Summary:
The Point Isabel Independent School District (Isd) contains a single middle school, Port Isabel J H, which serves grades 6 through 8 and has a total enrollment of 396 students. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, but faces significant challenges as 84.34% of its students are economically disadvantaged. The district itself is ranked 673 out of 951 in Texas, earning a 1-star rating, and the school's state ranking has been volatile, moving from the 39th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 29th percentile in 2024-2025, before a slight recovery to the 31st percentile in 2025-2026.
The most striking finding is a severe "two-tiered" academic system. While Port Isabel J H has a strong advanced Algebra I program—with a 60.71% pass rate in 2024-2025 significantly outpacing the state average of 47.01%—the vast majority of students are struggling dramatically with standard grade-level math. For example, in 2025-2026, only 7.79% of 7th graders were proficient in math compared to the state average of 29.41%. This suggests that while advanced students are well-served, the school has a critical equity gap in math instruction for the general student body.
Reading is a relative strength, with 8th-grade reading proficiency (59.31%) exceeding the state average (58.69%) in 2025-2026, though performance in other grades is inconsistent. Social Studies is a persistent weakness, with 8th-grade proficiency (22.76%) falling well below the state average (31.69%) in the same year. The school's dropout rate is low at 0.4%, and per-student spending is $12,252. Overall, Port Isabel J H is a high-poverty school with a favorable student-teacher ratio that is struggling to achieve academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics, and its biggest challenge is closing the massive gap in standard math achievement for the majority of its students.
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