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Norman J H

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Norman J H ranks 1347 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Norman J H is a middle school in Kaufman, TX, serving 961 students in grades 6-8 within the Kaufman Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 57th percentile statewide.

Norman J H stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced math, with Algebra I proficiency rates consistently above 80%—far exceeding the state average of 54%. This success is mirrored in 7th-grade math, where 49% of students are proficient, significantly higher than nearby schools like Brown Middle (3%) and Herman Furlough Junior Middle (5%). However, the school faces a notable challenge in 8th-grade math, where only 14% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 47%. This suggests that while top math students are accelerated into Algebra I, the remaining students may need more support. The school also shows strength in supporting special education students, who ranked in the 64th percentile in 2025-2026.

After years of steady improvement, Norman J H has seen a recent decline in its overall state ranking, dropping from the 62nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 42nd percentile in 2025-2026. This trend is reflected across most student groups, with African American and English Language Learner students experiencing the largest drops. Compared to nearby districts, Norman J H outperforms lower-tier schools like Brown Middle in reading and math, but lags behind top performers like Warren Middle in 8th-grade reading (47% vs. 67%). The school’s overall rank is likely boosted by its strong Algebra I program, but this masks the need for improvement in grade-level math for many students.

961

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,831

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 S Houston St
Kaufman, TX 75142-2298

(972) 932-2410

District: Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Norman J H usually attend:

High:

Kaufman High School

Feeder schools for Norman J H:

Elementary:	Helen Edward Early Childhood Center
	J R Phillips Elementary
	J W Monday Elementary
	Lucille Nash Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

White:

35.1%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2022) to 42nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Texas avg47%

1,347^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

410^th of 951Kaufman 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	41.5	1347 of 2335	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	1148 of 2344	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1095 of 2372	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	939 of 2330	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	857 of 2254	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	974 of 2252	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	1057 of 2193	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	974 of 2080	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.9	1219 of 2027	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	1443 of 1987	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	1194 of 2043	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.5	1014 of 1987	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.5	749 of 1973	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	737 of 1951	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	786 of 1895	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	852 of 1803	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	598 of 1763	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.7	756 of 1718	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.9	765 of 1684	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.2	338 of 1585	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	75.6	278 of 1582	82.4%	★★★★☆
2004	64.8	535 of 1573	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	954 of 1295	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	524 of 997	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	504 of 1280	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	356 of 1273	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	280 of 1251	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	382 of 1213	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	576 of 1193	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	609 of 1167	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	485 of 2182	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	498 of 2118	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	848 of 2058	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	420 of 2008	79.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	1002 of 1390	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.8	765 of 1428	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	952 of 1770	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	738 of 1720	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	526 of 1643	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	551 of 1592	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	1169 of 1445	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1045 of 1376	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1326 of 2240	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	1016 of 1825	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	1050 of 2242	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	945 of 2241	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	761 of 2221	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	968 of 2151	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	1103 of 2047	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1045 of 2008	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	963 of 1497	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	650 of 1230	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	542 of 1481	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	578 of 1488	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	397 of 1501	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	334 of 1446	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	757 of 1430	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1261 of 2141	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	874 of 1731	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	1032 of 2119	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	920 of 2116	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	933 of 2077	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	934 of 2043	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	1155 of 1935	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	902 of 1895	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1224 of 2253	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	837 of 1820	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	1030 of 2235	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	843 of 2251	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	537 of 2220	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	573 of 2172	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	896 of 2073	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	836 of 2039	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	1260 of 2253	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	888 of 1818	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1059 of 2246	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	857 of 2245	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	944 of 2228	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	910 of 2168	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	910 of 2069	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	902 of 2030	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	562 of 806	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	510 of 676	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.4	293 of 818	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	451 of 817	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	264 of 813	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	232 of 743	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	292 of 753	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	538 of 720	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	697 of 1956	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	461 of 1568	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	936 of 1891	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	946 of 1815	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	697 of 1757	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	678 of 1712	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	562 of 1626	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	398 of 1597	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	1060 of 1731	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	907 of 1439	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	879 of 1733	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	759 of 1749	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	752 of 1723	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	886 of 1700	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	867 of 1684	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	950 of 1673	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

White (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I80%+26 vs state

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%-3 vs state

Social Studies23%-8 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 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
Norman J H	Public	6-8	3701 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-2410	961	59	16.1	69.9%	337 (35.1%)	47 (4.9%)	539 (56.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.4%)	41.5	1347^th of 2335 public middle schools	42.3%		47.7	1148^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.0%	199		80.2			39.5	48.8	47.4			38.4	49.1	14.0	23.2	$6,831
Scurry-Rosser Middle	Public	4-8	10729 S State Hwy 34	Scurry	75158	Kaufman County	Scurry-Rosser Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 452-8823	381	31	12.3	41.2%	254 (66.7%)	12 (3.1%)	100 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	55.2	894^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.7%		57.5	855^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.5%	39		82.4	47.9	52.3	40.5	58.5	69.7	66.2	47.0	22.8	45.1	34.6	39.3	$10,463
Kemp J H	Public	6-8	1000 Tolosa Rd	Kemp	75143	Kaufman County	Kemp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 498-1402	439	32	13.6	75.4%	194 (44.2%)	8 (1.8%)	212 (48.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	21.7	2010^th of 2335 public middle schools	13.9%		19	2054^th of 2344 public middle schools	12.4%	44		84.6			32.2	43.6	30.7			24.5	16.5	29.3	13.9	$8,677
Crandall Middle	Public	7-8	2600 Fletcher Rd	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 427-6000	1,038	65	16.0	61.3%	233 (22.4%)	323 (31.1%)	426 (41.0%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	29.1	1756^th of 2335 public middle schools	24.8%		25.5	1882^nd of 2344 public middle schools	19.7%	126		75.7			36.4	42.1	55.6			23.6	11.8	35.6	16.4	$6,766
Herman Furlough Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Colquitt Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7501	1,166	70	16.5	76.5%	231 (19.8%)	224 (19.2%)	660 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	23.9	1942^nd of 2335 public middle schools	16.8%		24.6	1903^rd of 2344 public middle schools	18.8%	39		61.3			38.8	43.4	44.2			25.0	4.8	23.7	17.9	$8,567
Themer Middle	Public	7-8	12502 Fm 1641	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4240	642	38	16.9	32.6%	231 (36.0%)	192 (29.9%)	174 (27.1%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	50.3	1036^th of 2335 public middle schools	55.6%					(n/a)		89.7				56.1	58.3				21.6	51.7	21.2	$00
Rhea Intermediate	Public	5-6	250 Monitor Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4360	599	38	15.5	34.4%	202 (33.7%)	197 (32.9%)	169 (28.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)								(n/a)				53.2	52.0				43.0	46.0				$7,892
Brown Middle	Public	7-8	1050 Windmill Farms Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4260	568	39	14.5	75.7%	38 (6.7%)	389 (68.5%)	104 (18.3%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	14.1	2178^th of 2335 public middle schools	6.7%		21	1998^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.8%	180		57.6				35.6	32.5				3.1	25.1	8.2	$9,277
Smith Intermediate	Public	5-6	1750 Iron Gate Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4365	680	51	13.4	64.6%	92 (13.5%)	427 (62.8%)	115 (16.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.0%)								(n/a)				46.2	40.4				38.6	29.5				$8,559
Jones Intermediate School	Public	5-6	811 S Bois D'Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4340	758	47	16.0	43.7%	185 (24.4%)	211 (27.8%)	315 (41.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)								(n/a)	21.4			50.5	48.9				36.3	37.4				$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Norman J H

What district is Norman J H in?

Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)

Is Norman J H a good school?

Norman J H ranks 1347^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Norman J H attend?

Students who attend Norman J H usually go on to attend Kaufman High School

How many students attend Norman J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 961 students attended Norman J H.

What is the racial makeup of Norman J H?

Students at Norman J H are 56% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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