Summary:
Zip code 75119 in Ennis, Texas, is home to two middle schools—Ennis J H (serving grades 7-8) and Alamo Middle (serving only 6th grade)—both part of the Ennis Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the lower 23rd percentile statewide.
The standout school is Ennis J H, but for a very specific reason: its advanced Algebra I program for 8th graders is exceptional, with 80.39% of students scoring proficient in 2025-2026—far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. However, this success masks a severe crisis in 7th-grade math, where only 6.23% of students were proficient in the same year, a catastrophic drop from the 27.07% proficiency that same cohort achieved as 6th graders at Alamo Middle. This "7th grade math cliff" suggests a major breakdown in curriculum alignment between the two schools. Meanwhile, Alamo Middle shows declining performance across the board, with 6th-grade reading dropping from 45.5% to 35.89% and math from 43.71% to 33.2% over two years.
Both schools face a consistent socioeconomic challenge, with about 60% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, and they underperform state averages in nearly every standard subject. The apparent jump in 8th-grade math proficiency at Ennis J H (from 24.48% to 39.92%) is misleading—it is largely because top math students now take the Algebra I test instead, leaving a weaker pool for the standard 8th-grade exam. For parents, the key takeaway is that while advanced math students at Ennis J H receive excellent instruction, the majority of students—especially 7th graders—are struggling significantly, and both schools show a troubling downward trend in core subjects.
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