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Waller J H

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Waller J H ranks 1301 st of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Waller J H is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Waller Independent School District (ISD) in Waller, TX. The school has 928 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8, but has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Waller J H's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in reading ranged from 46.65% to 49.85%, compared to the state averages of 51.69% to 56.39%. In mathematics, Waller J H's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 21.01% to 31.36%, compared to the state averages of 31.12% to 44.81%. However, the school's performance on the Algebra I EOC exam was an exception, with 84.29% of students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (36.47%) and state (47.01%) averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Schultz J H, which is also part of the Waller ISD, Waller J H's academic performance is generally lower. Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Tomball ISD, such as Spillane Middle, Salyards Middle, and Grand Lakes J H, have much higher proficiency rates on STAAR tests and are ranked among the top middle schools in the state.

951

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,620

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2402 Waller St
Waller, TX 77484-8402

(936) 931-1353

District: Waller Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Waller J H usually attend:

High:

Waller High School

Feeder schools for Waller J H:

Elementary:	H T Jones Elementary
	I T Holleman Elementary
	Roberts Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

21.0%

African American:

17.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Texas avg45%

1,301^st of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Waller Independent School District (Isd)

535^th of 961Waller 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	42.9	1301 of 2344	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1624 of 2372	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1666 of 2330	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1457 of 2254	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1482 of 2252	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	797 of 2193	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	1010 of 2080	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.4	1056 of 2027	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.5	1144 of 1987	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	1020 of 2043	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.6	743 of 1987	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	756 of 1973	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	558 of 1951	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	62.3	700 of 1895	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.7	930 of 1803	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	1073 of 1763	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.9	749 of 1718	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.7	917 of 1684	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.4	1087 of 1585	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.1	879 of 1582	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.3	1031 of 1573	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	631 of 997	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	724 of 1280	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	796 of 1273	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	753 of 1251	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	909 of 1213	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	386 of 1193	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	467 of 1167	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	242 of 617	60.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	1537 of 2182	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1199 of 2118	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	493 of 2058	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.8	839 of 2008	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	818 of 1428	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1335 of 1770	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1426 of 1720	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1186 of 1643	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	754 of 1592	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	330 of 1445	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	352 of 1376	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	947 of 1825	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1601 of 2242	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1644 of 2241	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1401 of 2221	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	1438 of 2151	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	854 of 2047	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	870 of 2008	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	329 of 1230	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	885 of 1481	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	658 of 1488	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	753 of 1501	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	556 of 1446	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	631 of 1430	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1028 of 1731	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1623 of 2119	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1664 of 2116	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1487 of 2077	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	1395 of 2043	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	744 of 1935	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	840 of 1895	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1230 of 1820	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1711 of 2235	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1677 of 2251	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1509 of 2220	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1472 of 2172	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	675 of 2073	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	849 of 2039	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1221 of 1818	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1640 of 2246	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1588 of 2245	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1527 of 2228	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	1436 of 2168	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	723 of 2069	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	1120 of 2030	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	270 of 676	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.8	708 of 818	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	343 of 817	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	382 of 813	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	382 of 743	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	355 of 753	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	305 of 720	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.1	18 of 40	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1498 of 1568	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1838 of 1891	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1567 of 1815	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1319 of 1757	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	1125 of 1712	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	610 of 1626	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	1072 of 1597	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	657 of 1439	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	1136 of 1733	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	907 of 1749	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	901 of 1723	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	1028 of 1700	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	501 of 1684	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.0	806 of 1673	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Asian (2024)61st percentile+29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2022)55th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I84%+37 vs state

Reading48%-6 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

Social Studies33%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Waller J H	Public	6-8	2402 Waller St	Waller	77484	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-1353	951	69	13.8	64.6%	200 (21.0%)	166 (17.5%)	549 (57.7%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.3%)	42.9	1301^st of 2344 public middle schools	44.5%		33.6	1624^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.5%	323	84.3		47.8	46.7	49.9		23.6	31.4	21.0		46.3	33.1	$9,620
Schultz J H	Public	6-8	20950 Fields Store Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9103	1,194	77	15.4	59.6%	343 (28.7%)	152 (12.7%)	648 (54.3%)	17 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.5%)	42.1	1325^th of 2344 public middle schools	43.5%		47	1172^nd of 2372 public middle schools	50.6%	153	89.1		44.2	46.1	48.0		24.9	33.0	32.7		48.0	28.3	$9,230
Hempstead Middle	Public	6-8	2532 9th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2530	300	24	12.5	82.0%	27 (9.0%)	75 (25.0%)	195 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	31.4	1687^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.0%		12.5	2215^th of 2372 public middle schools	6.6%	528	94.4		39.4	47.1	41.5		19.2	12.2	29.2		27.7	37.2	$10,196
Salyards Middle	Public	6-8	21757 Fairfield Place	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2400	1,413	78	18.0	23.9%	693 (49.0%)	141 (10.0%)	384 (27.2%)	116 (8.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (5.1%)	91.3	131^st of 2344 public middle schools	94.4%		92.2	114^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.2%	17	96.2		78.9	78.7	82.4		65.5	70.1	46.4		73.6	55.3	$6,921
Grand Lakes J H	Public	7-8	20247 Cypress Rosehill Rd	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3264	1,015	59	17.0	30.0%	421 (41.5%)	73 (7.2%)	338 (33.3%)	129 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.1%)	89.1	166^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.9%		89.6	157^th of 2372 public middle schools	93.4%	9	99.5			74.3	77.6			34.5	84.4		73.8	48.9	$7,259
Sprague Middle	Public	6-8	10611 Mason Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 349-7470	1,555	78	19.9	14.3%	550 (35.4%)	180 (11.6%)	318 (20.5%)	410 (26.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.0%)	96	54^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.7%		97.2	37^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.4%	17	98.0		87.2	84.0	88.4		77.1	78.6	53.2		88.7	66.6	$6,329
Nelson J H	Public	6-8	25747 Longenbaugh Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 234-6400	904	59	15.3	51.2%	99 (11.0%)	269 (29.8%)	367 (40.6%)	114 (12.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	69.8	541^st of 2344 public middle schools	76.9%					(n/a)	87.5		67.9	62.6	73.7		41.2	19.2	49.7		65.4	36.8	$00
Magnolia J H	Public	7-8	31138 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-1327	1,120	70	16.0	55.4%	542 (48.4%)	27 (2.4%)	504 (45.0%)	15 (1.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	65.3	654^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.1%		68.2	583^rd of 2372 public middle schools	75.4%	71	94.6			52.9	55.4			40.8	52.4		60.4	35.4	$7,181
Magnolia Intermediate	Public	5-6	31164 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77353	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 252-2033	1,154	76	15.1	56.6%	562 (48.7%)	36 (3.1%)	517 (44.8%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.4%)								(n/a)		57.4	56.8			53.6	47.0			43.0			$7,343
Smith Middle	Public	6-8	10300 Warner Smith Blvd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 213-1010	1,091	57	19.1	21.1%	300 (27.5%)	156 (14.3%)	223 (20.4%)	352 (32.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	93.5	89^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.2%		96.3	51^st of 2372 public middle schools	97.8%	38	97.8		85.2	85.8	82.3		68.4	83.3	48.5		79.2	62.6	$8,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Waller J H

What is the racial makeup of Waller J H?

Students at Waller J H are 58% Hispanic, 21% White, 17% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Waller J H a good school?

Waller J H ranks 1301^st of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Waller J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended Waller J H.

What high school do graduates of Waller J H attend?

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

What district is Waller J H in?

Waller Independent School District (Isd)

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