Carrizo Springs J H

Carrizo Springs J H is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Carrizo Springs, Texas, with 260 students. The school is part of the Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 764 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Carrizo Springs J H has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools over the past several years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Carrizo Springs J H underperforms the state average on STAAR assessments across all subjects and grade levels. In 2024-2025, only 44.44% of 7th graders were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 51.69%. The school also struggles in math, with only 8.99% of 7th graders and 61.9% of 8th graders meeting proficiency standards, compared to the state averages of 31.12% and 44.81%, respectively. The school has significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, with Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing particularly poorly.

Carrizo Springs J H has higher dropout rates than the state average, ranging from 1.0% to 4.5% over the past few years, compared to the Texas average of around 1%. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.67% to 79.62% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. While Carrizo Springs J H performs similarly to the other middle school in the same district, Carrizo Springs Intermediate, the nearby Sterling H Fly Junior High School in the Crystal City Independent School District appears to be performing slightly better on most metrics.