BARWISE MIDDLE

Set in WICHITA FALLS, Texas, BARWISE MIDDLE is a roomy intermediate school, part of WICHITA FALLS ISD. It teaches 1,164 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 81% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

WICHITA FALLS ISD runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 16,226 students. BARWISE MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BARWISE MIDDLE lists that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 31% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Wichita County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wichita County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BARWISE MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wichita County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,524, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wichita County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students), BARWISE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

MILAM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BARWISE MIDDLE at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BARWISE MIDDLE has held roughly steady, going from 1,137 students in 2018 to 1,164 in 2025.

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