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Gainesville J H

Public Grades 7-8

2068^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Gainesville J H is a public middle school located in Gainesville, Texas, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 421 students. The school is part of the Gainesville Independent School District, which is ranked 908 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gainesville J H has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools for the past 10 years, indicating a persistent struggle with academic achievement. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with projected proficiency rates in 2024-2025 of just 25.63% in 7th grade reading, 10.91% in 8th grade reading, and 17.68% in 7th grade math, compared to state averages of 51.69%, 56.39%, and 31.12%, respectively. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs may contribute to these academic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Sanger Middle and Whitesboro Middle, Gainesville J H stands out as a consistently underperforming middle school. These nearby schools generally have higher academic performance, a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and more favorable student-teacher ratios. While Gainesville J H spends slightly more per student than the state average, the school's persistent academic struggles suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student learning outcomes.

422

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,215

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Lindsay St
Gainesville, TX 76240-5621

(940) 665-4062

District: Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gainesville J H usually attend:

High:

Gainesville High School

Feeder schools for Gainesville J H:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary
	W E Chalmers Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

White:

27.0%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 35 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Texas avg45%

2,068^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

908^th of 961Gainesville 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	18.2	2068 of 2344	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2041 of 2372	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2006 of 2330	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1488 of 2254	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	1384 of 2252	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1609 of 2193	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1522 of 2080	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	1516 of 2027	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	1798 of 1987	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1840 of 2043	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	1680 of 1987	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	1675 of 1973	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.2	1402 of 1951	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.8	1279 of 1895	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.5	1562 of 1803	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	1472 of 1763	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1450 of 1718	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	1199 of 1684	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.3	975 of 1585	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.0	968 of 1582	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.6	1004 of 1573	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	879 of 1273	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	816 of 1251	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	838 of 1213	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	852 of 1193	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	834 of 1167	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.3	1098 of 2182	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	1224 of 2118	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1515 of 2058	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1614 of 2008	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1133 of 1428	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1537 of 1770	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1329 of 1720	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	809 of 1643	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	764 of 1592	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	1288 of 1445	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1283 of 1376	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1636 of 1825	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1955 of 2242	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2011 of 2241	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1641 of 2221	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1294 of 2151	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1615 of 2047	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1622 of 2008	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1073 of 1230	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1311 of 1481	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.5	261 of 1488	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	429 of 1501	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	748 of 1446	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	686 of 1430	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1539 of 1731	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1927 of 2119	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1876 of 2116	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1240 of 2077	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	1173 of 2043	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1461 of 1935	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1569 of 1895	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1679 of 1820	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1902 of 2235	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1977 of 2251	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1446 of 2220	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	1162 of 2172	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1396 of 2073	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1440 of 2039	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1631 of 1818	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1946 of 2246	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1904 of 2245	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1357 of 2228	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1354 of 2168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1495 of 2069	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1404 of 2030	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	665 of 676	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	773 of 818	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	749 of 817	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	591 of 813	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	515 of 743	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	638 of 753	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	496 of 720	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1224 of 1568	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1203 of 1891	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1635 of 1815	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	988 of 1757	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	1112 of 1712	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1063 of 1626	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1101 of 1597	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1363 of 1439	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1559 of 1733	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1606 of 1749	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1330 of 1723	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1377 of 1700	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1362 of 1684	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1182 of 1673	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2023)31st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English I Reading63%+11 vs state

Algebra I59%+12 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 vs state

Science24%-22 vs state

Reading19%-35 vs state

Social Studies8%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Gainesville 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 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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Gainesville J H	Public	7-8	1201 Lindsay St	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4062	422	27	15.4	63.5%	114 (27.0%)	16 (3.8%)	261 (61.8%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	18.2	2068^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.8%		19.9	2041^st of 2372 public middle schools	14.0%	27				58.8	62.8			25.6	10.9			17.7	38.2		24.1	8.3	$10,215
Gainesville Intermediate	Public	5-6	2100 N Grand Ave	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-6662	480	27	17.5	64.2%	130 (27.1%)	24 (5.0%)	297 (61.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)								(n/a)	16.7	0.0	0.0			33.7	29.0			27.8	32.8			14.3			$7,622
Valley View Middle	Public	5-8	804 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3244	234	25	9.3	35.0%	138 (59.0%)	2 (0.9%)	83 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	27.9	1802^nd of 2344 public middle schools	23.1%		21.8	1987^th of 2372 public middle schools	16.2%	185						40.8	36.1	27.6	32.8	36.7	43.1	31.0	32.8	14.3	18.8	17.2	$6,879
Callisburg Middle	Public	6-8	308 Dozier St	Callisburg	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-0961	287	21	13.9	38.0%	228 (79.4%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	44.8	1233^rd of 2344 public middle schools	47.4%		48.1	1131^st of 2372 public middle schools	52.3%	102				73.3			51.1	46.5	40.5		40.2	42.6	35.1		44.9	16.9	$7,935
Whitesboro Middle	Public	6-8	600 W Fourth St	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4237	372	28	13.1	60.8%	255 (68.5%)	2 (0.5%)	88 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	55	914^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.0%		61.8	741^st of 2372 public middle schools	68.8%	173				57.1			57.4	64.2	68.9		32.8	36.6	19.8		50.4	20.3	$8,617
Sanger Sixth Grade Campus	Public	6	508 N 7th St	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-3699	213	12	17.2	54.5%	138 (64.8%)	9 (4.2%)	60 (28.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)							60.5				42.9						$10,581
S And S Cons Middle	Public	5-8	462 S Main	Sadler	76264	Grayson County	S And S Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 564-6051	298	21	14.3	37.6%	210 (70.5%)	5 (1.7%)	62 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	50.7	1056^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.9%		57.8	832^nd of 2372 public middle schools	64.9%	224				91.2		42.7	40.0	42.9	57.0	27.9	21.7	47.1	18.2	23.9	57.6	36.4	$10,683
Sanger Middle	Public	7-8	105 N Berry	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-7916	426	25	17.1	42.7%	232 (54.5%)	17 (4.0%)	151 (35.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	56.3	885^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.2%		60.2	772^nd of 2372 public middle schools	67.5%	113				92.5				53.8	69.3			22.2	58.8		40.0	23.7	$9,133
Pilot Point Selz Middle	Public	6-8	828 S Harrison St	Pilot Point	76258	Denton County	Pilot Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 686-8730	378	27	13.9	47.9%	157 (41.5%)	11 (2.9%)	189 (50.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	45	1222^nd of 2344 public middle schools	47.9%		41.2	1363^rd of 2372 public middle schools	42.5%	141				93.3			52.0	55.6	65.3		22.0	23.0	29.5		40.0	25.6	$8,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Gainesville J H

Is Gainesville J H a good school?

Gainesville J H ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gainesville J H?

Students at Gainesville J H are 62% Hispanic, 27% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Gainesville J H attend?

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

How many students attend Gainesville J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Gainesville J H.

What district is Gainesville J H in?

Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)

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