Young Junior High School
Public middle school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades 7–8
Young Junior High School serves 710 students in grades 7–8 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 728th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870005392 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Arlington ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 710 | 53,339 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.4% | 75.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Young Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 10 middle schools in Arlington ISD, Young Junior High School is the 6th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 547 students, so Young 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 368 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 342, against an average of 355 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 342 in grade 7 and 368 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 36.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (15.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 29.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington 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
Young Junior High School has 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 710 students would have about 49.3 teachers, so Young Junior High School has 2.4 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Iltexas Arlington Middle School, 2.2 miles away in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 36.6% |
| Hispanic | 29.6% |
| Black | 23.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Asian | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 342 |
| Grade 8 | 368 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3200 Woodside, Arlington, TX 76016
Phone: (682)867-3400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Young Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Arlington Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.2 mi | 370 | 14.6 | 85.7% |
| Bailey Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.3 mi | 754 | 13.9 | 67.9% |
| Gunn Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.5 mi | 879 | 13.4 | 68.6% |
| Boles Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.5 mi | 512 | 11.5 | 52% |
| Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School | Arlington Classics Academy | 2.5 mi | 509 | 15.7 | 26.1% |
| Kennedale Junior High School | Kennedale ISD | 3.9 mi | 624 | 13.6 | 59.8% |
| Jean McClung Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.9 mi | 514 | 13.6 | 91.8% |
| J Martin Jacquet Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.0 mi | 580 | 14 | 97.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.