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Connally J H

Public Grades 6-8

2205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Connally J H is a middle school located in Elm Mott, TX that serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 535 students. Despite being part of the Connally Independent School District, which is ranked 921 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating, Connally J H has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Connally J H significantly underperforms the state average across all STAAR subject tests, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points below the Texas average. For example, in 2024-2025 the school is projected to have only 22.84% proficiency in 6th grade reading compared to the state average of 54.21%. The school also has higher dropout rates, ranging from 1.8% to 2.6% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average. Connally J H serves a high-need student population, with 82.99% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby middle schools like China Spring Middle, Tennyson Middle, and Bosqueville Middle, which are part of higher-performing China Spring Independent School District, Waco Independent School District, and Bosqueville Independent School District, respectively, Connally J H performs significantly worse across all academic metrics, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points lower.

553

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,210

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Hancock Dr
Elm Mott, TX 76640

(254) 296-7700

District: Connally Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Connally J H usually attend:

High:

Connally High School

Feeder schools for Connally J H:

Elementary:	Connally Elementary
	Connally Pri

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.4%

African American:

35.6%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Texas avg45%

2,205^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

921^st of 961Connally 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	11.8	2205 of 2344	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2237 of 2372	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2193 of 2330	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2033 of 2254	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1815 of 2252	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1962 of 2193	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1960 of 2080	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	1914 of 2027	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	1827 of 1987	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1720 of 2043	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	1687 of 1987	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	1686 of 1973	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.7	1579 of 1951	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	1573 of 1895	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.1	1126 of 1803	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.9	1526 of 1763	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.7	1224 of 1718	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	1335 of 1684	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.7	1072 of 1585	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.1	784 of 1582	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.0	764 of 1573	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	951 of 997	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1244 of 1280	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1195 of 1273	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1135 of 1251	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	968 of 1213	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1087 of 1193	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1064 of 1167	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1940 of 2182	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1631 of 2118	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1609 of 2058	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1841 of 2008	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1321 of 1428	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1696 of 1770	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1524 of 1720	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1135 of 1643	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	513 of 1592	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	711 of 1445	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	1051 of 1376	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1747 of 1825	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2117 of 2242	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2103 of 2241	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2051 of 2221	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1832 of 2151	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1889 of 2047	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1950 of 2008	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	986 of 1230	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1389 of 1481	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1332 of 1488	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	1082 of 1501	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1297 of 1446	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1250 of 1430	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1646 of 1731	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2051 of 2119	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2048 of 2116	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1871 of 2077	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1607 of 2043	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1626 of 1935	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1812 of 1895	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1782 of 1820	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2155 of 2235	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2154 of 2251	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2095 of 2220	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1754 of 2172	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1823 of 2073	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1938 of 2039	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1755 of 1818	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2189 of 2246	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2150 of 2245	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1981 of 2228	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1670 of 2168	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1866 of 2069	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1883 of 2030	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	621 of 676	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	604 of 818	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	505 of 817	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	721 of 813	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.0	300 of 743	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	572 of 753	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	463 of 720	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1269 of 1568	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1574 of 1891	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1579 of 1815	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1578 of 1757	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	992 of 1712	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1283 of 1626	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1568 of 1597	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1401 of 1439	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1623 of 1733	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1654 of 1749	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1620 of 1723	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1569 of 1700	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1547 of 1684	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1595 of 1673	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I71%+24 vs state

Reading26%-28 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

Science16%-31 vs state

Social Studies9%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Connally J H

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Connally J H	Public	6-8	100 Hancock Dr	Elm Mott	76640	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 296-7700	553	47	11.8	79.6%	100 (18.1%)	197 (35.6%)	229 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	11.8	2205^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.9%		11.8	2237^th of 2372 public middle schools	5.7%	32						71.0			22.8	24.4	30.7			16.1	7.4	22.9		15.7	8.9	$9,210
La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus	Public	4-6	4201 Williams Rd	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6770	695	42	16.6	92.4%	65 (9.4%)	170 (24.5%)	418 (60.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		37.7	43.6	48.3			25.2	22.4	18.4			14.2			$7,952
G W Carver Middle	Public	6-8	1601 J J Flewellen Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-5491	723	55	13.0	96.3%	26 (3.6%)	274 (37.9%)	401 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	4.6	2305^th of 2344 public middle schools	1.7%		6.7	2311^th of 2372 public middle schools	2.6%	6						13.3			14.2	10.0	18.5			0.8	1.8	2.4		8.4	5.3	$12,413
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus	Public	7-8	4401 Orchard Ln	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6790	441	34	12.9	89.6%	38 (8.6%)	110 (24.9%)	277 (62.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	26	1863^rd of 2344 public middle schools	20.5%		21.5	1993^rd of 2372 public middle schools	16.0%	130										38.0	43.4				15.9	30.6		31.2	13.7	$8,745
Bosqueville Middle	Public	6-8	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 757-3113	183	15	12.3	37.2%	113 (61.7%)	4 (2.2%)	54 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	44.5	1238^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.2%		54.4	939^th of 2372 public middle schools	60.4%	299						100.0			43.1	64.5	67.2			12.3	37.0	31.6		44.8	13.8	$10,026
Quinn Campus Public Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1020 Elm St Bldg 100	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-8000	269	22	12.0	66.2%	52 (19.3%)	73 (27.1%)	129 (48.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	36.3	1520^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.2%		35.8	1545^th of 2372 public middle schools	34.9%	25						100.0		29.7	33.8	41.0	55.2		18.8	23.9	12.0	29.3	23.4	44.8	32.8	$9,244
China Spring Intermediate	Public	5-6	4001 Flat Rock Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 759-1200	491	31	15.8	34.6%	324 (66.0%)	17 (3.5%)	128 (26.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)								62.1	73.5				48.7	63.1			31.8			$6,223
Axtell Middle School	Public	6-8	308 Ottawa	Axtell	76624	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 863-5301	171	13	13.3	57.9%	112 (65.5%)	2 (1.2%)	49 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	53.2	980^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.2%		52.7	979^th of 2372 public middle schools	58.7%	1						86.7			70.8	47.1	58.0			44.8	40.0	22.2		36.0	26.5
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	700 S 15th St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3736	786	57	13.8	93.5%	32 (4.1%)	142 (18.1%)	601 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	8.4	2256^th of 2344 public middle schools	3.8%		16.1	2127^th of 2372 public middle schools	10.3%	129						52.3			21.7	17.1	26.1			7.2	4.6	13.7		18.1	8.4	$8,757
Tennyson Middle	Public	6-8	6001 Sanger Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1440	963	62	15.5	81.9%	110 (11.4%)	265 (27.5%)	558 (57.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	32.9	1624^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.7%		33.6	1625^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.5%	1						55.9			45.2	47.2	52.1			23.9	2.2	31.9		35.6	19.2	$11,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Connally J H

What is the racial makeup of Connally J H?

Students at Connally J H are 41% Hispanic, 36% African American, 18% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Connally J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Connally J H.

What high school do graduates of Connally J H attend?

Students who attend Connally J H usually go on to attend Connally High School

Is Connally J H a good school?

Connally J H ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Connally J H in?

Connally Independent School District (Isd)

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