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East Bernard J H

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East Bernard J H ranks 525 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Texas middle schools

Summary

East Bernard J H is a small, high-performing middle school serving 314 students in grades 5-8 in the rural community of East Bernard, TX, part of the East Bernard Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its exceptional advanced math program. In 8th grade, students taking Algebra I—a high school credit course—consistently achieve near-perfect proficiency rates, with 100% of students passing the state exam in 2023-2024. This dramatically outperforms the state average of 44.73% and even rivals top suburban schools like Adams J H in the Katy Independent School District (Isd). East Bernard also excels in 8th-grade Social Studies, with 56% of students proficient compared to the state average of 31.69%, and in 8th-grade math and science, where it outperforms most nearby schools like Harry Wright Jh and Sealy J H. The school has a perfect 0% dropout rate over the last five years and a student-teacher ratio of 14:1, fostering a focused, community-oriented environment.

While the school is a strong choice for families seeking a small, rural setting with top-tier advanced academics, it's worth noting that math performance in earlier grades (5th-7th) is closer to the state average, suggesting the school's strength lies in accelerating its top students. For a direct comparison, Brazos Middle in the Brazos Independent School District (Isd) is just 6.48 miles away and offers a similar small-school experience but with stronger 8th-grade math and science scores, while East Bernard leads in Algebra I and Social Studies. Overall, East Bernard J H provides a stable, high-quality education with a clear focus on advanced math and social studies excellence.

314

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,506

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

823 FitzGerald St
East Bernard, TX 77435

(979) 335-7519

District: East Bernard Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend East Bernard J H usually attend:

High:

East Bernard High School

Feeder schools for East Bernard J H:

Elementary:

East Bernard Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

36.3%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg53%

Texas avg48%

525^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 951East Bernard 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
2026	69.4	525 of 2335	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	347 of 2344	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	424 of 2372	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	403 of 2330	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	304 of 2254	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	249 of 2252	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	315 of 2193	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	246 of 2080	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	282 of 2027	86.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	498 of 1987	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	244 of 2043	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	274 of 1987	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.0	204 of 1973	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.6	326 of 1951	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.5	367 of 1895	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	66.9	508 of 1803	71.8%	★★★★☆
2009	73.6	317 of 1763	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	69.1	438 of 1718	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	123 of 1684	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	73.4	331 of 1585	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	223 of 1582	85.9%	★★★★☆
2004	72.5	316 of 1573	79.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	466 of 997	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	475 of 1280	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	9.5	1251 of 1273	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	653 of 1251	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	648 of 1213	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	619 of 1193	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	845 of 1167	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	779 of 2182	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	683 of 2118	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	432 of 2058	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	282 of 2008	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	573 of 1428	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.0	1542 of 1770	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1117 of 1720	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	426 of 2240	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	198 of 1825	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	355 of 2242	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	326 of 2241	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	231 of 2221	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	255 of 2151	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	353 of 2047	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	192 of 2008	90.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	374 of 1497	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	267 of 1230	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	229 of 1481	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	735 of 1488	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	766 of 1501	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	933 of 1446	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	489 of 1430	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	976 of 2141	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	443 of 1731	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	685 of 2119	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	968 of 2116	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	660 of 2077	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	276 of 2043	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	521 of 1935	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	503 of 1895	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	1045 of 2253	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	590 of 1820	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	689 of 2235	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	759 of 2251	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	483 of 2220	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	739 of 2172	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	705 of 2073	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	664 of 2039	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	589 of 2253	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	433 of 1818	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	442 of 2246	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	480 of 2245	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	339 of 2228	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	317 of 2168	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	294 of 2069	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	371 of 2030	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	432 of 1956	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	25.3	1325 of 1568	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.8	465 of 1891	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	35.3	1197 of 1815	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	822 of 1757	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	447 of 1712	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	301 of 1731	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	257 of 1439	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	276 of 1733	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	225 of 1749	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	143 of 1723	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	187 of 1700	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	258 of 1684	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	210 of 1673	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)64th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I89%+35 vs state

Reading63%+7 vs state

Social Studies56%+24 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
East Bernard J H	Public	5-8	823 FitzGerald St	East Bernard	77435	Wharton County	East Bernard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 335-7519	314	22	14.0	37.6%	180 (57.3%)	17 (5.4%)	114 (36.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	69.4	525^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.5%		78.9	347^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.2%	178	88.9	67.1	59.2	61.5	64.0	31.5	40.9	16.7	72.3	56.0	$7,506
Brazos Middle	Public	6-8	702 Educators Ln	Wallis	77485	Austin County	Brazos Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 478-6814	203	17	12.1	54.2%	89 (43.8%)	7 (3.4%)	99 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	70.5	503^rd of 2335 public middle schools	78.5%		74.1	449^th of 2344 public middle schools	80.8%	54	100.0		55.4	53.7	81.7		35.4	23.5	83.3	69.0	$10,190
Wharton J H	Public	6-8	1120 N Rusk St	Wharton	77488	Wharton County	Wharton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 532-6840	324	31	10.5	77.2%	28 (8.6%)	83 (25.6%)	196 (60.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	23.4	1959^th of 2335 public middle schools	16.1%		19	2053^rd of 2344 public middle schools	12.4%	94	87.5		28.2	35.1	52.1		8.3	3.1	36.2	22.2	$9,706
Dean Leaman Jh	Public	6-8	9320 Charger Way	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5200	2,888	128	22.5	30.8%	826 (28.6%)	689 (23.9%)	877 (30.4%)	341 (11.8%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	138 (4.8%)	80.8	307^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.9%		78.1	366^th of 2344 public middle schools	84.4%	59	99.7		73.6	69.5	77.4		52.0	35.1	62.7	45.4	$7,783
Briscoe Jh	Public	6-8	4300 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4000	2,003	91	21.9	35.3%	537 (26.8%)	601 (30.0%)	521 (26.0%)	248 (12.4%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	84 (4.2%)	84.2	239^th of 2335 public middle schools	89.8%		84.5	247^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.5%	8	98.4		74.8	69.9	76.9		55.5	27.4	70.5	68.5	$7,664
Middle #8	Public	6	3911 Ave I	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-0000																			(n/a)
George Jh	Public	6-8	4601 Airport Rd	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3600	1,102	63	17.3	74.4%	72 (6.5%)	121 (11.0%)	894 (81.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	28.2	1787^th of 2335 public middle schools	23.5%		26.2	1856^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.8%	69	60.5		50.9	39.8	42.4		26.6	4.9	33.1	15.6	$10,258
Lamar Jh	Public	6-8	4814 Mustang Ave	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3200	1,194	69	17.3	65.2%	149 (12.5%)	276 (23.1%)	634 (53.1%)	80 (6.7%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.6%)	36.2	1523^rd of 2335 public middle schools	34.8%		38.6	1439^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.6%	84	84.9		49.9	50.3	55.6		31.6	5.4	34.4	14.6	$9,563
Sealy J H	Public	6-8	939 Tiger Ln	Sealy	77474	Austin County	Sealy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 885-3292	664	46	14.3	66.0%	209 (31.5%)	44 (6.6%)	376 (56.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	28	1793^rd of 2335 public middle schools	23.2%		32.2	1652^nd of 2344 public middle schools	29.5%	141	81.7		44.0	48.5	52.5		27.4	5.2	22.2	11.8	$6,996
Iago J H	Public	6-8	200 Gift St	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2826	264	19	13.6	11.4%	101 (38.3%)	21 (8.0%)	138 (52.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.4	1159^th of 2335 public middle schools	50.4%		54.6	929^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.4%	230	94.7		54.4	52.7	52.8		32.9	36.5	29.2	27.5	$9,114

Frequently Asked Questions about East Bernard J H

What high school do graduates of East Bernard J H attend?

Students who attend East Bernard J H usually go on to attend East Bernard High School

Is East Bernard J H a good school?

East Bernard J H ranks 525^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Bernard J H?

Students at East Bernard J H are 57% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What district is East Bernard J H in?

East Bernard Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend East Bernard J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended East Bernard J H.

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