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Kemp J H

Public Grades 6-8

2010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Kemp J H is a middle school in Kemp, TX, serving 439 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Kemp Independent School District (Isd), located in a rural area where about 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Kemp J H has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Texas middle schools over the past five years, with overall academic performance significantly below state averages and nearby schools. For example, in 8th Grade Reading, only about 31% of Kemp students were proficient, compared to 55% at Eustace Middle and nearly 70% at Scurry-Rosser Middle. This gap is consistent across most subjects and grade levels. While the school spends more per student ($11,145) than higher-performing peers like Norman J H ($8,719) and Mabank J H ($9,605), and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes. The school's performance has also been on a downward trend, dropping from the 50th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026.

Despite these challenges, Kemp J H has a notable bright spot in Algebra I, where 85% of students taking the End-of-Course exam were proficient—far exceeding the state average of 54% and even surpassing nearby schools like Scurry-Rosser Middle (82%) and Norman J H (80%). This suggests a highly effective program for advanced math students, though it does not extend to other subjects or the Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the 24th percentile. Nearby schools with similar levels of economic disadvantage, such as Norman J H and Mabank J H, achieve significantly better results, indicating that Kemp J H's struggles are not solely due to student demographics but also reflect school-level effectiveness and instructional strategies.

439

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,677

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Tolosa Rd
Kemp, TX 75143

(903) 498-1402

District: Kemp Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Kemp J H usually attend:

High:

Kemp High School

Feeder schools for Kemp J H:

Elementary:	Kemp Intermediate
	Kemp Pri

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

44.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Texas avg47%

2,010^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

808^th of 951Kemp 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	21.7	2010 of 2335	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	2054 of 2344	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1780 of 2372	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2066 of 2330	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1798 of 2254	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1611 of 2252	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1448 of 2193	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1431 of 2080	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	1446 of 2027	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.6	1001 of 1987	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.3	1358 of 2043	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	1190 of 1987	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.3	991 of 1973	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	1270 of 1951	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	1021 of 1895	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.8	781 of 1803	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.1	1076 of 1763	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.2	839 of 1718	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.1	962 of 1684	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.7	839 of 1585	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.8	627 of 1582	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.2	980 of 1573	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	70.1	266 of 1280	79.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.0	1539 of 2182	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1418 of 2118	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1657 of 2058	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	979 of 2008	51.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	1374 of 1390	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1347 of 1428	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1217 of 1770	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1489 of 1720	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1124 of 1643	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	1003 of 1592	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	970 of 1445	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	696 of 1376	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	1973 of 2240	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	1698 of 1825	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1795 of 2242	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2022 of 2241	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1704 of 2221	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1718 of 2151	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1431 of 2047	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1382 of 2008	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	1133 of 1497	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	1091 of 1230	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1179 of 1481	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1330 of 1488	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	999 of 1501	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	453 of 1446	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	820 of 1430	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	1945 of 2141	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	1630 of 1731	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1428 of 2119	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1927 of 2116	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1618 of 2077	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1635 of 2043	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1339 of 1935	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1110 of 1895	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1957 of 2253	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1602 of 1820	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1518 of 2235	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1990 of 2251	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1986 of 2220	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	1331 of 2172	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1384 of 2073	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	1225 of 2039	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1896 of 2253	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	1535 of 1818	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	1554 of 2246	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1978 of 2245	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1829 of 2228	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	1341 of 2168	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1326 of 2069	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1386 of 2030	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	561 of 806	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	531 of 676	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	676 of 818	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	782 of 817	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	527 of 743	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	484 of 753	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	1468 of 1956	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1299 of 1568	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1508 of 1891	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1514 of 1815	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	909 of 1757	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	837 of 1712	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	1103 of 1626	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	842 of 1597	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1606 of 1731	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	1358 of 1439	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1593 of 1733	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1686 of 1749	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1621 of 1723	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1517 of 1700	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1467 of 1684	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1498 of 1673	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)79th percentile+54 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile+16 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I85%+31 vs state

Reading36%-20 vs state

Mathematics24%-16 vs state

Social Studies14%-18 vs state

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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 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
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
Mabank J H	Public	7-8	822 W Mason	Mabank	75147	Kaufman County	Mabank Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 880-1670	652	46	14.1	69.2%	410 (62.9%)	29 (4.4%)	175 (26.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	52.6	963^rd of 2335 public middle schools	58.8%		48.1	1138^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.5%	175	97.4				48.0	47.2				26.2	62.5	34.3	$7,226
Mabank Intermediate	Public	5-6	513 N 3rd St	Mabank	75147	Kaufman County	Mabank Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 880-1640	610	44	13.8	67.2%	390 (63.9%)	15 (2.5%)	154 (25.2%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)								(n/a)			50.3	45.5				42.5	36.8				$7,449
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
Eustace Middle	Public	6-8	318 Fm 316 S	Eustace	75124	Henderson County	Eustace Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 425-5171	403	30	13.3	63.3%	313 (77.7%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	56.6	852^nd of 2335 public middle schools	63.5%		65.8	636^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.9%	216	90.3			66.2	55.4	55.4			55.8	13.6	51.4	20.3	$9,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Kemp J H

What is the racial makeup of Kemp J H?

Students at Kemp J H are 48% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Kemp J H in?

Kemp Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Kemp J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Kemp J H.

Is Kemp J H a good school?

Kemp J H ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Texas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Kemp J H attend?

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

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