Rains J H, Emory TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rains J H

Rains Junior High serves sixth through eighth grade in Emory, a small rural county-seat town in the lakes region east of Dallas. The school is part of Rains ISD, which clusters all four school buildings on a consolidated campus on the west edge of town along Highway 69 rather than distributing them through a downtown grid.

The school enrolls roughly four hundred students, a small to mid-sized junior high cohort for its grade band. About two-thirds of the enrollment qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a student population with substantial economic need. The student body is predominantly white, with a minority population including a notable share of Hispanic students and smaller numbers of other groups. Data on English learner enrollment and special education percentages were not available.

State testing results from the most recent year show uneven performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, the school demonstrated stronger outcomes, with the eighth-grade class reaching proficiency at a rate above half of students tested, and sixth graders at about half. Seventh grade was lower. In mathematics, performance was mixed and grade-dependent: sixth graders posted modest attainment, seventh graders showed notably lower results, and eighth graders recovered to about mid-range proficiency. Science testing, administered only to eighth grade, showed about half the class reaching proficiency, a relative strength. Social studies, also tested only in eighth grade, was the lowest-performing subject. Across all tested areas and grades, the school's overall proficiency rate—combining all grade levels and subjects—sat at less than half of students. A parent may want to look into what support structures the school has in place for students who do not meet grade-level standards, and what intervention or acceleration options exist for strong performers.

The housing market in Emory is modest in cost relative to state and national benchmarks, reflecting the rural character of the area. Homes in the Emory area trade at modest premiums to the Texas state average and well below the national median, making the town accessible to families with working-class and middle-class incomes. The local employment base centers on government, education, healthcare, retail and grocery, and small manufacturing—not a high-wage economy, but stable. The town and surrounding county are growing slowly from a small base, driven by interest in rural living and the two nearby reservoirs.

No data was available on school discipline, attendance, staffing, or specialized programs such as career pathways or advanced course sequences. The school's website and district-level strategic information were not available in the research. A prospective parent would benefit from contacting the school directly to understand what academic supports, gifted services, electives, or extracurricular offerings shape the student experience beyond core classroom instruction.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 3 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 52%

even with state median

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Science

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 5 pts above state median

This schoolRAINS 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-income33%Higher-income68%35 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income58%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income66%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income38%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income18%Higher-income25%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income43%Higher-income52%9 pp gap