Nichols Junior High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Arlington, Texas
Nichols Junior High in Arlington, Texas enrolled 586 students in 2024-25 with 48.5 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
692 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 586 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.9 to 48.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 692 | 55.9 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 53.1 | 11.1 |
| 2024-25 | 586 | 48.5 | 12.1 |
12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 364 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nichols Junior High enrolled 728 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 73 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 364 of the 728 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions73
- Chronically absent46.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.1% of students were Black, 36.3% Hispanic, 5.1% White in 2024-25.
- Black55.1%
- Hispanic36.3%
- White5.1%
- Two or more races2.0%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Nichols Junior High scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 49% | 46% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 26% | 34% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Arlington
17 public middle schools in Arlington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workman Junior High | 1,162 | 14.1 | 88.6% |
| Gunn Junior High | 879 | 13.4 | 59.0% |
| Ousley Junior High | 782 | 13.5 | 68.7% |
| Bailey Junior High | 754 | 13.9 | 61.1% |
| James Coble Middle | 750 | 14.5 | 53.2% |
| Carter Junior High | 735 | 13.5 | 91.6% |
| Young Junior High | 710 | 13.7 | 44.9% |
| Della Icenhower Intermediate | 619 | 12.8 | 58.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Nichols Junior High
- Uplift Summit International MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 509 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Shackelford Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 510 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Nichols Junior High with Uplift Summit International MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Arlington ISD spends per student$11,746 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,746
- The largest public schools in TexasNichols Junior High is the number 932 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#932 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.12.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Nichols Junior High
How many students attend Nichols Junior High?
586 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 692 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Arlington, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Nichols Junior High?
12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Nichols Junior High a Title I school?
Nichols Junior High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Nichols Junior High do on state tests?
The students tested at Nichols Junior High scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Nichols Junior High in?
Arlington ISD, NCES district ID 4808700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480870000256 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.