Whitney Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Whitney, Texas

Whitney Middle in Whitney, Texas enrolled 329 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43-47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

344 students in 2022-23, 322 students in 2023-24, 329 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Whitney Middle by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233442023-243222024-25329
Students enrolled at Whitney Middle by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233442023-243222024-25329
Students enrolled at Whitney Middle by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233442023-243222024-25329
Students enrolled at Whitney Middle by school year2022-23: 344, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 32901002003004002022-233442023-243222024-25329
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334425.913.3
2023-2432225.712.5
2024-2532924.013.7

13.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 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.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Whitney Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhitney Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Whitney Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhitney Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Whitney Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhitney Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Whitney Middle 13.7; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWhitney Middle 13.7state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

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 348 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Whitney Middle enrolled 348 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 348 of the 348 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.2% of students were White, 27.1% Hispanic, 5.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White63.2%
  2. Hispanic27.1%
  3. Two or more races5.2%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. Asian0.3%

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 Whitney Middle scored proficient or above: 43-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2243‑47%45‑49%52%
Math, 2022-2348%37‑41% (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.

What to look at next about Whitney Middle

  1. Hill Co J J a E PThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Hillsboro Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 290 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Whitney Middle with Hill Co J J a E PStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Whitney ISD spends per student$11,930 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,930
  5. The largest public schools in TexasWhitney Middle is the number 1,319 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,319 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.13.7:1
  7. 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 Whitney Middle

  1. How many students attend Whitney Middle?
    329 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 344 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Whitney, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitney Middle?
    13.7 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.
  3. Is Whitney Middle a Title I school?
    Whitney Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Whitney Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Whitney Middle scored proficient or above: 43-47% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% 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.
  5. What district is Whitney Middle in?
    Whitney ISD, NCES district ID 4845720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484572005196 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.

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