Enrollment
132
Middle
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHAM ISD·NCES 484647007287
Wortham Middle School
200 S 5TH ST, WORTHAM, TX 76693 · (254) 765-3523 · Freestone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
80 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 44 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Wortham Middle School→Wortham High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WORTHAM ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 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 | 18.0% | 18.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Wortham Middle School
Wortham Middle School's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wortham Middle School this school | 132 | 60.6% | 32.4% |
| Honey Grove Middle School HONEY GROVE | 142 | 58.5% | 63.0% |
| Bremond Middle School BREMOND | 115 | 59.1% | 46.2% |
| Cooper Junior High School COOPER | 189 | 59.8% | 38.9% |
| Big Sandy Junior High School BIG SANDY | 138 | 58.0% | 35.7% |
| Celeste Junior High School CELESTE | 98 | 59.2% | 50.5% |
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 Wortham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,301 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,518 of 1,670 ▼ 137 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,569 of 1,670 ▼ 202 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #868 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #1,643 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #926 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
132
+8 (+6%) vs 2020
+28% since 2000-01, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 132 | 7.8 | 16.9:1 | 61% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 8.2 | 15.3:1 | 62% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 7 | 17.5:1 | 62% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 7 | 17.7:1 | 62% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 6.1 | 16.9:1 | 56% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 93 | 6 | 15.5:1 | 53% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 7 | 15.9:1 | 49% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 103 | 7 | 14.7:1 | 31% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wortham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (104 to 132); teachers up 27% (6.1 to 7.8).
About Wortham Middle School
Wortham Middle School is a public middle school run by WORTHAM ISD in WORTHAM, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 132 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 79% lower.
WORTHAM ISD serves 535 students across 3 schools.
Wortham Middle School is 58% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 66% of Freestone County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 7.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.9 students per teacher. That is 2.6 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 61% of students.
The allk12 Grade for Wortham Middle School is C-. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Wortham Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 47.8%, so the school is 15.4 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Census Bureau estimates for Freestone County show that the median household income is $59,960, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Wortham Middle School is one of 13 public schools in the county.
Wortham Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Wortham Middle School. Wortham Middle School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Wortham Middle School had 124 students, to 2024-25, when it had 132.
The Wortham Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Freestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,049
Census ACS
Median income
$59,960
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WORTHAM ISD
- Wortham Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Wortham High SchoolHigh · 165 students
- Wortham DAEPCombined
Other schools in WORTHAM
- Wortham Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Wortham High SchoolHigh · 165 students
- Wortham DAEPCombined
Nearby schools
- Wortham Elementary School0.0 mi · 238
- Wortham High School0.1 mi · 165
- Mexia Junior High School6.3 mi · 367
- Mexia High School6.3 mi · 535
- R Q Sims Intermediate School6.5 mi · 428
- A B McBay Elementary School6.6 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Wortham Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wortham Middle School?
Wortham Middle School enrolls approximately 132 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wortham Middle School serve?
Wortham Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wortham Middle School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Wortham Middle School.
How diverse is Wortham Middle School?
Wortham Middle School reports a student body of 58% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Wortham Middle School?
Wortham Middle School is overseen by WORTHAM ISD in Freestone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.