BARNETT J H

BARNETT J H operates as a medium-sized junior high in ARLINGTON, Texas, run under ARLINGTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 579 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Across the 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD (53,394 students total), BARNETT J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BARNETT J H lists that 41% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 37% Black, 13% Asian, 6% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BARNETT J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BARNETT J H is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: BRYANT EL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BARNETT J H at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 34%: 874 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 34% to 41%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.