Wharton Junior High School
Public middle school in Wharton, Texas · Wharton ISD · Grades 6–8
Wharton Junior High School serves 324 students in grades 6–8 in Wharton (Wharton County). It is one of 4 schools in Wharton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1356th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.6 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 ÷ 30.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Wharton ISD |
| County | Wharton County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484538012610 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wharton ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 324 | 1,767 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.2% | 78.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Wharton Junior High School in context
Size
Wharton Junior High School is the only middle school in Wharton ISD. Its 324 students are 18.3% of the district's 1,767. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 18.3 miles away and have a median of 440 students, so Wharton 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 7 with 123 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 99, against an average of 108 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 99 in grade 6 and 102 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wharton ISD (62.6%). Black students are next, at 25.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.8% across Wharton 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
Wharton Junior High School has 30.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 324 students would have about 22.5 teachers, so Wharton Junior High School has 8.2 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 Iago Junior High School, 8.5 miles away in Boling ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.5% |
| Black | 25.6% |
| White | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 99 |
| Grade 7 | 123 |
| Grade 8 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1120 N Rusk St, Wharton, TX 77488
Phone: (979)532-6840
Website: whartonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wharton Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iago Junior High School | Boling ISD | 8.5 mi | 264 | 13.7 | 11.4% |
| El Campo Middle School | El Campo ISD | 13.2 mi | 707 | 14.8 | 75% |
| East Bernard Junior High School | East Bernard ISD | 14.4 mi | 314 | 14 | 37.6% |
| Needville Middle School | Needville ISD | 18.2 mi | 853 | 16 | 41.3% |
| Needville Junior High School | Needville ISD | 18.4 mi | 565 | 12.7 | 43.4% |
| Brazos Middle School | Brazos ISD | 20.8 mi | 203 | 12.2 | 54.2% |
| Louise Junior High School | Louise ISD | 23.7 mi | 109 | 13.6 | 68.8% |
| Harry Wright Junior High School | Lamar CISD | 23.9 mi | 1,444 | 20.3 | 54.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wharton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| C G Sivells Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 399 |
| Wharton Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 478 |
| Wharton High School | High | 9–12 | 566 |