Port Isabel J H

Summary:

Port Isabel J H is a public middle school serving 425 students in grades 6-8 in the Point Isabel Independent School District in Port Isabel, Texas. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population (89.65%) and a very high percentage (84-90%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite the school's investment of $10,754 to $12,252 per student, Port Isabel J H has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on STAAR assessments across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in reading (44.23% for 6th grade, 47.06% for 7th grade, 61.65% for 8th grade) and math (19.75% for 6th grade, 13.48% for 7th grade, 25.76% for 8th grade) were significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25-35% of Texas middle schools, with a ranking between 1338-1832 out of 2,254-2,361 schools over the past several years.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Besteiro Middle, Vela Middle, and Los Cuates Middle, Port Isabel J H generally underperforms on academic measures. However, the school stands out for its relatively strong performance on the STAAR Algebra I end-of-course exam, with proficiency rates of 70% and 76% in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023, respectively, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 17001 Hwy 100
       Port Isabel, TX  78578-2433


(956) 943-0060

District: Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1444th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,252 Help


Students who attend Port Isabel J H usually attend:

High:    Port Isabel Early College High School

Feeder schools for Port Isabel J H:

Elementary:    Derry Elementary
    Garriga Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  413

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.8%
White:
7.5%
African American:
0.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.3% Help


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Compare Details Port Isabel J H ranks worse than 61.2% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.52. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.8%), White (7.5%), African American (0.5%). (See more...)
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Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Port Isabel J H is 12.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Port Isabel J H is $12,252.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Port Isabel J H:

SchoolDigger ranks Port Isabel J H 1444th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Port Isabel J H in the ranking list.)

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Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd) 524th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Port Isabel J H

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Rank History for all students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 41.65 1090th 1573 30.7%
2005 42.89 1026th 1582 35.1%
2006 44.81 1005th 1585 36.6%
2007 47.39 1019th 1684 39.5%
2008 54.55 854th 1718 50.3%
2009 59.12 783rd 1763 55.6%
2010 64.18 600th 1803 66.7%
2011 57.91 862nd 1895 54.5%
2012 35.70 1386th 1951 29.0%
2013 34.87 1446th 1973 26.7%
2014 32.93 1450th 1987 27.0%
2015 29.45 1584th 2043 22.5%
2016 27.88 1603rd 1987 19.3%
2017 28.63 1514th 2027 25.3%
2018 29.98 1520th 2080 26.9%
2019 34.43 1471st 2193 32.9%
2021 21.69 1832nd 2252 18.7%
2022 34.17 1499th 2254 33.5%
2023 41.59 1338th 2330 42.6%
2024 38.52 1444th 2361 38.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.01 1085th 1376 21.1%
2019 33.06 1035th 1445 28.4%
2021 30.48 1220th 1592 23.4%
2022 41.54 899th 1643 45.3%
2023 52.20 664th 1720 61.4%
2024 39.24 1030th 1760 41.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.50 1332nd 1597 16.6%
2019 40.89 865th 1626 46.8%
2021 48.94 640th 1712 62.6%
2022 27.57 1460th 1757 16.9%
2023 53.65 577th 1815 68.2%
2024 44.54 997th 1881 47.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.83 1402nd 2039 31.2%
2019 41.79 1220th 2073 41.1%
2021 26.85 1750th 2172 19.4%
2022 42.70 1241st 2220 44.1%
2023 50.22 1023rd 2251 54.6%
2024 42.36 1234th 2224 44.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.34 1504th 2008 25.1%
2019 34.73 1409th 2047 31.2%
2021 22.44 1766th 2151 17.9%
2022 33.54 1520th 2221 31.6%
2023 36.13 1476th 2241 34.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.95 897th 1430 37.3%
2019 68.42 459th 1446 68.3%
2021 34.06 1139th 1501 24.1%
2022 32.40 1190th 1488 20.0%
2023 44.46 1035th 1481 30.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.71 1768th 2008 12.0%
2019 39.60 1222nd 2058 40.6%
2021 33.46 1496th 2118 29.4%
2022 46.13 1021st 2182 53.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.28 1535th 2030 24.4%
2019 33.27 1426th 2069 31.1%
2021 22.32 1778th 2168 18.0%
2022 33.73 1514th 2228 32.0%
2023 47.10 1114th 2245 50.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.14 1339th 1895 29.3%
2019 39.60 1168th 1935 39.6%
2021 26.43 1623rd 2043 20.6%
2022 39.15 1256th 2077 39.5%
2023 46.57 1061st 2116 49.9%
2024 40.42 1240th 2108 41.2%
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Rank History for White students at Port Isabel J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.33 889th 1673 46.9%
2019 55.48 678th 1684 59.7%
2021 24.09 1438th 1700 15.4%
2022 30.52 1313th 1723 23.8%
2023 40.11 1126th 1749 35.6%
2024 43.76 985th 1724 42.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Port Isabel J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 90 2 0 409 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1990 102 1 0 421 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1991 102 1 0 415 2 n/a n/a 0 520
1992 95 0 0 410 1 n/a n/a 0 506
1993 83 0 1 415 1 n/a n/a 0 500
1994 90 0 1 419 1 n/a n/a 0 511
1995 87 0 1 421 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1996 87 0 1 421 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1997 91 0 1 395 0 n/a n/a 0 487
1998 108 3 2 419 0 n/a n/a 0 532
1999 94 7 2 391 2 n/a n/a 0 496
2000 78 2 0 421 1 n/a n/a 0 502
2001 79 1 0 409 1 n/a n/a 0 490
2002 82 1 1 480 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2003 82 1 1 480 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2004 92 1 1 492 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2005 83 2 2 458 0 n/a n/a 0 545
2006 90 2 1 450 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2007 87 6 1 430 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2008 78 3 2 428 0 n/a n/a 0 511
2009 74 4 3 433 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2010 66 6 2 449 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2011 38 2 1 444 2 0 3 0 490
2012 41 3 2 487 1 0 6 0 540
2013 46 4 2 494 1 0 4 0 551
2014 41 1 1 512 3 0 3 0 561
2015 46 1 1 515 1 0 2 0 566
2016 51 0 1 517 0 0 2 0 571
2017 45 2 4 492 0 0 1 0 544
2018 39 1 3 458 0 0 0 0 501
2019 30 2 2 445 0 0 4 0 483
2020 37 0 1 424 0 0 4 0 466
2021 35 3 1 419 0 0 2 0 460
2022 26 1 1 414 1 0 2 0 445
2023 37 3 2 381 0 1 1 0 425
2024 31 2 0 379 0 0 1 0 413

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 Port Isabel J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 501 n/a n/a n/a
1990 524 26.0 20.1 n/a
1991 520 49.0 10.6 n/a
1992 506 27.4 18.4 68.2
1993 500 29.0 17.2 68
1994 511 31.5 16.2 74.4
1995 510 30.9 16.5 71.8
1996 510 30.9 16.5 71.8
1997 487 28.5 17.1 73.3
1998 532 30.0 17.7 69.2
1999 496 33.0 15.0 71.4
2000 502 31.6 15.9 82.3
2001 490 31.9 15.4 85.9
2002 564 35.1 16.1 74.8
2003 564 35.1 16.1 74.8
2004 586 36.7 16.0 67.9
2005 545 41.0 13.3 65
2006 543 42.5 12.8 61.7
2007 524 41.7 12.6 76.7
2008 511 41.0 12.5 63.4
2009 514 41.0 12.5 46.7
2010 523 37.0 14.1 22.9
2011 490 35.1 13.9 5.9
2012 540 33.2 16.2 2
2013 551 32.9 16.7 86
2014 561 34.0 16.5 89.5
2015 566 34.0 16.6 74.4
2016 571 31.0 18.4 76.9
2017 544 31.7 17.1 88.4
2018 501 31.0 16.1 84
2019 483 32.0 15.0 89.4
2020 466 32.2 14.4 91.4
2021 460 32.9 13.9 86.5
2022 445 31.9 13.9 90.1
2023 425 32.0 13.2 84
2024 413 32.2 12.8 84.3

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 Port Isabel J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 501 n/a n/a n/a
1990 524 26.0 20.1 n/a
1991 520 49.0 10.6 n/a
1992 506 27.4 18.4 68.2
1993 500 29.0 17.2 68
1994 511 31.5 16.2 74.4
1995 510 30.9 16.5 71.8
1996 510 30.9 16.5 71.8
1997 487 28.5 17.1 73.3
1998 532 30.0 17.7 69.2
1999 496 33.0 15.0 71.4
2000 502 31.6 15.9 82.3
2001 490 31.9 15.4 85.9
2002 564 35.1 16.1 74.8
2003 564 35.1 16.1 74.8
2004 586 36.7 16.0 67.9
2005 545 41.0 13.3 65
2006 543 42.5 12.8 61.7
2007 524 41.7 12.6 76.7
2008 511 41.0 12.5 63.4
2009 514 41.0 12.5 46.7
2010 523 37.0 14.1 22.9
2011 490 35.1 13.9 5.9
2012 540 33.2 16.2 2
2013 551 32.9 16.7 86
2014 561 34.0 16.5 89.5
2015 566 34.0 16.6 74.4
2016 571 31.0 18.4 76.9
2017 544 31.7 17.1 88.4
2018 501 31.0 16.1 84
2019 483 32.0 15.0 89.4
2020 466 32.2 14.4 91.4
2021 460 32.9 13.9 86.5
2022 445 31.9 13.9 90.1
2023 425 32.0 13.2 84
2024 413 32.2 12.8 84.3

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 Port Isabel J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,050 (9.8%) $9,704 (90.2%) $10,754
2020 $1,659 (15.3%) $9,168 (84.7%) $10,827
2021 $1,796 (14.7%) $10,456 (85.3%) $12,252

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Port Isabel J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1471st of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1338th of 2330 Middle schools
 9.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Port Isabel J H)3055
 25%
   6th Grade Reading (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))3054
 24%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Port Isabel J H)3223
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))3223
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Port Isabel J H)4455
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))4455
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Port Isabel J H)2516
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))2516
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Port Isabel J H)4673
 27%
   8th Grade Reading (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))4673
 27%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Port Isabel J H)1518
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))1518
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Port Isabel J H)3329
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))3329
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Port Isabel J H)2624
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))2624
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Port Isabel J H)8476
 8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd))5631
 25%
   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 Students483425
 12%
African American23
 50%
American Indian00
Asian22
Hispanic445381
 14.4%
Pacific Islander01
White3037
 23.3%
Two or More Races41
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.4%84%
 5.4%


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Students at Port Isabel J H are 92% Hispanic, 8% White.

Port Isabel J H ranks 1444th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 413 students attended Port Isabel J H.


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