573rd 1684 66.0%
2008 34.06 1359th 1718 20.9%
2009 51.84 993rd 1763 43.7%
2010 60.93 705th 1803 60.9%
2011 60.38 769th 1895 59.4%
2012 57.93 813th 1951 58.3%
2013 63.57 666th 1973 66.2%
2014 52.48 990th 1987 50.2%
2015 57.97 867th 2043 57.6%
2016 53.25 983rd 1987 50.5%
2017 49.55 897th 2027 55.7%
2018 56.08 746th 2080 64.1%
2019 68.62 512th 2193 76.7%
2021 67.06 574th 2252 74.5%
2022 64.23 626th 2254 72.2%
2023 36.74 1509th 2330 35.2%
2024 42.34 1321st 2361 44.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.25 1429th 1445 1.1%
2023 25.87 1414th 1720 17.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.26 854th 1597 46.5%
2019 64.30 300th 1626 81.5%
2021 36.88 1043rd 1712 39.1%
2022 38.99 1012th 1757 42.4%
2023 40.47 994th 1815 45.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.80 669th 2039 67.2%
2019 68.69 418th 2073 79.8%
2021 58.60 701st 2172 67.7%
2022 60.07 648th 2220 70.8%
2023 38.29 1434th 2251 36.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.02 765th 2008 61.9%
2019 68.14 509th 2047 75.1%
2021 70.40 476th 2151 77.9%
2022 62.01 654th 2221 70.6%
2023 38.84 1389th 2241 38.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.04 203rd 1430 85.8%
2019 69.61 419th 1446 71.0%
2021 55.30 805th 1501 46.4%
2022 52.52 869th 1488 41.6%
2023 33.51 1176th 1481 20.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.09 611th 2008 69.6%
2019 56.63 642nd 2058 68.8%
2021 57.53 630th 2118 70.3%
2022 52.33 809th 2182 62.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.42 750th 2030 63.1%
2019 67.36 508th 2069 75.4%
2021 59.60 724th 2168 66.6%
2022 65.64 585th 2228 73.7%
2023 34.29 1509th 2245 32.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.57 450th 1167 61.4%
2021 50.48 480th 1213 60.4%
2022 38.57 740th 1251 40.8%
2023 18.53 1148th 1273 9.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.19 662nd 1895 65.1%
2019 66.00 463rd 1935 76.1%
2021 62.40 568th 2043 72.2%
2022 64.92 510th 2077 75.4%
2023 50.10 962nd 2116 54.5%
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Rank History for White students at Central J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.90 949th 1673 43.3%
2019 56.96 648th 1684 61.5%
2021 51.62 760th 1700 55.3%
2022 49.22 866th 1723 49.7%
2023 20.67 1525th 1749 12.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Central J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 361 12 2 14 n/a n/a n/a 0 389
1989 344 17 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1990 346 17 1 14 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1991 362 17 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1992 376 17 0 20 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1993 390 24 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1994 302 13 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 324
1995 318 8 0 16 1 n/a n/a 0 343
1996 318 8 0 16 1 n/a n/a 0 343
1997 348 10 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1998 361 8 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1999 332 10 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 367
2000 334 9 0 36 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2001 329 13 0 39 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2002 353 11 0 47 1 n/a n/a 0 412
2003 353 11 0 47 1 n/a n/a 0 412
2004 350 14 1 46 2 n/a n/a 0 413
2005 347 11 1 54 2 n/a n/a 0 415
2006 328 13 2 50 2 n/a n/a 0 395
2007 344 15 2 45 0 n/a n/a 0 406
2008 315 11 2 52 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2009 296 17 2 43 0 n/a n/a 0 358
2010 291 13 1 49 0 n/a n/a 0 354
2011 295 15 1 54 0 0 6 0 371
2012 308 16 2 55 2 0 4 0 387
2013 280 22 1 62 2 0 2 0 369
2014 358 41 0 86 3 0 6 0 494
2015 340 31 0 92 2 0 6 0 471
2016 356 24 0 76 3 0 6 0 465
2017 310 24 0 94 4 0 5 0 437
2018 300 22 0 93 2 0 6 0 423
2019 304 16 0 91 1 0 9 0 421
2020 297 23 0 109 2 0 15 0 446
2021 299 21 0 98 0 0 18 0 436
2022 303 19 0 94 0 0 21 0 437
2023 307 17 0 99 0 0 17 0 440

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 Central J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 389 22.0 17.6 n/a
1989 372 n/a n/a n/a
1990 378 24.0 15.7 n/a
1991 390 24.4 15.9 n/a
1992 413 26.3 15.7 30.5
1993 428 29.0 14.8 39.5
1994 324 23.6 13.7 23.1
1995 343 27.5 12.5 25.1
1996 343 27.5 12.5 25.1
1997 379 28.7 13.2 26.1
1998 390 29.8 13.1 29.5
1999 367 29.3 12.5 47.4
2000 379 28.5 13.3 39.6
2001 381 29.1 13.1 34.9
2002 412 28.8 14.3 39.1
2003 412 28.8 14.3 39.1
2004 413 30.2 13.7 35.8
2005 415 30.0 13.8 41
2006 395 30.5 13.0 45.3
2007 406 31.1 13.1 47.5
2008 380 28.3 13.4 44.5
2009 358 28.4 12.6 48.6
2010 354 26.8 13.2 52
2011 371 28.2 13.1 52.3
2012 387 26.8 14.4 54.3
2013 369 27.9 13.2 50.1
2014 494 39.1 12.6 57.3
2015 471 37.0 12.7 57.7
2016 465 38.0 12.2 56.1
2017 437 36.4 12.0 57.7
2018 423 35.6 11.8 54.8
2019 421 35.8 11.7 56.5
2020 446 33.0 13.4 59.9
2021 436 35.0 12.4 58
2022 437 33.5 13.0 56.8
2023 440 33.8 13.0 61.8

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 Central J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 389 22.0 17.6 n/a
1989 372 n/a n/a n/a
1990 378 24.0 15.7 n/a
1991 390 24.4 15.9 n/a
1992 413 26.3 15.7 30.5
1993 428 29.0 14.8 39.5
1994 324 23.6 13.7 23.1
1995 343 27.5 12.5 25.1
1996 343 27.5 12.5 25.1
1997 379 28.7 13.2 26.1
1998 390 29.8 13.1 29.5
1999 367 29.3 12.5 47.4
2000 379 28.5 13.3 39.6
2001 381 29.1 13.1 34.9
2002 412 28.8 14.3 39.1
2003 412 28.8 14.3 39.1
2004 413 30.2 13.7 35.8
2005 415 30.0 13.8 41
2006 395 30.5 13.0 45.3
2007 406 31.1 13.1 47.5
2008 380 28.3 13.4 44.5
2009 358 28.4 12.6 48.6
2010 354 26.8 13.2 52
2011 371 28.2 13.1 52.3
2012 387 26.8 14.4 54.3
2013 369 27.9 13.2 50.1
2014 494 39.1 12.6 57.3
2015 471 37.0 12.7 57.7
2016 465 38.0 12.2 56.1
2017 437 36.4 12.0 57.7
2018 423 35.6 11.8 54.8
2019 421 35.8 11.7 56.5
2020 446 33.0 13.4 59.9
2021 436 35.0 12.4 58
2022 437 33.5 13.0 56.8
2023 440 33.8 13.0 61.8

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 Central J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $916 (9.4%) $8,863 (90.6%) $9,779
2020 $984 (10.3%) $8,545 (89.7%) $9,528
2021 $1,068 (10.9%) $8,708 (89.1%) $9,776

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Central J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 512th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1509th of 2330 Middle schools
 41.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Reading (Central J H)4649
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Central Independent School District (Isd))4649
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Central J H)4237
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Central Independent School District (Isd))4237
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Central J H)3228
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Central Independent School District (Isd))3228
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Central J H)3344
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Central Independent School District (Isd))3344
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Central J H)4041
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Central Independent School District (Isd))4041
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Central J H)5750
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Central Independent School District (Isd))5750
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Central J H)6526
 39%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Central Independent School District (Isd))6526
 39%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Central J H)5535
 20%
   8th Grade Reading (Central Independent School District (Isd))5535
 20%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Central J H)8843
 45%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Central Independent School District (Isd))8843
 45%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Central J H)5738
 19%
   8th Grade Science (Central Independent School District (Isd))5738
 19%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Central J H)285
 23%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Central Independent School District (Isd))285
 23%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Central J H)10088
 12%
   End of Course Algebra I (Central Independent School District (Isd))7238
 34%
   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 Students421440
 4.5%
African American1617
 6.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic9199
 8.8%
Pacific Islander00
White304307
 1%
Two or More Races917
 88.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.5%61.8%
 5.3%


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Central J H ranks 1321st of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 440 students attended Central J H.

Students at Central J H are 70% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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


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