Central J H, Pollok TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Central J H

Central JH is a middle school in Pollok, Texas, serving grades five through eight in Central ISD. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting modest economic pressures in the area. The school sits in a housing market where property values are below state and national benchmarks, though still accessible by regional standards.

Academically, the school's state test results show mixed performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency is strongest in sixth grade and reasonably solid in seventh and eighth grades, but dips noticeably in fifth grade. Mathematics proficiency runs consistently low across all grades, staying in the low-to-mid range with no grade above the low thirties. Science results show more variability, with fifth-grade performance well below grade eight. Social studies, tested only at grade eight, falls in the lower third. Across all subjects combined, students at "approaches" level (the lowest proficiency band) outnumber those at "meets" or "masters" levels. Among the counties districts, Central JH's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint, indicating it performs better than the county median but not at the top.

The school is housed in an aging facility. Central ISD has faced two consecutive bond defeats, in May 2024 and May 2025, leaving the district unable to fund major renovations. The junior high campus remains spread across multiple separate buildings with numerous entry points, a condition the district has said it lacks resources to fully remedy. More than half of the district's facilities are over forty years old. Though the district has pursued smaller-scale summer upgrades in response to the bond rejections, the physical plant remains a structural constraint on the learning environment.

The school's enrollment is stable and appropriately sized for a middle school serving its grade band. The teacher-to-student ratio and other staffing details were not available in the data. Participation rates for state assessments were not reported. Special education and English learner enrollment counts and rates were also not reported, so a parent may want to look into those populations with the school directly if relevant to their child.

Central JH functions as a traditional public middle school with no charter or magnet designation. It offers the standard state curriculum across the tested subjects. Program details beyond core academics were not provided. For families in the Pollok area, the school represents the local middle-grade pathway within Central ISD, with performance that is broadly typical for the county's districts though with notable weakness in mathematics.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 634%

School 34% · District 34%

even with state median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 31%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 7 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Science

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 31%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▲ 9 pts above state median

This schoolCENTRAL 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 5Lower-income37%Higher-income55%18 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income52%Higher-income70%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income66%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income37%Higher-income61%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income35%3 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income52%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income22%Higher-income47%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income31%Higher-income44%13 pp gap