Whitewright Middle School
Public middle school in Whitewright, Texas · Whitewright ISD · Grades 6–8
Whitewright Middle School serves 190 students in grades 6–8 in Whitewright (Grayson County). It is one of 3 schools in Whitewright ISD. By enrollment it is the 1550th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11 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 ÷ 17.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Whitewright ISD |
| County | Grayson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484567005191 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Whitewright ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 190 | 801 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.8% | 45.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Whitewright Middle School in context
Size
Whitewright Middle School is the only middle school in Whitewright ISD. Its 190 students are 23.7% of the district's 801. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 11.8 miles away and have a median of 256 students, so Whitewright Middle 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 73 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 53, against an average of 63 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% more students than grade 6 (64 against 53). 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 77.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Whitewright ISD (72.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.7% across Whitewright 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
Whitewright Middle School has 17.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 190 students would have about 13.2 teachers, so Whitewright Middle School has 4.1 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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Tom Bean Middle School, 5.9 miles away in Tom Bean ISD. There are 0 middle schools 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 | 77.4% |
| Hispanic | 14.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 53 |
| Grade 7 | 73 |
| Grade 8 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
315 Highland, Whitewright, TX 75491
Phone: (903)364-2151
Website: whitewrightisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Whitewright Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bean Middle School | Tom Bean ISD | 5.9 mi | 170 | 12.9 | 38.2% |
| Trenton Middle School | Trenton ISD | 7.6 mi | 223 | 18.3 | 51.1% |
| Pritchard Junior High School | Bells ISD | 8.8 mi | 231 | 12.1 | 35.1% |
| Van Alstyne Junior High School | Van Alstyne ISD | 11.8 mi | 405 | 13.2 | 17.5% |
| Van Alstyne Middle School | Van Alstyne ISD | 11.9 mi | 433 | 14.7 | 22.6% |
| Leonard Junior High School | Leonard ISD | 12.1 mi | 193 | 10 | 54.9% |
| Howe Middle School | Howe ISD | 12.7 mi | 281 | 10.7 | 42.3% |
| Slayter Creek Middle School | Anna ISD | 13.4 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 55.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Whitewright ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewright Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 389 |
| Whitewright High School | High | 9–12 | 222 |