Westwood Junior High School
Public middle school in Palestine, Texas · Westwood ISD · Grades 7–8
Westwood Junior High School serves 200 students in grades 7–8 in Palestine (Anderson County). It is one of 4 schools in Westwood ISD. By enrollment it is the 1535th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.3 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 ÷ 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Westwood ISD |
| County | Anderson County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484329004916 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Westwood ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 200 | 1,387 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80% | 80.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Westwood Junior High School in context
Size
Westwood Junior High School is the only middle school in Westwood ISD. Its 200 students are 14.4% of the district's 1,387. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.8 miles away and have a median of 227 students, so Westwood Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 108 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 92, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 7 (108 against 92). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 46% of enrollment, about the same share as across Westwood ISD (47.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 27%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Westwood ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Westwood Junior High School has 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 200 students would have about 13.9 teachers, so Westwood Junior High School has 5.5 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Palestine Junior High School, 4.7 miles away in Palestine ISD. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 46% |
| Hispanic | 27% |
| Black | 22.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
45% of students are girls and 55% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 92 |
| Grade 8 | 108 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1801 Panther Blvd, Palestine, TX 75803
Phone: (903)723-0423
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Westwood Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Junior High School | Palestine ISD | 4.7 mi | 456 | 12.8 | 80% |
| Story Intermediate School | Palestine ISD | 5.3 mi | 670 | 16.3 | 81% |
| Elkhart Middle School | Elkhart ISD | 9.2 mi | 283 | 14.2 | 48.1% |
| Cayuga Middle School | Cayuga ISD | 19.4 mi | 124 | 8.8 | 41.1% |
| Grapeland Junior High School | Grapeland ISD | 20.2 mi | 104 | 8.9 | 54.8% |
| Frankston Middle School | Frankston ISD | 25.2 mi | 171 | 10.6 | 50.9% |
| Lapoynor Junior High School | Lapoynor ISD | 25.5 mi | 98 | 11.6 | 44.9% |
| Fairfield Junior High School | Fairfield ISD | 27.0 mi | 406 | 14.3 | 49.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Westwood ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary School | Elementary | 3–6 | 404 |
| Westwood High School | High | 9–12 | 405 |
| Westwood Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 378 |