📍 1120 N Rusk St, Wharton, Wharton County, 77488
Wharton J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wharton, Wharton County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Courtney Carter. It is part of the Wharton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wharton J H enrolls 369 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 25% |
| White | 37 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 369 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wharton J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 85.
Wharton J H is one of 4 schools in WHARTON ISD, based in WHARTON, Texas. The district serves 1,767 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Wharton J H is smaller than the district average of about 442 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant