Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WODEN ISD·NCES 484632006342
Woden Junior High School
5263 F M 226, WODEN, TX 75978 · (936) 564-2481 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
120 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 66 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%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
Woden Junior High School→Woden High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WODEN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 26.0% | 32.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 40.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Woden Junior High School
Woden Junior High School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woden Junior High School this school | 194 | 61.9% | 58.1% |
| Ore City Middle School ORE CITY | 191 | 63.9% | 35.8% |
| Moody Middle School MOODY | 210 | 60.0% | 44.6% |
| Axtell Middle School AXTELL | 171 | 57.9% | 45.8% |
| Seymour Middle School SEYMOUR | 188 | 57.4% | 53.4% |
| Groesbeck Middle School GROESBECK | 208 | 56.3% | 36.0% |
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 Woden Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #279 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #451 of 1,670 ▼ 116 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #676 of 1,670 ▼ 211 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #692 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #1,553 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #903 of 1,648 |
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
194
+21 (+12%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 133
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 194 | 15.9 | 12.2:1 | 62% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 14.1 | 12.9:1 | 62% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 15.1 | 10.8:1 | 67% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | 58% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 13.5 | 13.3:1 | 57% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 60% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 56% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 33% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 8 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woden Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (179 to 194); teachers up 18% (13.5 to 15.9).
About Woden Junior High School
WODEN, Texas, is home to Woden Junior High School, a very small middle school. It reports enrollment of 194 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 70% below that mark.
A total of 3 schools make up WODEN ISD, with 885 students enrolled.
About 63% of the student body at Woden Junior High School is White. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Nacogdoches County residents are about 62% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
There are about 12.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Woden Junior High School, which has 15.9. The school's 12.2:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 62%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Nacogdoches County is 8 points.
Woden Junior High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of Texas public middle schools.
In Texas, Woden Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 58.1% actual against a predicted 47.3%.
For Nacogdoches County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $53,555 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Nacogdoches County number 29, with about 10,396 students.
Woden Junior High School's closest public school neighbor is Woden Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Woden Junior High School's average proficiency of 58.1% compares with 35.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Woden Junior High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 12% across 4 years, from 173 in 2020-21 to 194 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.3:1 to 12.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Woden Junior High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WODEN ISD
- Woden Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Woden High SchoolHigh · 220 students
Other schools in WODEN
- Woden Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Woden High SchoolHigh · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Woden Elementary School0.0 mi · 471
- Woden High School0.0 mi · 220
- McMichael Middle School7.7 mi · 1,275
- Emeline Carpenter Elementary School7.9 mi · 359
- Mike Moses Elementary School9.4 mi · 503
- Fredonia Early Childhood Center10.0 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Woden Junior High SchoolHow large is Woden Junior High School?
Woden Junior High School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Woden Junior High School serve?
Woden Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Woden Junior High School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Woden Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woden Junior High School?
At Woden Junior High School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Woden Junior High School public or private?
Woden Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WODEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.