Port Isabel J H is a middle school located in Port Isabel, TX, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 425 students. Operated by Point Isabel ISD, the campus sits about 19.8 miles from The Brownsville's newsroom and is part of The Brownsville's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 32 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.
Port Isabel J H is a traditional zoned public school within Point Isabel ISD, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.
State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Brownsville publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
Middle school transitions matter: The Brownsville reports on Port Isabel J H's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.
Tip about Port Isabel J H? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Port Isabel J H". For more education coverage, see thebrownsville.org/schools or browse The Brownsville's latest reporting at thebrownsville.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
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Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Brownsville from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-05-22.