Marshall J H, Marshall TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Marshall J H

Marshall J H is a regular public junior high serving grades six through eight in Marshall, Texas. The school enrolls students across all three grades, with the eighth grade cohort being the largest. Just over seven in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is racially mixed, with Black and Hispanic students each representing roughly equal and substantial shares, followed by a smaller White enrollment.

On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, Marshall J H's proficiency results show consistent patterns across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency across "meets or exceeds" standards sits in the low-to-mid range in sixth and seventh grade and rises modestly in eighth. Math proficiency is lower, especially in the younger grades, with just over one quarter of sixth and seventh graders meeting or exceeding standards, though this improves to roughly two-fifths in eighth grade. In eighth-grade science and social studies, proficiency drops further. Science proficiency is low, while social studies shows the weakest performance of any tested subject. Across the board, only a small share of students attain the top "masters" level in any subject.

When proficiency results are compared against other districts in Harrison County, Marshall J H falls below the midpoint on an index of overall performance across tested subjects and grades. A parent may want to ask the school about its approach to math instruction and its plans to support students in science and social studies, where proficiency rates are notably lower than in English language arts.

The school is located in Marshall, a city in Harrison County in East Texas. The local housing market shows median home values modestly below the state benchmark. The area's economic context includes an unemployment rate near the national average and median household income tracking in line with national figures. Mortgage affordability in the area is relatively favorable compared to the nation overall, with a price-to-income ratio below the national benchmark.

No data was available on the school's graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, staffing, discipline, or course offerings. District-level recent changes could not be confirmed.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 27%

even with state median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Science

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 5 pts below state median

This schoolMARSHALL 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-income37%Higher-income55%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income53%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income64%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income39%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income40%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income58%25 pp gap