Summary:
The Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District is home to a single middle school, Lincoln J H, which serves 323 students in grades 6 through 8 in a rural area where nearly 70% of students are economically disadvantaged.
Lincoln J H shows a clear bright spot in its advanced Algebra I program, where 88% of students taking the exam were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—far exceeding the state average of 54%. However, general math proficiency remains a significant challenge, with only about 15-20% of students meeting grade-level standards across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Reading is the school's strongest core subject, with 7th and 8th graders reaching 45% and 46% proficiency respectively, though still below state averages. The school maintains an excellent 0% dropout rate and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
Encouragingly, the school is on an upward trajectory. Its state ranking has improved for three consecutive years, rising from the 10th percentile to the 15th percentile. Test scores in nearly every subject and grade level improved between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, suggesting recent academic interventions are taking effect. For example, 6th-grade math proficiency more than doubled from 8.57% to 15.87%, and 8th-grade reading jumped from 32.73% to 46.23%. The key question for the district is how to replicate the success of the Algebra I program across the broader math curriculum to accelerate this positive trend.
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