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Morales J H

Public Grades 6-8
2080th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 11% of Texas middle schools
Summary

Morales J H is a public middle school located in Uvalde, Texas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 569 students. The school is part of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 873 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morales J H consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Texas middle schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, with a 1-star rating out of 5 in recent years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.88% of 6th graders, 7.5% of 7th graders, and 18.65% of 8th graders achieved proficiency or better in STAAR Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 37.68%, 31.12%, and 44.81%, respectively. Morales J H has also experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 1.2% to 3.3%, which are higher than the state and district averages.

The school's student population is predominantly economically disadvantaged, with 80.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Morales J H ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Texas middle schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, indicating significant achievement gaps for these student populations. The only nearby school in the same district is Flores Elementary, which also performs below state averages on STAAR tests and has similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics to Morales J H.

718
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,848
Per pupil spending ?
85.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 615 Studer St
       Uvalde, TX  78801-4039

(830) 591-2980

District: Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District


Students who attend Morales J H usually attend:

High:    Uvalde High School

Feeder schools for Morales J H:

Elementary:    Batesville School
    Dalton Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.8%
White:
7.7%
Two or more races:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg25%
Texas avg45%
2,080th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
873rd of 961Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.82080 of 234411.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.62113 of 237210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202313.82134 of 23308.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.82024 of 225410.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.61958 of 225213.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.71964 of 219310.4%★☆☆☆☆
201814.11942 of 20806.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201516.41835 of 204310.2%★☆☆☆☆
201413.91832 of 19877.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.01836 of 19736.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201218.51720 of 195111.8%★☆☆☆☆
201129.51621 of 189514.5%★☆☆☆☆
201023.11621 of 180310.1%★☆☆☆☆
200919.31618 of 17638.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200821.91536 of 171810.6%★☆☆☆☆
200731.91326 of 168421.3%★☆☆☆☆
200620.11391 of 158512.2%★☆☆☆☆
200522.71349 of 158214.7%★☆☆☆☆
200421.81378 of 157312.4%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202222.01947 of 218210.8%★☆☆☆☆
202117.32044 of 21183.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.21983 of 20583.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.91931 of 20083.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.41203 of 142815.8%★☆☆☆☆
202415.51670 of 17705.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.21402 of 172018.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.11554 of 16435.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.41423 of 159210.6%★☆☆☆☆
201925.21252 of 144513.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.31244 of 13769.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.11598 of 182512.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.82056 of 22428.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.42115 of 22415.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.92042 of 22218.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.21915 of 215111.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.01864 of 20478.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.41878 of 20086.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.21145 of 12306.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.01411 of 14814.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.51453 of 14882.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.21282 of 150114.6%★☆☆☆☆
201913.01367 of 14465.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.61422 of 14300.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.31563 of 17319.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.21991 of 21196.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.41938 of 21168.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.61924 of 20777.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.51801 of 204311.8%★☆☆☆☆
201917.21795 of 19357.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.91819 of 18954.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.01663 of 18208.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.72112 of 22355.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.02133 of 22515.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.12090 of 22205.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.01916 of 217211.8%★☆☆☆☆
201917.41929 of 20736.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.01959 of 20393.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.61688 of 18187.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.32132 of 22465.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.72011 of 224510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.01987 of 222810.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.61892 of 216812.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.31897 of 20698.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.61940 of 20304.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202569.09 of 5984.7%★★★★☆
202469.911 of 5881.0%★★★★☆
202343.346 of 7639.5%★★☆☆☆
202235.057 of 7018.6%★☆☆☆☆
202138.241 of 6839.7%★★☆☆☆
201913.5105 of 1082.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.9119 of 1254.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202559.4431 of 156872.5%★★★★☆
202432.41382 of 189126.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.91459 of 181519.6%★☆☆☆☆
202226.61491 of 175715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202128.41388 of 171218.9%★☆☆☆☆
201923.81451 of 162610.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.91455 of 15978.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.61143 of 143920.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.01466 of 173315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.71569 of 174910.3%★☆☆☆☆
202242.31041 of 172339.6%★★☆☆☆
202131.21296 of 170023.8%★☆☆☆☆
201947.1864 of 168448.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.71064 of 167336.4%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Migrant (2025)85th percentile+73 vs school
Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+61 vs school
White (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)11th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I41%-6 vs state
Reading37%-17 vs state
Science27%-20 vs state
Mathematics13%-25 vs state
Social Studies12%-17 vs state

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Students at Morales J H are 91% Hispanic, 8% White.

Morales J H ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Texas middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 718 students attended Morales J H.

Students who attend Morales J H usually go on to attend Uvalde High School


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