Barbara Worth Junior High

Located at 385 D St., in Brawley, California, Barbara Worth Junior High is a middle-of-the-pack middle school that enrolls 881 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Brawley Elementary. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Brawley Elementary comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,883 students; Barbara Worth Junior High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Barbara Worth Junior High lists that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 3% White. By comparison, Imperial County as a whole is about 86% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Imperial County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, Barbara Worth Junior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Imperial County put median household earnings sit near $57,681, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Imperial County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,513 students), Barbara Worth Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Brawley Union High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Barbara Worth Junior High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.0%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barbara Worth Junior High has declined 3%, going from 910 students in 2018 to 881 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

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