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Leonard J H

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Leonard J H ranks 621 st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Leonard J H in Leonard, TX, is a middle school serving 193 students in grades 6-8 within the Leonard Independent School District (Isd), and it has shown a remarkable upward trajectory, climbing from a 1-star rating to a current 4-star rating.

This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced mathematics, with 83.33% of 8th graders proficient in Algebra I—far exceeding the state average of 54.03%—and for its strong, consistent reading scores across all grades, which are well above state averages. For example, 71.21% of 8th graders were proficient in reading, compared to the state's 58.69%. However, there is a notable weakness in 7th-grade math, where only 27.08% of students were proficient, a persistent issue that contrasts with the school's overall success. The school also boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1, much lower than nearby Farmersville J H (19:1) and Trenton Middle (18.2:1), which likely supports individualized attention. Compared to its closest competitor, Whitewright Middle, Leonard J H distinguishes itself with superior and more consistent reading scores across all three grade levels.

The school has shown dramatic improvement in serving Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socio-economic status students, with these groups making significant gains in recent years. However, performance for special education students has declined sharply, dropping to the 10th percentile, which is a critical area needing attention. The school's spending per student ($11,486) is in the middle of the pack among peers, suggesting its strong results come from effective resource allocation rather than higher funding. Overall, Leonard J H is a strong performer in its area, with a compelling story of improvement and a clear focus on reading and advanced math, though it must address the 7th-grade math dip and support for special education students.

193

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,359

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 E Hackberry St
Leonard, TX 75452

(903) 587-2315

District: Leonard Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Leonard J H usually attend:

High:

Leonard High School

Feeder schools for Leonard J H:

Elementary:	Leonard Elementary
	Leonard Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (52% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

621^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

352^nd of 951Leonard 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	65.0	621 of 2335	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.4	861 of 2344	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	1015 of 2372	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	785 of 2330	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	973 of 2254	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	673 of 2252	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.5	1272 of 2193	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1458 of 2080	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.0	1073 of 2027	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.9	879 of 1987	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.5	1050 of 2043	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.2	1238 of 1987	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.0	865 of 1973	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	780 of 1951	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	917 of 1895	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.4	1032 of 1803	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	1141 of 1763	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.9	1149 of 1718	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.7	465 of 1684	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	66.5	500 of 1585	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.0	986 of 1582	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.9	717 of 1573	54.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	1281 of 2182	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	853 of 2118	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	1352 of 2058	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1783 of 2008	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	475 of 1390	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	8.5	1753 of 1770	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1719 of 1720	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1204 of 1445	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1182 of 1376	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	693 of 2240	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	1026 of 2242	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	799 of 2241	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	1021 of 2221	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	606 of 2151	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.5	1280 of 2047	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1511 of 2008	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	1175 of 1481	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.2	839 of 1488	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	611 of 1501	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	351 of 1446	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	860 of 1430	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	847 of 2141	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	1697 of 2119	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	1162 of 2116	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1073 of 2077	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	405 of 2043	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	1171 of 1935	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1299 of 1895	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	697 of 2253	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	1562 of 2235	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	1026 of 2251	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	1210 of 2220	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	445 of 2172	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	1323 of 2073	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1610 of 2039	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	592 of 2253	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	43.7	1180 of 2246	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	724 of 2245	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	965 of 2228	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	689 of 2168	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	1183 of 2069	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1403 of 2030	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	559 of 817	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	444 of 743	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	413 of 753	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	1763 of 1956	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1351 of 1891	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1163 of 1815	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	419 of 1757	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	23.2	1560 of 1712	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1219 of 1626	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1286 of 1597	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	770 of 1731	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	1131 of 1733	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	732 of 1749	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	1074 of 1723	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	975 of 1700	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1347 of 1684	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1504 of 1673	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)32nd percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)21st percentile-46 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I83%+29 vs state

Reading68%+13 vs state

Mathematics43%+3 vs state

Social Studies27%-4 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
Leonard J H	Public	6-8	500 E Hackberry St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 587-2315	193	19	9.9	54.9%	130 (67.4%)	4 (2.1%)	47 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	65	621^st of 2335 public middle schools	73.4%		57.4	861^st of 2344 public middle schools	63.3%	240	83.3			63.8	68.3	71.2			37.9	27.1	57.4	27.3	$9,359
Trenton Middle	Public	5-8	2289 Fm 815	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 989-2243	223	12	18.2	51.1%	131 (58.7%)	5 (2.2%)	77 (34.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	40.5	1391^st of 2335 public middle schools	40.4%		29.3	1758^th of 2344 public middle schools	25.0%	367			58.7	50.0	42.4	41.4		36.5	37.1	30.5	48.3	19.0	$6,111
Celeste J H	Public	6-8	200 S 5th St	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Celeste Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 568-4721	98	10	9.4	59.2%	64 (65.3%)	4 (4.1%)	25 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	74.2	428^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.7%		70.2	531^st of 2344 public middle schools	77.3%	103				55.6	69.2	74.2			55.6	38.5	54.8	45.2	$13,276
Wolfe City Middle	Public	6-8	409 W Houston	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 496-7333	162	13	12.1	69.1%	108 (66.7%)	3 (1.9%)	42 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	66.5	585^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.9%		53.6	963^rd of 2344 public middle schools	58.9%	378	100.0			60.0	52.6	66.7			38.0	37.8	57.4	50.0	$9,361
Blue Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	425 N Church St	Blue Ridge	75424	Collin County	Blue Ridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 752-5554	240	20	11.8	48.8%	157 (65.4%)	2 (0.8%)	71 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	45.9	1179^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.5%		48.2	1132^nd of 2344 public middle schools	51.7%	47	62.1			57.0	52.3	47.1			40.2	41.9	12.1	20.7	$8,540
Bland Middle	Public	6-8	5123 Fm 2194	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Bland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 776-2239	165	15	11.0	68.5%	81 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (46.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	67.7	561^st of 2335 public middle schools	76.0%		59.8	803^rd of 2344 public middle schools	65.7%	242				58.6	48.9	70.2			51.7	42.2	48.3	44.8	$10,453
Whitewright Middle	Public	6-8	315 Highland	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2151	190	17	10.9	45.8%	147 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	28 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	75.7	396^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.0%		72.4	478^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.6%	82	100.0			71.4	50.0	61.8			61.3	34.6	62.5	59.7	$9,239
Rather L H	Public	7-8	1201 N Main	Bonham	75418	Fannin County	Bonham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-7474	271	18	15.3	64.9%	133 (49.1%)	20 (7.4%)	94 (34.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.7%)	49.6	1053^rd of 2335 public middle schools	54.9%		42.7	1307^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.2%	254	77.8				57.5	64.7				15.2	50.7	15.7	$22,125
Evans Elementary	Public	4-6	1300 N Main St	Bonham	75418	Fannin County	Bonham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-2914	422	28	14.8	61.8%	234 (55.5%)	20 (4.7%)	130 (30.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)								(n/a)		28.4	33.6	35.7			18.9	34.1	25.4				$8,424
Farmersville J H	Public	7-8	501 Hwy 78 N	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 782-6202	361	19	19.0	60.4%	167 (46.3%)	23 (6.4%)	151 (41.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	61.5	712^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.5%		57.4	862^nd of 2344 public middle schools	63.2%	150	85.7				60.6	72.0				37.1	25.7	31.5	$9,401

Frequently Asked Questions about Leonard J H

Is Leonard J H a good school?

Leonard J H ranks 621^st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leonard J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Leonard J H.

What high school do graduates of Leonard J H attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Leonard J H?

Students at Leonard J H are 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Leonard J H in?

Leonard Independent School District (Isd)

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