📍 315 Highland, Whitewright, Grayson County, 75491
Whitewright Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Whitewright, Grayson County. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Sweet. It is part of the Whitewright Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitewright Middle enrolls 180 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 180 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whitewright Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-40, state senate district 30, state house district 62.
Whitewright Middle is one of 3 schools in WHITEWRIGHT ISD, based in WHITEWRIGHT, Texas. The district serves 801 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 180 students, Whitewright Middle is smaller than the district average of about 267 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant