Summary:
The Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd) is home to two middle schools, Eagle Pass J H and Memorial J H, both serving grades 7 and 8 in a Texas border community. These schools present a clear contrast in performance, with Eagle Pass J H emerging as the district's standout, earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 65th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. In comparison, Memorial J H holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 30th percentile, indicating significant academic challenges.
Academically, Eagle Pass J H consistently outperforms Memorial J H across all core subjects. For example, in 7th Grade Reading for 2025-2026, 51.21% of students at Eagle Pass were proficient versus 38.24% at Memorial. The most alarming finding is a district-wide crisis in 7th-grade math, where both schools fall drastically below the state average of 29.41% proficiency—Eagle Pass at just 11.94% and Memorial at a mere 6.79%. However, 8th-grade math at Eagle Pass (54.29%) actually exceeds the state average (47.24%), suggesting the math issue may be concentrated in the transition to 7th-grade concepts. Notably, Memorial J H showed a bright spot in 8th Grade Social Studies, where its 30.29% proficiency rate slightly topped the state average.
Spending per student and student-teacher ratios are nearly identical between the two schools, ruling out funding or class size as primary drivers of the performance gap. The key difference lies in socioeconomic factors: Eagle Pass J H has 70.29% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, while Memorial J H has a much higher rate of 86.41%. Additionally, Eagle Pass J H is on an upward trajectory, improving its state percentile ranking from 52nd to 65th over two years, while Memorial J H has declined from the 44th to the 30th percentile, a divergence that demands district attention.
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