Enrollment
324
Middle
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINNSBORO ISD·NCES 484620005270
Winnsboro Junior High School
409 NEWSOME ST, WINNSBORO, TX 75494 · (903) 342-5711 · Wood County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- A-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
9.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
208 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 118 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 28% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Winnsboro Junior High School→Winnsboro High School
Based on grade levels within WINNSBORO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 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 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Winnsboro Junior High School
Winnsboro Junior High School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnsboro Junior High School this school | 324 | 64.2% | 45.1% |
| Rains Junior High School EMORY | 383 | 60.8% | 39.2% |
| Whitney Middle School WHITNEY | 329 | 65.3% | 43.0% |
| Whitesboro Middle School WHITESBORO | 372 | 60.8% | 48.3% |
| Eustace Middle School EUSTACE | 403 | 63.3% | 57.8% |
| Jacksboro Middle School JACKSBORO | 259 | 63.7% | 43.6% |
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 Winnsboro Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #694 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #910 of 1,670 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #822 of 1,670 ▲ 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #267 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,362 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #15 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #1,025 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #852 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #164 of 942 |
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
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 32.6 | 9.9:1 | 64% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 31.9 | 10.3:1 | 53% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 31.7 | 11.4:1 | 53% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 54% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 36.8 | 12.3:1 | 63% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 52% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 38% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winnsboro Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (454 to 324); teachers down 11% (36.8 to 32.6).
About Winnsboro Junior High School
Winnsboro Junior High School is a middle school with a street address in WINNSBORO, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 324 students. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
The 4 schools of WINNSBORO ISD, including Winnsboro Junior High School, enroll 1,454 students.
At Winnsboro Junior High School, 71% of students are White. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Wood County is about 82% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. The school has 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.9:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Federal data show 64% of students (208) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public middle schools, Winnsboro Junior High School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In Texas, Winnsboro Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.1% actual against a predicted 46.3%.
Looking at the county, Wood County, median household income comes to about $60,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 18 public schools and about 6,349 students.
Winnsboro Junior High School is about 0.3 miles from Winnsboro High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Winnsboro Junior High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Winnsboro Junior High School is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 324, down from 356 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 11.5:1 to 9.9:1.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,961
Census ACS
Median income
$60,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WINNSBORO ISD
- Winnsboro High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- Winnsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in WINNSBORO
- Winnsboro High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- Winnsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate SchoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Winnsboro High School0.3 mi · 487
- Winnsboro Elementary School0.3 mi · 348
- Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School0.4 mi · 295
- Como-Pickton School9.6 mi · 770
- Quitman High School13.2 mi · 346
- Quitman Junior High School13.2 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Winnsboro Junior High SchoolHow large is Winnsboro Junior High School?
Winnsboro Junior High School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Winnsboro Junior High School serve?
Winnsboro Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Winnsboro Junior High School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Winnsboro Junior High School.
How diverse is Winnsboro Junior High School?
Winnsboro Junior High School reports a student body of 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Winnsboro Junior High School public or private?
Winnsboro Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WINNSBORO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.