Summary:
In zip code 76040 (Euless, TX), there is a single middle school, Central J H, which serves grades 7 through 9 and is part of the highly-regarded Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (ISD).
Central J H is a standout school, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide (64th out of 2,335 middle schools) and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years. With an enrollment of 1,061 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, the school achieves exceptional academic results. Its test scores consistently and significantly outperform both the district and state averages. For example, in 7th-grade mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 73.98% is more than double the state average of 29.41%, and in 8th-grade mathematics, its 75.88% proficiency rate is 28.64 percentage points above the state average. The school also excels in high school readiness, with strong End-of-Course (EOC) exam scores in Algebra I (82.44%), Biology (87.17%), and English I Reading (83.94%).
A key takeaway is that Central J H achieves top-tier results while serving a student population where over 60% are eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating an effective school that successfully delivers high-quality education. The school also showed a notable nearly 10-percentage point improvement in 7th-grade mathematics proficiency from the previous year. While all subjects are above district and state averages, Social Studies (63.41% proficient) is a relative area for growth compared to its stellar performance in STEM and Reading. The school also maintains a very low dropout rate of 0.2%, well below the district average of 0.5%.
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