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Enrollment
372
Middle
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITESBORO ISD·NCES 484563005188
Whitesboro Middle School
600 W FOURTH ST, WHITESBORO, TX 76273 · (903) 564-4237 · Grayson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
226 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 125 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Whitesboro Middle School→Whitesboro High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WHITESBORO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Whitesboro Middle School
Whitesboro Middle School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesboro Middle School this school | 372 | 60.8% | 48.3% |
| Rains Junior High School EMORY | 383 | 60.8% | 39.2% |
| Van Junior High School VAN | 360 | 57.5% | 54.1% |
| Winnsboro Junior High School WINNSBORO | 324 | 64.2% | 45.1% |
| Central Junior High School POLLOK | 451 | 64.1% | 39.5% |
| Eustace Middle School EUSTACE | 403 | 63.3% | 57.8% |
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 Whitesboro Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #566 of 1,635 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #881 of 1,670 ▲ 233 | #7 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #424 of 1,670 ▼ 22 | #4 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #441 of 1,570 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #1,307 of 1,749 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #375 of 1,542 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #972 of 1,543 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #924 of 1,648 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #258 of 437 | 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
372
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 372 | 28.3 | 13.1:1 | 61% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 28.5 | 13.6:1 | 56% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 56% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 48% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 26.7 | 12.9:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 50% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 51% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 34% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitesboro Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (343 to 372); teachers up 6% (26.7 to 28.3).
About Whitesboro Middle School
Whitesboro Middle School is a small middle-grades school with its address in WHITESBORO, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 372 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
WHITESBORO ISD operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,802 students.
More than half of the students at Whitesboro Middle School are White (69%). The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Whitesboro Middle School scores 47%.
A staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.1:1. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Grayson County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Whitesboro Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Texas public middle schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.8%. Whitesboro Middle School scores 48.3%.
In Grayson County, home to about 143,337 people, the median household earns about $72,182 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Whitesboro Middle School shares Grayson County with 67 other public schools.
Whitesboro High School sits about 0.4 miles from Whitesboro Middle School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Whitesboro Middle School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Whitesboro Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITESBORO ISD
- Whitesboro High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- Whitesboro Intermediate SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Hayes Primary SchoolElementary · 449 students
Other schools in WHITESBORO
- Whitesboro High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- Whitesboro Intermediate SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Hayes Primary SchoolElementary · 449 students
Other Whitesboro Middle schools
One other US public school is named Whitesboro Middle. Whitesboro Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- WHITESBORO MIDDLE SCHOOLWHITESBORO, NY · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Whitesboro High School0.4 mi · 508
- Hayes Primary School0.5 mi · 449
- Whitesboro Intermediate School0.7 mi · 473
- S and S Cons Middle School3.9 mi · 298
- S and S Cons High School4.0 mi · 301
- Callisburg High School6.1 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Whitesboro Middle SchoolHow many students attend Whitesboro Middle School?
Whitesboro Middle School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Whitesboro Middle School serve?
Whitesboro Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Whitesboro Middle School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Whitesboro Middle School.
How diverse is Whitesboro Middle School?
Whitesboro Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitesboro Middle School?
Whitesboro Middle School is overseen by WHITESBORO ISD in Grayson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.