Barnett Junior High School
Public middle school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades 7–8
Barnett Junior High School serves 579 students in grades 7–8 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 963rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 46.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870005335 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Arlington ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 579 | 53,339 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.3% | 75.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Barnett Junior High School in context
Size
Barnett Junior High School is the 8th largest of Arlington ISD's 10 middle schools; its 579 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 766 students, so Barnett Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 291 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 288, against an average of 290 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 288 in grade 7 and 291 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 40.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Arlington ISD (50.8%). Black students are next, at 37.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Barnett Junior High School has 46.71 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 579 students would have about 40.2 teachers, so Barnett Junior High School has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Ousley Junior High School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 14 middle schools within 5 miles and 45 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 40.8% |
| Black | 37.5% |
| Asian | 12.8% |
| White | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 288 |
| Grade 8 | 291 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2101 Sublett Rd, Arlington, TX 76018
Phone: (682)867-5000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Barnett Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ousley Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 782 | 13.5 | 79.7% |
| James Coble Middle School | Mansfield ISD | 2.6 mi | 750 | 14.5 | 63.2% |
| Della Icenhower Intermediate School | Mansfield ISD | 2.8 mi | 619 | 12.8 | 66.6% |
| Harry S Truman Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 2.8 mi | 428 | 11.5 | 75.5% |
| Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 3.0 mi | 465 | 18.3 | 77.8% |
| Workman Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,162 | 14.1 | 89.3% |
| Ronald W Reagan Middle School | Grand Prairie ISD | 4.5 mi | 885 | 15.7 | 56.3% |
| Danny Jones Middle School | Mansfield ISD | 4.6 mi | 812 | 16 | 32.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.