Enrollment
324
Middle
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHARTON ISD·NCES 484538012610
Wharton Junior High School
1120 N RUSK ST, WHARTON, TX 77488 · (979) 532-6840 · Wharton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
250 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 99 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 31% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Wharton Junior High School→Wharton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WHARTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 Wharton Junior High School
Wharton Junior High School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton Junior High School this school | 324 | 77.2% | 25.1% |
| Hempstead Middle School HEMPSTEAD | 300 | 82.0% | 28.3% |
| Woodlake Hills College Preparatory 6th Grade SAN ANTONIO | 241 | 79.7% | N/A |
| Young Womens Leadership Academy HOUSTON | 355 | 79.2% | 69.5% |
| Uplift Elevate Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 267 | 76.0% | 39.0% |
| Iltexas Woodhaven Middle School FORT WORTH | 295 | 81.0% | 20.2% |
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 Wharton Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #1,509 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,492 of 1,670 ▼ 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,467 of 1,670 ▲ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #972 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,361 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #38 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #667 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #578 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #301 of 437 |
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
324
-120 (-27%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 324 | 30.7 | 10.6:1 | 77% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 29.9 | 11.9:1 | 77% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 35.1 | 10.5:1 | 77% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 76% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 27.7 | 11.0:1 | 61% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 80% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 67% (303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wharton Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (304 to 324); teachers up 11% (27.7 to 30.7).
About Wharton Junior High School
Wharton Junior High School, located in WHARTON, Texas, is a small middle school. A total of 324 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 50% smaller than average.
WHARTON ISD enrolls 1,767 students in 4 schools, including Wharton Junior High School.
A majority of students at Wharton Junior High School, 60%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 42%. By the diversity index, Wharton Junior High School comes in at 56%.
Federal staffing data show 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wharton Junior High School and a ratio of 10.6:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 77% of enrollment. That is 12 points above the 65% average for public schools in Wharton County.
Wharton Junior High School trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 15.6 points (25.1% versus 40.7%), a bottom-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wharton County show that median household income is about $66,924, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 22 public schools in Wharton County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,729.
The nearest other public school, C G Sivells Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Wharton Junior High School. On state test proficiency, Wharton Junior High School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Wharton Junior High School went from 444 students to 324. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.0:1 to 10.6:1 over the same years.
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Wharton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,794
Census ACS
Median income
$66,924
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHARTON ISD
- Wharton High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Wharton Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- C G Sivells Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Wharton ISD JJAEPElementary
Other schools in WHARTON
- Wharton High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Wharton Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- C G Sivells Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Ebisd WcjjaepHigh · 1 students
- Wharton County Discretionary JJAEPElementary
- Wharton County JJAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- C G Sivells Elementary School0.5 mi · 399
- Ebisd Wcjjaep0.7 mi · 1
- Wharton High School1.0 mi · 566
- Wharton Elementary School1.5 mi · 478
- Iago Junior High School8.5 mi · 264
- Boling High School10.1 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Wharton Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wharton Junior High School?
Wharton Junior High School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wharton Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wharton Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wharton Junior High School have?
Wharton Junior High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wharton Junior High School?
Student demographics at Wharton Junior High School are roughly 9% White, 60% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wharton Junior High School in?
Wharton Junior High School is part of WHARTON ISD.
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