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Enrollment
782
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870007721
Ousley Junior High School
950 S E PKWY, ARLINGTON, TX 76018 · (682) 867-5700 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- FThree-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
13.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
623 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 | 355 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 427 | 55% |
Student demographics
69%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Ousley Junior High School
Ousley Junior High School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ousley Junior High School this school | 782 | 79.7% | 49.5% |
| Marshall Durham Middle School LEWISVILLE | 646 | 75.7% | 23.4% |
| Hodges Bend Middle School HOUSTON | 765 | 78.8% | 33.8% |
| Barnett Junior High School ARLINGTON | 579 | 80.3% | 35.8% |
| Houston Middle School IRVING | 758 | 81.4% | 36.1% |
| Miller Intermediate School HOUSTON | 793 | 86.5% | 42.4% |
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 Ousley Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #516 of 1,635 | #36 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #380 of 1,670 ▲ 91 | #25 of 112 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #490 of 1,670 ▲ 164 | #31 of 112 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #98 of 1,570 | #13 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #591 of 1,749 | #43 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #468 of 1,542 | #25 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #199 of 1,543 | #34 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #527 of 1,648 | #35 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #341 of 942 | #29 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
782
-162 (-17%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 782 | 57.9 | 13.5:1 | 80% (623) |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 62.6 | 13.8:1 | 83% (720) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 64.5 | 13.6:1 | 78% (682) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 69 | 13.7:1 | 76% (719) |
| 2017-18 | 976 | 68 | 14.4:1 | 68% (661) |
| 2015-16 | 1,003 | 71 | 14.1:1 | 68% (685) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 57% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 22% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ousley Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (976 to 782); teachers down 15% (68 to 57.9).
About Ousley Junior High School
Ousley Junior High School is a middle school in ARLINGTON, Texas, reachable at (682) 867-5700. The school has 782 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
ARLINGTON ISD includes 75 schools. Together they enroll 53,394 students.
At Ousley Junior High School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 41%. The remaining students are 34% Black, 11% White, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Tarrant County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 80% of students at Ousley Junior High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Texas public middle schools, Ousley Junior High School outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.7% at Ousley Junior High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.5%.
The school's county is Tarrant County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tarrant County's 639 public schools enroll about 385,835 students and include Ousley Junior High School.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Ashworth Elementary School, is the closest to Ousley Junior High School. Ousley Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 42.1%, lower than Ousley Junior High School's 49.5%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 17% over 4 years, reaching 782 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Ousley Junior High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Ashworth Elementary School0.5 mi · 464
- Trinity Basin Preparatory - Arlington0.6 mi · 362
- Seguin High School0.7 mi · 1,554
- Manara STEM Academy - Arlington0.7 mi · 271
- Bebensee Elementary School0.8 mi · 765
- Beckham Elementary School0.9 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Ousley Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ousley Junior High School?
Ousley Junior High School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Ousley Junior High School serve?
Ousley Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ousley Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ousley Junior High School is approximately 13.5:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ousley Junior High School?
At Ousley Junior High School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 41% Hispanic, 34% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ousley Junior High School public or private?
Ousley Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.