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Chapel Hill J H

Public Grades 7-8

1969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Chapel Hill J H in Tyler, TX, is a small middle school serving 426 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd), where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra I, with a 96.97% proficiency rate in the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding the state average of 47.01% and rivaling top-performing nearby schools like Whitehouse J H. However, this success contrasts sharply with a dramatic, system-wide decline in the 2025-2026 school year, where overall performance dropped from the 47th to the 16th percentile, affecting all subjects and student subgroups equally.

Despite having the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.1:1) among comparable schools—better than Three Lakes Middle (16.4:1) and Boulter Middle—and the highest per-student spending ($11,953), the school significantly underperforms its peers. This resource paradox suggests that the issue lies not in funding or class sizes, but in the effectiveness of instruction and strategies. The feeder school, W L Kissam Intermediate, also shows below-average performance, indicating that academic challenges are rooted in earlier grades.

The most alarming finding is the year-over-year collapse from a 3-star school for most subgroups in 2024-2025 to a 0 or 1-star school in 2025-2026, pointing to a school-wide crisis that demands urgent investigation. Possible causes include a major curriculum change, loss of key staff, or a shift in leadership. While the Algebra I program is a bright spot, it highlights a "tale of two schools" where resources may be concentrated on advanced tracks at the expense of general math instruction. Parents should consider these stark contrasts when evaluating the school.

426

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,006

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13174 State Hwy 64 E
Tyler, TX 75707-9704

(903) 566-1491

District: Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Chapel Hill J H usually attend:

High:	Chapel Hill High School
	Chapel Hill High School

Feeder schools for Chapel Hill J H:

Elementary:	Chapel Hill Elementary
	Jackson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

18.8%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Texas avg47%

1,969^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	23.1	1969 of 2335	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	1244 of 2344	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1659 of 2372	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1453 of 2330	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1672 of 2254	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1463 of 2252	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1611 of 2193	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1427 of 2080	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	1333 of 2027	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	1196 of 1987	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.3	1140 of 2043	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.4	1051 of 1987	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	1002 of 1973	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.0	950 of 1951	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	835 of 1895	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	743 of 1803	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	672 of 1763	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	569 of 1718	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	562 of 1684	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	535 of 1585	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.1	758 of 1582	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.3	1059 of 1573	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	955 of 1295	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.1	451 of 997	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	826 of 1280	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	749 of 1273	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	944 of 1251	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	895 of 1213	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1004 of 1193	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	820 of 1167	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.9	1236 of 2182	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	960 of 2118	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	1151 of 2058	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	789 of 2008	60.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1296 of 1390	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	50.7	588 of 1428	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	1224 of 1770	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	951 of 1720	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1267 of 1643	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	1002 of 1592	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1076 of 1445	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	978 of 1376	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	1895 of 2240	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.7	817 of 1825	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	1561 of 2242	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1392 of 2241	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1730 of 2221	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	1447 of 2151	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1452 of 2047	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1439 of 2008	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1375 of 1497	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	929 of 1230	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1218 of 1481	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1363 of 1488	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1076 of 1501	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	997 of 1446	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	847 of 1430	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	1726 of 2141	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	919 of 1731	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1602 of 2119	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	1299 of 2116	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1505 of 2077	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1131 of 2043	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1434 of 1935	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1280 of 1895	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	1773 of 2253	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	795 of 1820	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	1606 of 2235	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1457 of 2251	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1530 of 2220	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	1204 of 2172	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1608 of 2073	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1352 of 2039	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	1924 of 2253	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	1062 of 1818	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1685 of 2246	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1423 of 2245	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1620 of 2228	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1381 of 2168	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1654 of 2069	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1350 of 2030	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	725 of 806	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.5	302 of 676	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	706 of 817	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	763 of 813	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	610 of 743	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	567 of 753	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	510 of 720	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1768 of 1956	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	1141 of 1568	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1424 of 1891	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	857 of 1815	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	1024 of 1757	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1117 of 1712	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1301 of 1626	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1424 of 1597	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1607 of 1731	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	51.2	681 of 1439	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	1076 of 1733	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	961 of 1749	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1306 of 1723	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1201 of 1700	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1243 of 1684	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1222 of 1673	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I69%+15 vs state

Reading38%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

Social Studies21%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Chapel Hill J H	Public	7-8	13174 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-1491	426	38	11.1	81.7%	80 (18.8%)	78 (18.3%)	240 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	23.1	1969^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.7%		44.4	1244^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.9%	725			68.6				34.8	41.8				7.4	30.7	20.8	$10,006
W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	675	48	13.9	83.1%	145 (21.5%)	107 (15.9%)	388 (57.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)	18.8	20.0		44.1	44.0	41.5			38.3	46.2	30.8				$8,148
Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus	Public, Charter	8	2902 Hwy 31 E	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 706-7566	1	1	1.5		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$00
Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	361	29	12.4	45.2%	153 (42.4%)	71 (19.7%)	106 (29.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	23.9	1941^st of 2335 public middle schools	16.9%		30.4	1719^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.7%	222			60.0			38.1	28.4	41.9			14.0	25.8	9.5	29.7	$11,569
Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2101 Devine St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1640	1,019	65	15.5	81.0%	67 (6.6%)	167 (16.4%)	754 (74.0%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	47	1141^st of 2335 public middle schools	51.1%		50.9	1051^st of 2344 public middle schools	55.2%	90			99.1			49.9	48.6	52.3			28.8	35.4	53.1	27.3	$8,778
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School	Public	6	701 E Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5656	355	24	14.9	49.0%	203 (57.2%)	52 (14.6%)	63 (17.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)						68.7					55.9				$8,202
Hubbard Middle	Public	6-8	4400 New Copeland Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1560	869	53	16.5	57.3%	321 (36.9%)	209 (24.1%)	259 (29.8%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	61	725^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.0%		53.9	952^nd of 2344 public middle schools	59.4%	227			95.7			60.5	57.1	64.7			41.3	39.5	37.9	32.7	$10,569
Whitehouse J H	Public	6-8	406 W Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5590	751	51	14.7	42.6%	476 (63.4%)	99 (13.2%)	110 (14.6%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	77.9	359^th of 2335 public middle schools	84.6%		80.7	317^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.5%	42			100.0				61.3	75.8				33.0	69.6	43.7	$8,403
Three Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	2445 Three Lakes Pkwy	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2970	948	58	16.4	58.5%	358 (37.8%)	253 (26.7%)	271 (28.6%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	65.9	594^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.6%		65.2	656^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.0%	62			98.0			56.7	63.1	63.7			46.5	51.9	33.8	37.0	$8,896
Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	901	55	16.2	88.5%	35 (3.9%)	295 (32.7%)	549 (60.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	18.1	2089^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.5%		16	2125^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.3%	36			82.4			33.6	24.7	29.4			23.0	25.3	22.3	8.6	$10,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Hill J H

Is Chapel Hill J H a good school?

Chapel Hill J H ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Chapel Hill J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Chapel Hill J H.

What district is Chapel Hill J H in?

Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Hill J H?

Students at Chapel Hill J H are 56% Hispanic, 19% White, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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Students who attend Chapel Hill J H usually go on to attend Chapel Hill High School

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