La Porte J H

Summary:

La Porte J H is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the La Porte Independent School District (ISD) in Texas, with a student population of 527 that is predominantly Hispanic and White.

Academically, La Porte J H faces some challenges, with STAAR test scores generally lower than district and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, currently placing 1,287 out of 2,361 Texas middle schools with a 2-star rating. However, the school performs relatively well for Hispanic students, ranking in the top 30% of Texas middle schools, and also demonstrates strengths in serving gifted and talented, English Language Learners, and special education students. In comparison, nearby middle schools like Lomax J H and Deer Park J H have higher STAAR proficiency rates and better statewide rankings.

The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at La Porte J H, as indicated by the growing free/reduced lunch rate, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance compared to nearby schools with lower poverty rates. Addressing these socioeconomic factors could be an important area of focus for the district and school leadership to help improve the overall academic outcomes for La Porte J H students.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 401 S Broadway
       La Porte, TX  77571-6496


(281) 604-6600

District: La Porte Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1287th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,111 Help


Students who attend La Porte J H usually attend:

High:    La Porte High School

Feeder schools for La Porte J H:

Elementary:    Bayshore Elementary
    La Porte Elementary
    Leo A Rizzuto Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  544

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.5%
White:
33.8%
African American:
7.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.9% Help


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Compare Details La Porte J H ranks worse than 54.5% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.56. (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 La Porte J H has the largest middle school student body size in the La Porte Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.5%), White (33.8%), African American (7.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the La Porte Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Porte J H is 15. 1 middle schools in the La Porte Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Porte J H is $11,111, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the La Porte Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Porte J H:

SchoolDigger ranks La Porte J H 1287th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See La Porte J H in the ranking list.)

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La Porte Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks La Porte Independent School District (Isd) 287th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for La Porte J H

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Rank History for all students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 69.18 402nd 1573 74.4%
2005 68.50 455th 1582 71.2%
2006 69.43 413th 1585 73.9%
2007 49.09 980th 1684 41.8%
2008 56.00 819th 1718 52.3%
2009 59.44 773rd 1763 56.2%
2010 62.88 639th 1803 64.6%
2011 60.72 758th 1895 60.0%
2012 45.63 1150th 1951 41.1%
2013 49.30 1081st 1973 45.2%
2014 39.94 1290th 1987 35.1%
2015 45.24 1221st 2043 40.2%
2016 62.02 765th 1987 61.5%
2017 51.58 845th 2027 58.3%
2018 44.41 1101st 2080 47.1%
2019 34.47 1470th 2193 33.0%
2021 56.82 829th 2252 63.2%
2022 45.07 1159th 2254 48.6%
2023 47.13 1155th 2330 50.4%
2024 43.56 1287th 2361 45.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.24 707th 720 1.8%
2023 23.27 700th 817 14.3%
2024 32.97 568th 812 30.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.88 672nd 1376 51.2%
2019 46.21 649th 1445 55.1%
2021 74.98 167th 1592 89.5%
2022 51.57 599th 1643 63.5%
2023 57.68 529th 1720 69.2%
2024 27.50 1403rd 1760 20.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.13 861st 1597 46.1%
2019 35.81 1054th 1626 35.2%
2021 56.66 462nd 1712 73.0%
2022 38.54 1031st 1757 41.3%
2023 48.33 713th 1815 60.7%
2024 54.87 665th 1881 64.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.81 1115th 2039 45.3%
2019 38.94 1324th 2073 36.1%
2021 60.70 642nd 2172 70.4%
2022 40.43 1318th 2220 40.6%
2023 43.30 1261st 2251 44.0%
2024 40.63 1296th 2224 41.7%
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Rank History for Female students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.16 840th 2008 58.2%
2019 40.92 1204th 2047 41.2%
2021 60.78 696th 2151 67.6%
2022 45.61 1129th 2221 49.2%
2023 40.19 1347th 2241 39.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.33 593rd 1430 58.5%
2019 32.53 1164th 1446 19.5%
2021 56.67 777th 1501 48.2%
2022 56.19 788th 1488 47.0%
2023 73.13 317th 1481 78.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.74 1050th 2008 47.7%
2019 35.73 1366th 2058 33.6%
2021 52.63 787th 2118 62.8%
2022 37.74 1380th 2182 36.8%
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Rank History for Male students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.51 1356th 2030 33.2%
2019 27.42 1610th 2069 22.2%
2021 53.26 901st 2168 58.4%
2022 43.75 1183rd 2228 46.9%
2023 52.88 962nd 2245 57.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.90 514th 587 12.4%
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Rank History for African American students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.98 650th 1167 44.3%
2019 21.21 1061st 1193 11.1%
2021 62.95 304th 1213 74.9%
2022 27.07 1010th 1251 19.3%
2023 25.83 1004th 1273 21.1%
2024 24.95 1062nd 1271 16.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.50 1017th 1895 46.3%
2019 39.77 1162nd 1935 39.9%
2021 69.87 403rd 2043 80.3%
2022 54.67 777th 2077 62.6%
2023 61.13 640th 2116 69.8%
2024 49.32 941st 2108 55.4%
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Rank History for White students at La Porte J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.08 1048th 1673 37.4%
2019 30.57 1287th 1684 23.6%
2021 36.45 1159th 1700 31.8%
2022 33.31 1249th 1723 27.5%
2023 30.51 1356th 1749 22.5%
2024 35.84 1193rd 1724 30.8%
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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.

La Porte J H Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for La Porte J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1529 173 30 256 2 n/a n/a 0 1990
1989 1479 186 29 312 3 n/a n/a 0 2009
1990 1448 180 30 289 4 n/a n/a 0 1951
1991 353 97 5 132 1 n/a n/a 0 588
1992 372 110 3 144 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1993 361 107 6 119 0 n/a n/a 0 593
1994 414 84 6 123 2 n/a n/a 0 629
1995 372 80 6 121 2 n/a n/a 0 581
1996 372 80 6 121 2 n/a n/a 0 581
1997 380 77 7 120 1 n/a n/a 0 585
1998 386 76 11 127 2 n/a n/a 0 602
1999 361 73 7 122 3 n/a n/a 0 566
2000 349 71 3 121 2 n/a n/a 0 546
2001 380 73 4 148 0 n/a n/a 0 605
2002 409 77 6 155 1 n/a n/a 0 648
2003 409 77 6 155 1 n/a n/a 0 648
2004 404 68 8 161 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2005 382 75 6 167 1 n/a n/a 0 631
2006 346 85 9 181 3 n/a n/a 0 624
2007 338 74 10 196 2 n/a n/a 0 620
2008 328 78 12 201 3 n/a n/a 0 622
2009 283 80 6 220 5 n/a n/a 0 594
2010 265 56 4 210 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2011 253 46 2 224 4 1 23 0 553
2012 243 54 1 237 5 0 17 0 557
2013 225 51 6 237 3 0 14 0 536
2014 243 46 8 242 3 0 13 0 555
2015 248 51 4 232 3 0 15 0 553
2016 251 47 4 229 4 0 15 0 550
2017 265 55 5 240 5 0 14 0 584
2018 239 63 10 237 2 0 14 0 565
2019 187 57 5 250 1 2 8 0 510
2020 196 57 3 249 2 1 12 0 520
2021 205 41 4 270 1 0 14 0 535
2022 199 46 6 293 2 0 9 0 555
2023 172 50 6 279 2 1 17 0 527
2024 184 42 4 291 1 1 21 0 544

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 La Porte J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1990 145.0 13.7 n/a
1989 2009 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1951 132.0 14.7 n/a
1991 588 47.3 12.4 n/a
1992 629 44.7 14.0 26.1
1993 593 45.0 13.2 38.4
1994 629 40.0 15.7 22.6
1995 581 39.6 14.7 19.6
1996 581 39.6 14.7 19.6
1997 585 38.4 15.2 23.9
1998 602 38.0 15.8 24.8
1999 566 39.0 14.5 28.3
2000 546 36.7 14.9 29.5
2001 605 40.0 15.1 27.4
2002 648 42.0 15.4 29.3
2003 648 42.0 15.4 29.3
2004 641 40.8 15.7 32.6
2005 631 37.9 16.6 33.8
2006 624 37.8 16.5 39.1
2007 620 38.0 16.3 36.3
2008 622 40.1 15.5 38.6
2009 594 40.8 14.5 48.8
2010 535 43.0 12.4 6.2
2011 553 38.7 14.2 46.3
2012 557 35.4 15.7 48.7
2013 536 34.3 15.6 50.2
2014 555 32.9 16.8 50.3
2015 553 36.0 15.3 51
2016 550 39.0 14.1 49.8
2017 584 39.9 14.6 52.6
2018 565 39.6 14.2 56.8
2019 510 38.5 13.2 59
2020 520 35.1 14.8 53.5
2021 535 35.6 15.0 48.4
2022 555 35.7 15.5 54.4
2023 527 36.1 14.5 65.3
2024 544 36.2 15.0 61.9

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 La Porte J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1990 145.0 13.7 n/a
1989 2009 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1951 132.0 14.7 n/a
1991 588 47.3 12.4 n/a
1992 629 44.7 14.0 26.1
1993 593 45.0 13.2 38.4
1994 629 40.0 15.7 22.6
1995 581 39.6 14.7 19.6
1996 581 39.6 14.7 19.6
1997 585 38.4 15.2 23.9
1998 602 38.0 15.8 24.8
1999 566 39.0 14.5 28.3
2000 546 36.7 14.9 29.5
2001 605 40.0 15.1 27.4
2002 648 42.0 15.4 29.3
2003 648 42.0 15.4 29.3
2004 641 40.8 15.7 32.6
2005 631 37.9 16.6 33.8
2006 624 37.8 16.5 39.1
2007 620 38.0 16.3 36.3
2008 622 40.1 15.5 38.6
2009 594 40.8 14.5 48.8
2010 535 43.0 12.4 6.2
2011 553 38.7 14.2 46.3
2012 557 35.4 15.7 48.7
2013 536 34.3 15.6 50.2
2014 555 32.9 16.8 50.3
2015 553 36.0 15.3 51
2016 550 39.0 14.1 49.8
2017 584 39.9 14.6 52.6
2018 565 39.6 14.2 56.8
2019 510 38.5 13.2 59
2020 520 35.1 14.8 53.5
2021 535 35.6 15.0 48.4
2022 555 35.7 15.5 54.4
2023 527 36.1 14.5 65.3
2024 544 36.2 15.0 61.9

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 La Porte J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $960 (8.4%) $10,490 (91.6%) $11,450
2020 $952 (8.9%) $9,738 (91.1%) $10,689
2021 $957 (8.6%) $10,154 (91.4%) $11,111

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

Impact of COVID-19 on La Porte J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1470th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1155th of 2330 Middle schools
 17.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Reading (La Porte J H)4351
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (La Porte Independent School District (Isd))4658
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (La Porte J H)1216
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (La Porte Independent School District (Isd))1819
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (La Porte J H)4450
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (La Porte Independent School District (Isd))4554
 9%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (La Porte J H)4843
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (La Porte Independent School District (Isd))5042
 8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (La Porte J H)3739
 2%
   8th Grade Science (La Porte Independent School District (Isd))4542
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (La Porte J H)1335
 22%
   8th Grade Social Studies (La Porte Independent School District (Isd))2436
 12%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (La Porte J H)9692
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (La Porte Independent School District (Isd))4544
 1%
   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 Students510527
 3.3%
African American5750
 12.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic250279
 11.6%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White187172
 8%
Two or More Races817
 112.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59%65.3%
 6.3%


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La Porte J H ranks 1287th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 544 students attended La Porte J H.

Students who attend La Porte J H usually go on to attend La Porte High School

Students at La Porte J H are 53% Hispanic, 34% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.


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