📍 1715 N Loop 11, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 76306
Kirby Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wichita Falls, Wichita County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Del Hardaway. It is part of the Wichita Falls Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kirby Middle enrolls 533 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 174 | 33% |
| White | 112 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 533 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Kirby Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 30, state house district 69.
Kirby Middle is one of 27 schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD, based in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. The district serves 12,644 students district-wide and employs 952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, Kirby Middle is close to the district average of about 468 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize