Whitehouse Junior High School
Public middle school in Whitehouse, Texas · Whitehouse ISD · Grades 6–8
Whitehouse Junior High School serves 751 students in grades 6–8 in Whitehouse (Smith County). It is one of 7 schools in Whitehouse ISD. By enrollment it is the 660th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 50.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 484560005185 |
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 | 751 | 4,676 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.6% | 45% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Whitehouse Junior High School in context
Size
Whitehouse Junior High School is the largest of Whitehouse ISD's 2 middle schools; its 751 students are 16.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6 miles away with a median enrollment of 564; Whitehouse Junior High School is larger 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 375 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 10, against an average of 250 per grade. This year grade 8 has 3,650% more students than grade 6 (375 against 10). 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
The largest group is White students: 63.4% here and 62% across Whitehouse ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 14.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.6% 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 50.86 full-time-equivalent teachers for 751 students, Whitehouse Junior High School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 751 students would have about 52.2 teachers, so Whitehouse Junior High School has 1.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Whitehouse Junior High 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 J W Holloway Sixth Grade School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 10 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 | 63.4% |
| Hispanic | 14.6% |
| Black | 13.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Asian | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 10 |
| Grade 7 | 366 |
| Grade 8 | 375 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
406 W Main, Whitehouse, TX 75791
Phone: (903)839-5590
Website: whitehouseisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Whitehouse Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J W Holloway Sixth Grade School | Whitehouse ISD | 1.0 mi | 355 | 14.9 | 49% |
| Cumberland Academy Middle School | Cumberland Academy | 3.8 mi | 361 | 12.4 | 45.2% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 5.9 mi | 426 | 11.1 | 81.7% |
| Hubbard Middle School | Tyler ISD | 5.9 mi | 869 | 16.5 | 57.3% |
| W L Kissam Intermediate School | Chapel Hill ISD | 6.1 mi | 675 | 14 | 83.1% |
| Three Lakes Middle School | Tyler ISD | 7.2 mi | 948 | 16.5 | 58.5% |
| Moore Middle School | Tyler ISD | 7.8 mi | 1,019 | 15.6 | 81% |
| Bullard Intermediate School | Bullard ISD | 8.6 mi | 453 | 15.9 | 28.3% |
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 |
| J W Holloway Sixth Grade School | Middle | 6 | 355 |
| 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 |