Enrollment
329
Middle
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITNEY ISD·NCES 484572005196
Whitney Middle School
185 HCR 1240, WHITNEY, TX 76692 · (254) 694-6768 · Hill County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
215 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 112 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Whitney Middle School→Whitney High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WHITNEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Whitney Middle School
Whitney Middle School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Middle School this school | 329 | 65.3% | 43.0% |
| Winnsboro Junior High School WINNSBORO | 324 | 64.2% | 45.1% |
| River Road Middle School AMARILLO | 294 | 65.6% | 45.1% |
| Jacksboro Middle School JACKSBORO | 259 | 63.7% | 43.6% |
| Llano Junior High School LLANO | 423 | 66.2% | 46.3% |
| Breckenridge Junior High School BRECKENRIDGE | 278 | 64.7% | 49.6% |
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 Whitney Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #787 of 1,635 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,591 of 1,670 ▼ 523 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,299 of 1,670 ▼ 124 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #75 of 1,570 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #1,355 of 1,749 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #513 of 1,542 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #816 of 1,543 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #829 of 1,648 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #852 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
329
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 65% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 25.7 | 12.5:1 | 61% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 25.9 | 13.3:1 | 62% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 63% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 25.3 | 13.4:1 | 64% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 58% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 59% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 46% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 18 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitney Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (339 to 329); teachers down 5% (25.3 to 24).
About Whitney Middle School
A low-enrollment middle school in WHITNEY, Texas, Whitney Middle School is part of WHITNEY ISD. There are 329 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 49% below that mark.
The 4 schools of WHITNEY ISD, including Whitney Middle School, enroll 1,454 students.
White students are 63% of those enrolled at Whitney Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Hill County's population at about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Teacher count: 24 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.7:1. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 65% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hill County average a similar 64%.
Whitney Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.0%) and its predicted rate (45.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Hill County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $64,591 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Whitney Middle School shares Hill County with 33 other public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Whitney High School, is the closest to Whitney Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.1%, higher than Whitney Middle School's 43.0%.
For locale, NCES codes Whitney Middle School as Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 329, down from 349 in 2020-21.
People who know Whitney Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,328
Census ACS
Median income
$64,591
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITNEY ISD
- Whitney High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Whitney Intermediate SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Whitney Alternative Education CenterCombined
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in WHITNEY
- Whitney High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- Whitney Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Whitney Intermediate SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Whitney Alternative Education CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Whitney High School0.3 mi · 437
- Whitney Intermediate School1.6 mi · 301
- Whitney Elementary School1.6 mi · 387
- Aquilla School9.9 mi · 332
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education Program11.1 mi · 1
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education Program11.1 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Whitney Middle SchoolHow large is Whitney Middle School?
Whitney Middle School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 06-08.
Is Whitney Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitney Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Whitney Middle School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Whitney Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitney Middle School?
At Whitney Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Whitney Middle School in?
Whitney Middle School is part of WHITNEY ISD.
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