Summary:
In zip code 79081, there is one middle school, Spearman J H, serving grades 6 through 8 with 160 students in the Spearman, Texas area, which is part of the Spearman Independent School District (Isd).
Spearman J H is a small school with a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1, and 62.5% of its students are economically disadvantaged. The school shows notable strengths in advanced math and early-grade reading, with 81.25% of Algebra I test-takers proficient and 73.17% of 6th graders proficient in reading, both significantly outperforming state averages. However, the school's overall performance is highly volatile, with its ranking dropping from the 75th percentile (4 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 46th percentile (2 stars) in 2024-2025, before recovering slightly to the 52nd percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026.
The most concerning data point is the 8th-grade math proficiency rate, which plummeted to just 7.69% in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 47.24%. This likely occurs because top math students take Algebra I, leaving a weaker cohort in standard 8th-grade math. The school also struggles in 7th-grade reading (45.28% proficient vs. 54.04% state) and 8th-grade social studies (21.82% vs. 31.69% state). While the school excels in accelerating its top students and has a 0.0% dropout rate, its inconsistent year-over-year performance and significant gaps in core subjects suggest that its low student-teacher ratio is not translating into consistent, above-average results across all grade levels.
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