WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE

WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE is a middle-grades school of minimally staffed scale in WHITEWRIGHT, Texas, operated by WHITEWRIGHT ISD, educateing 190 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in WHITEWRIGHT ISD (801 students total), WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Grayson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 62.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grayson County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,182, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grayson County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WHITEWRIGHT EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. WHITEWRIGHT MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 190). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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