Enrollment
355
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEHOUSE ISD·NCES 484560012052
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
701 E MAIN, WHITEHOUSE, TX 75791 · (903) 839-5656 · Smith County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
174 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 6 | 355 | 100% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W Holloway Sixth Grade School this school | 355 | 49.0% | 64.3% |
| Carthage Junior High School CARTHAGE | 398 | 48.5% | 47.9% |
| Anahuac Middle School ANAHUAC | 336 | 50.6% | 36.0% |
| Fairfield Junior High School FAIRFIELD | 406 | 49.5% | 44.2% |
| Sweeny Junior High School SWEENY | 453 | 52.1% | 37.7% |
| Cypress Grove Intermediate School COLLEGE STATION | 556 | 44.2% | 54.3% |
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 J W Holloway Sixth Grade School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #170 of 1,635 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #376 of 1,670 ▼ 42 | #4 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #274 of 1,670 ▲ 19 | #2 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #398 of 1,570 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #1,330 of 1,749 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #855 of 1,542 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #454 of 1,543 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #1,165 of 1,648 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #677 of 942 | N/A |
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
355
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 355 | 23.8 | 14.9:1 | 49% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 24.9 | 14.0:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 27.5 | 13.4:1 | 51% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 43% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 24.9 | 15.6:1 | 38% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 41% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 19 | 19.1:1 | 37% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Holloway Sixth Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (389 to 355); teachers down 5% (24.9 to 23.8).
About J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School operates as a low-enrollment middle school in WHITEHOUSE, Texas. The school enrolls 355 students, from grade 6. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is one of 7 schools in WHITEHOUSE ISD, which enrolls 4,676 students in total.
White students are the majority at J W Holloway Sixth Grade School, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Smith County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.9:1, with 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is 49%. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Smith County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades J W Holloway Sixth Grade School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, J W Holloway Sixth Grade School would be expected to post about 52.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Smith County show that the median household income is $74,192, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides J W Holloway Sixth Grade School, Smith County has 64 other public schools.
The closest public school, H L Higgins Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from J W Holloway Sixth Grade School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place J W Holloway Sixth Grade School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show 358 students in 2020-21 and 355 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE ISD
- Whitehouse High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Whitehouse Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- H L Higgins Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mozelle Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Stanton-Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Other schools in WHITEHOUSE
- Whitehouse High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Whitehouse Junior High SchoolMiddle · 751 students
- H L Higgins Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mozelle Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Stanton-Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- H L Higgins Elementary School0.2 mi · 597
- Whitehouse High School0.3 mi · 1,404
- Stanton-Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 486
- Gus Winston Cain Elementary School1.0 mi · 508
- Whitehouse Junior High School1.0 mi · 751
- Founders Classical Academy-Tyler3.9 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About J W Holloway Sixth Grade SchoolHow large is J W Holloway Sixth Grade School?
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 06-06.
Is J W Holloway Sixth Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is a middle school covering grades 06-06.
How many teachers does J W Holloway Sixth Grade School have?
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is J W Holloway Sixth Grade School?
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School reports a student body of 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees J W Holloway Sixth Grade School?
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is overseen by WHITEHOUSE ISD in Smith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.