Mexia J H

Summary:

Mexia J H is a middle school in Mexia, Texas, serving 386 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Mexia Independent School District, which is ranked 853 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mexia J H faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has a much higher percentage of Hispanic (48.7%) and African American (26.42%) students, and over 80% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Academically, Mexia J H consistently underperforms the state and nearby schools, with proficiency rates in reading and math around 30-40%, compared to state averages of 50-54%. The school has ranked in the bottom 25% of Texas middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, well below the 2-3 star ratings of nearby schools like Fairfield J H, Teague J H, and Groesbeck Middle.

Mexia J H's challenges extend beyond academics, with a higher dropout rate than nearby schools and declining enrollment, suggesting families may be choosing to send their children to other schools in the area. The school's leadership and the Mexia Independent School District will need to focus on addressing the significant achievement gaps, improving instructional practices, and exploring strategies to attract and retain students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1 Blackcat Dr
       Mexia, TX  76667-3453


(254) 562-4020

District: Mexia Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1890th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,499 Help


Students who attend Mexia J H usually attend:

High:    Mexia High School

Feeder schools for Mexia J H:

Elementary:    A B McBay Elementary
    R Q Sims Intermediate

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  391

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.6%
African American:
24.6%
White:
17.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.1% Help


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Compare Details Mexia J H ranks worse than 80.1% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.66. (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 Student population at Mexia J H is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.6%), African American (24.6%), White (17.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mexia J H is 12.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mexia J H is $10,499.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mexia J H:

SchoolDigger ranks Mexia J H 1890th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Mexia J H in the ranking list.)

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Mexia Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Mexia Independent School District (Isd) 853rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mexia J H

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Rank History for all students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 48.49 923rd 1573 41.3%
2005 47.89 923rd 1582 41.7%
2006 43.64 1021st 1585 35.6%
2007 40.10 1182nd 1684 29.8%
2008 52.38 927th 1718 46.0%
2009 36.61 1341st 1763 23.9%
2010 39.77 1343rd 1803 25.5%
2011 51.32 1097th 1895 42.1%
2012 37.86 1325th 1951 32.1%
2013 41.42 1273rd 1973 35.5%
2014 22.37 1677th 1987 15.6%
2015 27.68 1631st 2043 20.2%
2016 32.31 1501st 1987 24.5%
2017 32.84 1403rd 2027 30.8%
2018 27.97 1587th 2080 23.7%
2019 23.89 1788th 2193 18.5%
2021 39.34 1312th 2252 41.7%
2022 27.13 1729th 2254 23.3%
2023 29.25 1739th 2330 25.4%
2024 24.66 1890th 2361 19.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.78 563rd 720 21.8%
2019 9.51 733rd 753 2.7%
2022 24.60 678th 813 16.6%
2023 23.96 690th 817 15.5%
2024 16.29 754th 812 7.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.55 1236th 1376 10.2%
2019 37.19 910th 1445 37.0%
2021 40.56 900th 1592 43.5%
2022 39.92 948th 1643 42.3%
2023 53.28 633rd 1720 63.2%
2024 47.01 824th 1760 53.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.03 658th 1597 58.8%
2019 20.93 1495th 1626 8.1%
2021 37.41 1021st 1712 40.4%
2022 32.24 1281st 1757 27.1%
2023 21.68 1686th 1815 7.1%
2024 50.98 784th 1881 58.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.58 1492nd 2039 26.8%
2019 28.43 1677th 2073 19.1%
2021 44.75 1148th 2172 47.1%
2022 33.26 1605th 2220 27.7%
2023 32.38 1627th 2251 27.7%
2024 32.69 1598th 2224 28.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.27 1765th 2008 12.1%
2019 21.89 1756th 2047 14.2%
2021 38.32 1306th 2151 39.3%
2022 30.49 1623rd 2221 26.9%
2023 30.72 1664th 2241 25.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.46 475th 1430 66.8%
2019 48.03 944th 1446 34.7%
2021 58.82 730th 1501 51.4%
2022 70.06 402nd 1488 73.0%
2023 56.05 826th 1481 44.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.02 1625th 2008 19.1%
2019 53.44 735th 2058 64.3%
2021 37.85 1312th 2118 38.1%
2022 29.54 1711th 2182 21.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.77 1319th 2030 35.0%
2019 26.90 1631st 2069 21.2%
2021 40.53 1237th 2168 42.9%
2022 24.65 1803rd 2228 19.1%
2023 29.14 1668th 2245 25.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.94 556th 594 6.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.01 784th 1167 32.8%
2019 32.70 834th 1193 30.1%
2021 41.71 649th 1213 46.5%
2022 24.73 1063rd 1251 15.0%
2023 16.63 1180th 1273 7.3%
2024 20.50 1144th 1271 10.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.88 1451st 1895 23.4%
2019 29.72 1480th 1935 23.5%
2021 47.04 995th 2043 51.3%
2022 31.21 1541st 2077 25.8%
2023 38.28 1348th 2116 36.3%
2024 39.79 1256th 2108 40.4%
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Rank History for White students at Mexia J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.36 1302nd 1673 22.2%
2019 22.31 1448th 1684 14.0%
2021 35.09 1205th 1700 29.1%
2022 40.46 1083rd 1723 37.1%
2023 36.03 1230th 1749 29.7%
2024 26.08 1413th 1724 18.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Mexia J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 346 145 1 30 n/a n/a n/a 0 522
1989 336 175 3 35 1 n/a n/a 0 550
1990 304 184 2 37 0 n/a n/a 0 527
1991 319 193 1 50 1 n/a n/a 0 564
1992 327 195 2 58 1 n/a n/a 0 583
1993 322 172 2 56 2 n/a n/a 0 554
1994 303 150 2 57 1 n/a n/a 0 513
1995 277 144 1 69 1 n/a n/a 0 492
1996 277 144 1 69 1 n/a n/a 0 492
1997 276 144 0 63 1 n/a n/a 0 484
1998 262 142 0 80 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1999 243 147 0 79 0 n/a n/a 0 469
2000 256 153 2 77 1 n/a n/a 0 489
2001 256 163 0 88 1 n/a n/a 0 508
2002 254 176 0 99 1 n/a n/a 0 530
2003 254 176 0 99 1 n/a n/a 0 530
2004 251 190 1 102 1 n/a n/a 0 545
2005 244 182 1 109 2 n/a n/a 0 538
2006 205 171 2 123 1 n/a n/a 0 502
2007 176 158 2 137 1 n/a n/a 0 474
2008 155 162 4 132 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2009 151 151 5 146 0 n/a n/a 0 453
2010 150 133 8 145 0 n/a n/a 0 436
2011 124 115 10 153 1 0 14 0 417
2012 113 116 8 167 1 0 11 0 416
2013 100 102 4 176 0 0 17 0 399
2014 96 104 3 171 0 0 16 0 390
2015 100 108 2 169 0 0 11 0 390
2016 90 108 1 169 0 0 12 0 380
2017 86 108 2 184 2 0 11 0 393
2018 86 104 4 192 1 0 16 0 403
2019 82 106 8 207 0 0 11 0 414
2020 69 101 9 210 0 0 10 0 399
2021 70 104 6 208 0 0 11 0 399
2022 69 102 6 208 0 2 17 0 404
2023 61 102 3 188 1 4 27 0 386
2024 67 96 2 194 0 5 27 0 391

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 Mexia J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 522 36.0 14.5 n/a
1989 550 n/a n/a n/a
1990 527 36.0 14.6 n/a
1991 564 36.2 15.5 n/a
1992 583 38.6 15.1 37
1993 554 37.0 15.0 42.1
1994 513 40.3 12.7 36.3
1995 492 42.0 11.7 44.7
1996 492 42.0 11.7 44.7
1997 484 41.2 11.7 50.4
1998 484 40.9 11.8 51.2
1999 469 42.0 11.2 53.5
2000 489 42.1 11.6 50.3
2001 508 41.6 12.2 56.9
2002 530 40.8 13.0 59.2
2003 530 40.8 13.0 59.2
2004 545 42.4 12.9 61.5
2005 538 44.3 12.1 61
2006 502 45.6 11.0 65.9
2007 474 46.4 10.2 63.9
2008 453 45.0 10.1 77.5
2009 453 45.0 10.0 64
2010 436 38.8 11.2 72
2011 417 38.9 10.6 70.7
2012 416 31.3 13.2 73.3
2013 399 31.0 12.8 76.2
2014 390 31.7 12.2 81.8
2015 390 32.0 12.1 81.8
2016 380 31.0 12.2 81.8
2017 393 30.0 13.0 84
2018 403 29.4 13.6 80.6
2019 414 27.3 15.1 67.4
2020 399 30.6 13.0 81.5
2021 399 29.9 13.3 81.2
2022 404 33.2 12.1 81.7
2023 386 33.7 11.4 81.3
2024 391 30.9 12.6 84.1

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 Mexia J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 522 36.0 14.5 n/a
1989 550 n/a n/a n/a
1990 527 36.0 14.6 n/a
1991 564 36.2 15.5 n/a
1992 583 38.6 15.1 37
1993 554 37.0 15.0 42.1
1994 513 40.3 12.7 36.3
1995 492 42.0 11.7 44.7
1996 492 42.0 11.7 44.7
1997 484 41.2 11.7 50.4
1998 484 40.9 11.8 51.2
1999 469 42.0 11.2 53.5
2000 489 42.1 11.6 50.3
2001 508 41.6 12.2 56.9
2002 530 40.8 13.0 59.2
2003 530 40.8 13.0 59.2
2004 545 42.4 12.9 61.5
2005 538 44.3 12.1 61
2006 502 45.6 11.0 65.9
2007 474 46.4 10.2 63.9
2008 453 45.0 10.1 77.5
2009 453 45.0 10.0 64
2010 436 38.8 11.2 72
2011 417 38.9 10.6 70.7
2012 416 31.3 13.2 73.3
2013 399 31.0 12.8 76.2
2014 390 31.7 12.2 81.8
2015 390 32.0 12.1 81.8
2016 380 31.0 12.2 81.8
2017 393 30.0 13.0 84
2018 403 29.4 13.6 80.6
2019 414 27.3 15.1 67.4
2020 399 30.6 13.0 81.5
2021 399 29.9 13.3 81.2
2022 404 33.2 12.1 81.7
2023 386 33.7 11.4 81.3
2024 391 30.9 12.6 84.1

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 Mexia J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,365 (14.3%) $8,195 (85.7%) $9,560
2020 $1,357 (14.4%) $8,083 (85.6%) $9,440
2021 $1,440 (13.7%) $9,059 (86.3%) $10,499

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mexia J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1788th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1739th of 2330 Middle schools
 6.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Mexia J H)2130
 9%
   6th Grade Reading (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))2130
 9%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mexia J H)3713
 24%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))3713
 24%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Mexia J H)3629
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))3629
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mexia J H)3422
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))3422
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Mexia J H)3640
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))3639
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mexia J H)4149
 8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))4148
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Mexia J H)1737
 20%
   8th Grade Science (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))1736
 19%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Mexia J H)723
 16%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Mexia Independent School District (Isd))723
 16%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students414386
 6.8%
African American106102
 3.8%
American Indian01
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic207188
 9.2%
Pacific Islander04
White8261
 25.6%
Two or More Races1127
 145.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.4%81.3%
 14%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mexia J H

In the 2023-24 school year, 391 students attended Mexia J H.

Students at Mexia J H are 50% Hispanic, 25% African American, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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

Mexia J H ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Texas middle schools.


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