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Carter J H

Public Grades 7-8
2120th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 10% of Texas middle schools
Summary

Carter J H is a public middle school located in Arlington, Texas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 798 students. The school is part of the Arlington Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 660 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Carter J H has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a ranking between 1500-2200 out of around 2,300 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carter J H significantly underperforms compared to the Arlington ISD and Texas state averages across all STAAR test subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.96% of 7th graders were proficient in reading compared to 41.21% for Arlington ISD and 51.69% for Texas. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 14.15% of 8th graders proficient compared to 28.04% for Arlington ISD and 44.81% for Texas. Carter J H also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas middle schools for Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students.

When comparing Carter J H to other middle schools in the area, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Young J H, which is only 4.82 miles away, consistently outperforms Carter J H across all STAAR subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points higher. Additionally, several public charter schools in the area, such as Iltexas Arlington Middle and Arlington Classics Academy - Middle, generally outperform Carter J H, with higher proficiency rates and lower dropout rates, despite serving similar student populations in terms of socioeconomic status.

735
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,303
Per pupil spending ?
92.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 701 Tharp St
       Arlington, TX  76010-2898

(682) 867-1700

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Carter J H usually attend:

High:    Sam Houston High School

Feeder schools for Carter J H:

Elementary:    Anderson Elementary
    Berry Elementary
    Blanton Elementary
    Crouch Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.0%
African American:
10.1%
White:
2.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg34%
Texas avg44%
2,120th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 11 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 10Middle Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)
660th of 961Arlington Independent School District (Isd) 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.22120 of 23449.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.72210 of 23726.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.42107 of 23309.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.02016 of 225410.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.21996 of 225211.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.81702 of 219322.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.51639 of 208021.2%★☆☆☆☆
201724.51632 of 202719.5%★☆☆☆☆
201629.41564 of 198721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201528.21618 of 204320.8%★☆☆☆☆
201421.11708 of 198714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201328.41584 of 197319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201218.81713 of 195112.2%★☆☆☆☆
201126.01680 of 189511.3%★☆☆☆☆
201019.81661 of 18037.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200923.41568 of 176311.1%★☆☆☆☆
200814.71611 of 17186.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200722.21476 of 168412.4%★☆☆☆☆
200625.11319 of 158516.8%★☆☆☆☆
200528.91261 of 158220.3%★☆☆☆☆
200421.81377 of 157312.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202531.0729 of 99726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.21120 of 128012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0958 of 127324.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.0752 of 125139.9%★★☆☆☆
202132.4859 of 121329.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.4876 of 119326.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.7855 of 116726.7%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202431.0492 of 61720.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.3521 of 61615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.0476 of 60621.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.3534 of 5899.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201947.1368 of 59438.0%★★☆☆☆
201845.1374 of 58736.3%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202230.21684 of 218222.8%★☆☆☆☆
202129.71648 of 211822.2%★☆☆☆☆
201940.11201 of 205841.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.01373 of 200831.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.21183 of 142817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.81632 of 17707.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.21230 of 172028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.21071 of 164334.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.61018 of 159236.1%★★☆☆☆
201940.8806 of 144544.2%★★☆☆☆
201838.3813 of 137640.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.41707 of 18256.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.32156 of 22423.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.82033 of 22419.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.12016 of 22219.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.21884 of 215112.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.41618 of 204721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201826.71601 of 200820.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20254.91208 of 12301.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.21388 of 14816.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.11443 of 14883.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.61367 of 15018.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.01187 of 144617.9%★☆☆☆☆
201841.31023 of 143028.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.11621 of 17316.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.42042 of 21193.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.91895 of 211610.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.11909 of 20778.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.21832 of 204310.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.61362 of 193529.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.31293 of 189531.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.11660 of 18208.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.42117 of 22355.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.81984 of 225111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202221.91928 of 222013.2%★☆☆☆☆
202122.31871 of 217213.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.91327 of 207336.0%★★☆☆☆
201837.31349 of 203933.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202513.61722 of 18185.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.12176 of 22463.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.42041 of 22459.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.72021 of 22289.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.51975 of 21688.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.51672 of 206919.2%★☆☆☆☆
201825.51632 of 203019.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201931.4552 of 75326.7%★☆☆☆☆
20189.2702 of 7202.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.01264 of 156819.4%★☆☆☆☆
202412.81842 of 18912.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.01501 of 181517.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.81519 of 175713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202128.31393 of 171218.6%★☆☆☆☆
201935.21071 of 162634.1%★★☆☆☆
201826.01389 of 159713.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20255.61424 of 14391.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.61724 of 17330.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.31739 of 17490.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.81667 of 17233.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.81497 of 170011.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.21412 of 168416.2%★☆☆☆☆
201815.21562 of 16736.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)27th percentile+4 vs school
At Risk (2022)23rd percentile+12 vs school
Asian (2024)20th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school
Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading26%-28 vs state
Science25%-21 vs state
Algebra I24%-23 vs state
Mathematics18%-21 vs state
Social Studies11%-19 vs state

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Students who attend Carter J H usually go on to attend Sam Houston High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Carter J H.

Students at Carter J H are 85% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Carter J H ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Texas middle schools.


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