Buna J H, Buna TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Buna J H

Buna Junior High serves students in grades six through eight in an unincorporated, car-dependent community in southern Jasper County. The school enrolls about a third of its student body and sits within a small rural area where schools function as civic anchors. Housing is predominantly single-family and mobile homes with modest property values; owner-occupancy is high and the population is flat to gently declining.

On state assessments, the school shows uneven performance across subjects and grades. English-language arts is the stronger area, with reading comprehension proficiency roughly at or above the midpoint across the three grades, particularly in seventh and eighth grades where roughly half of students meet standard. Mathematics is weaker, with proficiency lower across the board, especially in sixth and seventh grades where roughly a quarter or fewer of students meet standard; eighth-grade math climbs notably higher. Science and social studies proficiency, measured only at eighth grade, sit in the low-to-moderate range. Overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places the school above the midpoint among Jasper County's school districts, though the variation grade to grade and subject to subject suggests students are not advancing at a consistent pace and some are not building mastery in mathematics until the final middle school year, if then. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how students struggling in sixth and seventh grade math are supported and whether any catch-up or intervention pathways exist.

About half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly White, with a small multiracial population and very small Black and Hispanic enrollments; the demographic composition is notably homogeneous.

No data was available on the school's staffing, course breadth, extracurricular offerings, discipline practices, attendance rates, or special education and English learner enrollment. The school's website, if present, was not provided, so information on any programs, supports, or student services beyond what state testing reveals is not in hand. A prospective family would benefit from visiting the school and asking about academic supports, intervention structures, activities, and the overall school culture and expectations directly.

The school sits within Buna Independent School District, a small district anchored to the US Route 96 and State Highway 62 corridor in a wood-and-farming region. Buna originated as a lumber-mill town and the local economy now centers on health care, professional services, and utilities work, with timber and oilfield activity still present. The district itself is a recognized community institution. No recent major changes to the district were identified in available sources, so continuity appears to characterize the environment in which this school operates.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Science

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 8 pts above state median

This schoolBUNA ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income58%30 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income51%Higher-income51%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income59%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income36%17 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income26%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income28%Higher-income48%20 pp gap