J W Holloway Sixth Grade School
Public middle school in Whitehouse, Texas · Whitehouse ISD · Grades 6
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School serves 355 students in grade 6 in Whitehouse (Smith County). It is one of 7 schools in Whitehouse ISD. By enrollment it is the 1323rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 23.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6 |
| District | Whitehouse ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484560012052 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Whitehouse ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 355 | 4,676 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49% | 45% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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.
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Whitehouse ISD, J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is the smallest, with 7.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 713; J W Holloway Sixth Grade 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
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School serves a single grade, grade 6, with 355 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 57.2% here and 62% across Whitehouse ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 17.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45% across Whitehouse 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
With 23.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 355 students, J W Holloway Sixth Grade School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 355 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so J W Holloway Sixth Grade School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Whitehouse Junior High School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 11 other middle schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 57.2% |
| Hispanic | 17.7% |
| Black | 14.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Asian | 4.8% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
701 E Main, Whitehouse, TX 75791
Phone: (903)839-5656
Website: whitehouseisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: J W Holloway Sixth Grade School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehouse Junior High School | Whitehouse ISD | 1.0 mi | 751 | 14.8 | 42.6% |
| Cumberland Academy Middle School | Cumberland Academy | 4.5 mi | 361 | 12.4 | 45.2% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 5.7 mi | 426 | 11.1 | 81.7% |
| W L Kissam Intermediate School | Chapel Hill ISD | 5.9 mi | 675 | 14 | 83.1% |
| Hubbard Middle School | Tyler ISD | 6.6 mi | 869 | 16.5 | 57.3% |
| Troup Middle School | Troup ISD | 7.8 mi | 254 | 12.2 | 52.4% |
| Three Lakes Middle School | Tyler ISD | 8.1 mi | 948 | 16.5 | 58.5% |
| Moore Middle School | Tyler ISD | 8.3 mi | 1,019 | 15.6 | 81% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Whitehouse ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Winston Cain Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 508 |
| H L Higgins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 597 |
| Mozelle Brown Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 575 |
| Stanton-Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 486 |
| Whitehouse High School | High | 9–12 | 1,404 |
| Whitehouse Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 751 |