Whitewright Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Whitewright ISD
  • Whitewright, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Total students

185

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Whitewright ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Whitewright ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Whitewright Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Whitewright, TX, in the Whitewright ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 185 students. 41.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,806, which is $6,668 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.whitewrightisd.com

Address

315 Highland
Whitewright, TX 75491-0888

Office phone number

(903) 364-2151

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Whitewright Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

185

African American

5 (2.7%)

Whitewright ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

32 (17.3%)

Whitewright ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

136 (73.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 73.1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

12 (6.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.7%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

17.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

73.5%

Two or more races

6.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

41.6 %

Whitewright ISD: 49.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

44.3 %

Whitewright ISD: 46.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.8 %

Whitewright ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

41.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

44.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.8 %

Whitewright ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

13.5 %

Whitewright ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.2 %

Whitewright ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

10.8%

Gifted and talented

13.5%

Special education

16.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

10.9 %

Whitewright ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

0 %

Whitewright ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Whitewright ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Whitewright ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

25.7 %

Whitewright ISD: 18%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Whitewright ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

6.5 %

Whitewright ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

21.4 %

Whitewright ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

17.5

African American

4.4 (25.1%)

Whitewright ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

0.1 (0.6%)

Whitewright ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

12 (68.5%)

Whitewright ISD: 86.7%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (5.7%)

Whitewright ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

15.2 (86.9%)

Whitewright ISD: 80.6%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

2.3 (13.1%)

Whitewright ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Whitewright ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

10.6

Whitewright ISD: 11.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11 years

Whitewright ISD: 10 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,806

Whitewright ISD: $55,805

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$47,512

Whitewright ISD: $48,123

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$47,552

Whitewright ISD: $49,325

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$54,533

Whitewright ISD: $51,983

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$64,118

Whitewright ISD: $63,866

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$65,366

Whitewright ISD: $65,096

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$68,190

Whitewright ISD: $68,190

Statewide: $74,014

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