Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School
Public middle school in Manvel, Texas · Alvin ISD · Grades 6–8
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School serves 540 students in grades 6–8 in Manvel (Brazoria County). It is one of 36 schools in Alvin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1028th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Alvin ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480809013790 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alvin ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 540 | 30,038 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.3% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 9 middle schools in Alvin ISD, Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is the smallest, with 1.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 7.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 772; Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 196 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 161, against an average of 180 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% more students than grade 6 (196 against 161). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 43.3% here and 40.3% across Alvin ISD. Black students are next, at 33.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Alvin ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 36.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 540 students, Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 540 students would have about 37.5 teachers, so Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Iowa Colony Junior High School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 14 other middle schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 43.3% |
| Black | 33.7% |
| White | 12.8% |
| Asian | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 161 |
| Grade 7 | 183 |
| Grade 8 | 196 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9727 Pursley Blvd, Manvel, TX 77578
Phone: (713)814-7400
Website: alvinisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jackie Doucet Caffey Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Colony Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 1.9 mi | 699 | 15.7 | 58.4% |
| Manvel Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 2.9 mi | 705 | 14.2 | 43.3% |
| Rodeo Palms Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 4.5 mi | 842 | 16.2 | 58.2% |
| Ronald Thornton Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 7.2 mi | 1,760 | 18.3 | 41.6% |
| Fairview Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 7.4 mi | 644 | 13.5 | 68% |
| Dr. Ronald E McNair Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 8.0 mi | 1,034 | 17.4 | 26% |
| Alvin Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 8.1 mi | 716 | 14.7 | 69.3% |
| Berry Miller Junior High School | Pearland ISD | 8.1 mi | 827 | 17.6 | 26.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.