Friona J H, Friona TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Friona J H

Friona Junior High serves grades six through eight in a small agricultural town on Texas's High Plains. The school draws from a rural setting where beef processing and cattle feeding anchor the local economy.

The recent state test results show uneven performance across the grade band and subjects. In English language arts, the school is performing at the upper end of its own range, with about half of sixth and seventh graders and just over half of eighth graders meeting proficiency. Reading and writing appear to be the stronger area. Mathematics is considerably weaker. Sixth-grade math proficiency is quite low, seventh grade rises to a moderate level, and eighth grade drops again. Science and social studies results at eighth grade are soft as well, with social studies particularly low. The school reports an overall proficiency level above the midpoint among the county's districts, but the breakdown by subject suggests that a parent may want to look into the details of math instruction and support with the school, especially in sixth and eighth grades.

The school's student body is small, reflecting the town itself. Nearly all students are Hispanic, and about seven in ten qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic pressure common to rural agricultural areas. Special-population data was not available in the records provided, so a parent seeking information about English learner services or special education would benefit from contacting the school directly.

Friona itself is a quiet residential community of detached homes, most owner-occupied, centered loosely around a Main Street where City Park and the public library anchor civic life. The school sits a few blocks east of downtown on a small campus. The dominant employer is a Cargill beef processing plant; agriculture broadly, from cattle feeding to grain handling, defines the local economy. Population has remained relatively flat to slightly declining over the past few years, and housing stock is older, with most homes built in the second half of the twentieth century. Median home values are moderate by state standards, and owner-occupied housing is typical, making it an affordable area for families already rooted in agriculture or working at the processing plant.

The junior high offers the core Texas middle-school curriculum within a small, economically challenged, predominantly Hispanic rural setting. The school's strength in English language arts and its position above the county median in overall proficiency are genuine assets. The marked weakness in sixth-grade math and the soft results in social studies and science warrant direct conversation with school staff about instructional focus, available interventions, and whether additional supports are needed.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 64%

School 4% · District 4%

▼ 30 pts below state median

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 18 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 851%

School 51% · District 51%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Science

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 16 pts below state median

This schoolFRIONA 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-income42%Higher-income60%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income85%52 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income77%43 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income4%Higher-income6%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income59%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income32%12 pp gap