Windthorst Junior High School
Public middle school in Windthorst, Texas · Windthorst ISD · Grades 6–8
Windthorst Junior High School serves 107 students in grades 6–8 in Windthorst (Archer County). It is one of 3 schools in Windthorst ISD. By enrollment it is the 1668th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 8.19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Windthorst ISD |
| County | Archer County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484608012438 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Windthorst ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 107 | 506 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 12.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.2% | 45.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Windthorst Junior High School in context
Size
Windthorst Junior High School is the only middle school in Windthorst ISD. Its 107 students are 21.1% of the district's 506. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 21.8 miles away and have a median of 260 students, so Windthorst 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 42 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 28, against an average of 36 per grade. This year grade 8 has 32% more students than grade 6 (37 against 28). 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 68.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across Windthorst ISD (75.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 29%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.5% across Windthorst 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
Windthorst Junior High School has 8.19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 107 students would have about 7.4 teachers, so Windthorst Junior High 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
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 Ntsh Primary Program Wichita Campus, 19.3 miles away in Vernon ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 68.2% |
| Hispanic | 29% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
60.7% of students are girls and 39.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 28 |
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 St Marys Dr., Windthorst, TX 76389
Phone: (940)423-6605
Website: windthorstisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Windthorst Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ntsh Primary Program Wichita Campus | Vernon ISD | 19.3 mi | 11 | 6 | – |
| McNiel Middle School | Wichita Falls ISD | 20.9 mi | 996 | 15.9 | 51.7% |
| Barwise Middle School | Wichita Falls ISD | 21.3 mi | 1,164 | 17.4 | 71.7% |
| Holliday Middle School | Holliday ISD | 21.7 mi | 261 | 12.8 | 20.3% |
| Henrietta Middle School | Henrietta ISD | 21.9 mi | 216 | 11.6 | 38.4% |
| Olney Junior High School | Olney ISD | 23.3 mi | 139 | 9.2 | 51.8% |
| Hirschi Middle School | Wichita Falls ISD | 25.4 mi | 464 | 14.8 | 92.7% |
| Jacksboro Middle School | Jacksboro ISD | 29.0 mi | 259 | 13.9 | 63.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Windthorst ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windthorst Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 257 |
| Windthorst High School | High | 9–12 | 142 |