Cisco J H, Cisco TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Cisco J H

Cisco J H is a junior high serving grades six through eight in Cisco, a small town in Eastland County. The school enrolls a small cohort of students, roughly balanced across the three grade levels.

The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic population and minimal representation of other groups. About half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a working-class to lower-middle-income community. Data on English learners and students with disabilities was not available.

On state assessments, the school shows mixed performance by grade and subject. In English language arts, results are the strongest: sixth graders reach proficiency at a solid level, seventh graders fall notably lower, and eighth graders return to stronger performance. Math proficiency is lower overall. Sixth and seventh graders show weaker results in math, while eighth graders perform substantially better, suggesting some skill building occurs as students progress. In eighth-grade science, the school meets a respectable level; in social studies, performance is substantially lower. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency sits in the top quartile relative to other districts in Eastland County.

Looking at the full proficiency distribution, most students are meeting or approaching grade-level standards, though only about a quarter of all students are mastering content across subjects. The largest gap is in math, where only a small fraction achieve mastery despite a clear uptick in eighth-grade proficiency. This pattern suggests the school serves students with a wide range of readiness and that eighth-grade math instruction or curriculum may be more effective than in earlier grades.

The community context reflects a rural, modest-income setting. Home values in the Cisco area are well below state and national medians, and affordability relative to income is better than the national benchmark, though mortgage rates remain elevated. About half the student body experiences economic hardship. No recent information about district-level changes or new initiatives was available, and program offerings beyond the standard curriculum were not documented in the available data.

For a family considering this school, the key question is whether this peer group and instructional environment fit their student's needs. The school is small, with under two hundred students across three grades. Strength in English language arts, particularly in sixth and eighth grade, contrasts with softer math proficiency in the lower grades. If your student needs intensive support in foundational math, or benefits from larger school resources and more specialized services, a parent may want to look into what additional support structures or interventions the school offers. For a student who reads and writes well and who develops stronger analytical skills by eighth grade, or who benefits from a close-knit, rural school community, this setting may be well matched.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 62% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 71% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median

Science

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 64% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 42% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median

This schoolCISCO 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-income69%Higher-income71%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income69%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income74%Higher-income72%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income43%Higher-income45%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income62%35 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income57%Higher-income67%10 pp gap