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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870005335
Barnett Junior High School
2101 SUBLETT RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76018 · (682) 867-5000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
465 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 288 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 291 | 50% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 36.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barnett Junior High School
Barnett Junior High School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Junior High School this school | 579 | 80.3% | 35.8% |
| Marshall Durham Middle School LEWISVILLE | 646 | 75.7% | 23.4% |
| Ousley Junior High School ARLINGTON | 782 | 79.7% | 49.5% |
| Albright Middle School HOUSTON | 945 | 82.3% | 42.5% |
| Miller Intermediate School HOUSTON | 793 | 86.5% | 42.4% |
| Hodges Bend Middle School HOUSTON | 765 | 78.8% | 33.8% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barnett Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,137 of 1,635 | #72 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #914 of 1,670 ▲ 206 | #52 of 112 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #719 of 1,670 ▲ 408 | #52 of 112 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,291 of 1,570 | #82 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #964 of 1,749 | #80 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #228 of 1,542 | #8 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #264 of 1,543 | #47 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #509 of 1,648 | #33 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #100 of 942 | #5 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
-145 (-20%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 999
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 46.7 | 12.4:1 | 80% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 47.8 | 11.9:1 | 81% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 49.2 | 13.0:1 | 79% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 69% (503) |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 64.3 | 13.6:1 | 60% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 881 | 66 | 13.3:1 | 65% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 1,030 | 74 | 13.9:1 | 55% (562) |
| 2000-01 | 999 | 67 | 14.9:1 | 23% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnett Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (874 to 579); teachers down 27% (64.3 to 46.7).
About Barnett Junior High School
Barnett Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The school enrolls 579 students, from grades 7 through 8.
Barnett Junior High School is one school in a 75-school district, ARLINGTON ISD, which enrolls 53,394 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Barnett Junior High School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 41%. The remaining students are 37% Black, 13% Asian, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Tarrant County is about 30% Hispanic. Barnett Junior High School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Barnett Junior High School's 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.4:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 12.4:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 17 points lower.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Barnett Junior High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Barnett Junior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.8% and a predicted 39.4%.
Census estimates describe Tarrant County this way: the median household income is $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Barnett Junior High School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
The closest public school to Barnett Junior High School is Bryant Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Barnett Junior High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Barnett Junior High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Barnett Junior High School's enrollment declined from 724 in 2020-21 to 579 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Barnett Junior High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- Bryant Elementary School0.3 mi · 462
- Arlington Collegiate High School0.5 mi · 401
- Beckham Elementary School0.8 mi · 392
- Manara STEM Academy - Arlington0.9 mi · 271
- Bowie High School0.9 mi · 2,140
- Fitzgerald Elementary School1.0 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Barnett Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Barnett Junior High School?
Barnett Junior High School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 07-08.
Is Barnett Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barnett Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Barnett Junior High School have?
Barnett Junior High School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Barnett Junior High School?
Student demographics at Barnett Junior High School are roughly 6% White, 41% Hispanic, 37% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Barnett Junior High School?
Barnett Junior High School is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.