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Nichols J H

Public Grades 7-8

2018^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Nichols J H is a public middle school located in Arlington, Texas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 588 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.

Nichols J H has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1,515 to 2,133 out of over 2,000 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating below-average performance compared to other Texas middle schools. Academically, Nichols J H consistently underperforms the Arlington ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Nichols J H students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 7th grade was 31.05%, compared to 41.21% for Arlington ISD and 51.69% for Texas. The school also has higher dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 3.1% to 5.1% in recent years, while the Texas average is around 2%.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, such as Euless J H and Central J H, consistently rank in the top half of Texas middle schools and outperform Nichols J H across all subject areas. Similarly, schools in the Grand Prairie ISD, such as Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle, also outperform Nichols J H on STAAR tests, despite being in the same general geographic area.

586

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,964

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Ascension Blvd
Arlington, TX 76006-6246

(682) 867-2600

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Nichols J H usually attend:

High:

Lamar High School

Feeder schools for Nichols J H:

Elementary:	Ellis Elementary
	Larson Elementary
	Peach Elementary
	Sherrod Elementary
	More...
	Webb Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.1%

Hispanic:

36.3%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg37%

Texas avg47%

2,018^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Middle Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

660^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2018 of 2344	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2142 of 2372	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	2092 of 2330	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1752 of 2254	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1704 of 2252	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1715 of 2193	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1641 of 2080	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	1645 of 2027	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.5	1523 of 1987	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	1515 of 2043	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	1642 of 1987	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	1725 of 1973	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	1486 of 1951	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.0	1545 of 1895	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.5	1368 of 1803	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	1437 of 1763	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.6	1270 of 1718	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	1258 of 1684	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.4	949 of 1585	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.1	857 of 1582	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.3	1008 of 1573	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	644 of 997	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1117 of 1280	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	985 of 1273	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	750 of 1251	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	760 of 1213	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	830 of 1193	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	859 of 1167	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	437 of 617	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	518 of 606	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	563 of 589	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	578 of 594	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	436 of 587	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	1483 of 2182	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	1127 of 2118	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	1029 of 2058	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	1266 of 2008	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	916 of 1428	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1124 of 1770	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1272 of 1720	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	907 of 1643	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	440 of 1592	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	361 of 1445	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	348 of 1376	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1348 of 1825	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1968 of 2242	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1948 of 2241	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1611 of 2221	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1675 of 2151	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1665 of 2047	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1621 of 2008	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1049 of 1230	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1408 of 1481	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1061 of 1488	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	951 of 1501	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1268 of 1446	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1118 of 1430	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1214 of 1731	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1582 of 2119	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1850 of 2116	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1543 of 2077	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	1218 of 2043	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1095 of 1935	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1175 of 1895	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1224 of 1820	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1931 of 2235	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2011 of 2251	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1465 of 2220	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	1540 of 2172	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1401 of 2073	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1458 of 2039	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1525 of 1818	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2046 of 2246	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2060 of 2245	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1878 of 2228	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1616 of 2168	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1629 of 2069	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1597 of 2030	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	767 of 818	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	683 of 817	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	726 of 813	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	679 of 743	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	655 of 753	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	685 of 720	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	29 of 1568	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	69.0	317 of 1891	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	22.0	1672 of 1815	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1106 of 1757	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	938 of 1712	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	877 of 1626	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	790 of 1597	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	464 of 1439	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	1163 of 1733	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1559 of 1749	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	917 of 1723	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1236 of 1700	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	1145 of 1684	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	610 of 1673	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+84 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2024)29th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology86%+24 vs state

Algebra I47%~ state avg

Reading33%-21 vs state

Science29%-18 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Social Studies15%-15 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, January 1, 2012

this school is undisciplined and the students are disobedient,very disobedient. Well the majority at least. This school needs to have a better handle on things! there are fights 1-3 times a week! And everyone wants to get involved.It seems as the teachers have no control over the students, therefore the students think that they may do whatever it is they want. I have almost had ENOUGH of being around of a bunch of unruly, immature, disrespectful children! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Nichols J H	Public	7-8	2201 Ascension Blvd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2600	586	48	12.0	84.8%	30 (5.1%)	323 (55.1%)	213 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	20	2018^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.9%		15.8	2142^nd of 2372 public middle schools	9.7%	124	47.4	85.7			31.1	34.4		19.2	14.8	28.6	15.1	$12,964
Uplift Summit Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1305 N Center St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 287-5121	509	27	19.2	84.3%	17 (3.3%)	178 (35.0%)	283 (55.6%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	34.9	1561^st of 2344 public middle schools	33.4%		31.9	1681^st of 2372 public middle schools	29.1%	120	35.1			50.0	52.7	53.2	17.1		25.2	31.3	19.4	$8,958
Shackelford J H	Public	7-8	2000 N Fielder Rd	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3600	510	40	12.8	72.5%	98 (19.2%)	82 (16.1%)	299 (58.6%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	44.1	1256^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.4%		40	1393^rd of 2372 public middle schools	41.3%	137	77.4	100.0			40.8	56.9		31.9	28.9	43.3	24.9	$11,298
Carter J H	Public	7-8	701 Tharp St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1700	735	55	13.4	92.8%	17 (2.3%)	74 (10.1%)	625 (85.0%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	16.2	2120^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.6%		12.7	2210^th of 2372 public middle schools	6.8%	90	23.5				28.0	24.9		21.1	14.2	24.9	11.1	$10,303
Digital Arts & Technology Academy At Adams Middle	Public	6-8	833 W Tarrant Rd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-1934	542	44	12.4	88.9%	34 (6.3%)	92 (17.0%)	401 (74.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	19.8	2023^rd of 2344 public middle schools	13.7%		24.1	1916^th of 2372 public middle schools	19.2%	107	90.9		94.4	34.8	27.2	31.8	23.6	12.6	24.3	34.4	13.3	$9,657
Euless J H	Public	7-9	306 W Airport Frwy	Euless	76039	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3840	1,075	66	16.4	74.6%	144 (13.4%)	356 (33.1%)	327 (30.4%)	118 (11.0%)	3 (0.3%)	68 (6.3%)	59 (5.5%)	60.3	789^th of 2344 public middle schools	66.3%		68.7	569^th of 2372 public middle schools	76.0%	220	55.1	61.3	62.0		51.4	54.2		53.4	33.5	49.0	36.1	$7,608
Central J H	Public	7-9	3191 W Pipeline Rd	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3360	1,061	71	14.8	60.3%	273 (25.7%)	226 (21.3%)	297 (28.0%)	127 (12.0%)	5 (0.5%)	51 (4.8%)	82 (7.7%)	92.2	113^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.2%		93.4	90^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.2%	23	80.9	86.4	83.2		78.2	79.5		64.1	76.3	62.6	61.3	$8,242
Uplift Grand Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	446	26	17.4	82.5%	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.3%)	380 (85.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24	1910^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.5%		27.7	1804^th of 2372 public middle schools	23.9%	106	28.6			36.7	41.8	41.6	18.0		32.9	28.2	12.1	$8,647
Bailey J H	Public	7-8	2411 Winewood	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-0700	754	54	13.8	67.9%	220 (29.2%)	126 (16.7%)	355 (47.1%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.1%)	44.4	1242^nd of 2344 public middle schools	47.0%		44.4	1263^rd of 2372 public middle schools	46.8%	21	98.9				42.6	46.5		36.3	32.0	43.6	28.5	$10,907
Gunn J H	Public	6-8	3000 S Fielder Rd	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5400	879	66	13.4	68.6%	177 (20.1%)	179 (20.4%)	479 (54.5%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	55	915^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.0%		48.7	1109^th of 2372 public middle schools	53.2%	194	85.8			69.8	53.8	54.4	44.6	43.8	29.7	44.6	29.4	$10,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Nichols J H

What is the racial makeup of Nichols J H?

Students at Nichols J H are 55% African American, 36% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Nichols J H attend?

Students who attend Nichols J H usually go on to attend Lamar High School

How many students attend Nichols J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Nichols J H.

Is Nichols J H a good school?

Nichols J H ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Nichols J H in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

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