Enrollment
200
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTWOOD ISD·NCES 484329004916
Westwood Junior High School
1801 PANTHER BLVD, PALESTINE, TX 75803 · (903) 723-0423 · Anderson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
10.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
160 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 7 | 92 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 54% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Westwood Junior High School→Westwood High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WESTWOOD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 12.0% | 26.0% | 57.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Westwood Junior High School
Westwood Junior High School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Junior High School this school | 200 | 80.0% | 19.8% |
| Somerville Intermediate School SOMERVILLE | 160 | 76.9% | 22.3% |
| New Boston Middle School NEW BOSTON | 240 | 84.2% | 54.0% |
| Winona Middle School WINONA | 265 | 85.3% | 47.3% |
| Trinity Junior High School TRINITY | 246 | 87.4% | 24.2% |
| Alto Middle School ALTO | 152 | 80.9% | 41.0% |
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 Westwood Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,597 of 1,635 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,637 of 1,670 ▲ 14 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,568 of 1,670 ▼ 8 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #54 of 1,570 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #1,543 of 1,749 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #24 of 1,542 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #296 of 1,543 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #518 of 1,648 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #416 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
200
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 200 | 19.4 | 10.3:1 | 80% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 82% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 18.9 | 10.8:1 | 77% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 25 | 8.0:1 | 68% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 26.3 | 9.2:1 | 55% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 24 | 10.0:1 | 60% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 24 | 10.7:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 28% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (242 to 200); teachers down 26% (26.3 to 19.4).
About Westwood Junior High School
Among the schools in PALESTINE, Texas, is Westwood Junior High School, a small middle school. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 200 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
The WESTWOOD ISD system has 4 schools and 1,387 students.
White students form the largest group at Westwood Junior High School, 46% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Anderson County, the White share is about 58%. The chance that two students picked at random at Westwood Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Staffing totals 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. That ratio is under the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Westwood Junior High School is 80%. Among public schools in Anderson County, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
Westwood Junior High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 0% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Westwood Junior High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. It scores 19.8%; the prediction is 39.5%.
Federal survey data for Anderson County show that median household income is about $62,068, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westwood Junior High School is among the 26 public schools in Anderson County.
Westwood High School is the public school closest to Westwood Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. Westwood Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Westwood Junior High School's average proficiency of 19.8% compares with 41.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment went from 199 in 2020-21 to 200 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. By 2024-25, the school had 10.3 students per teacher, compared with 8.0 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Westwood Junior High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,439
Census ACS
Median income
$62,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTWOOD ISD
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 405 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Westwood Primary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in PALESTINE
- Palestine High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Story Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Palestine Junior High SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 405 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Westwood High School0.1 mi · 405
- Westwood Primary School0.2 mi · 378
- Westwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 404
- Washington Early Childhood Center2.5 mi · 215
- Ut Tyler University Academy at Palestine2.8 mi · 263
- Southside Elementary School3.5 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westwood Junior High School?
Westwood Junior High School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Westwood Junior High School serve?
Westwood Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Westwood Junior High School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Westwood Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Westwood Junior High School?
Student demographics at Westwood Junior High School are roughly 46% White, 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Westwood Junior High School public or private?
Westwood Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WESTWOOD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.