📍 3807 Kemp, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 76308
Barwise Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wichita Falls, Wichita County. The school has 1,017 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roy Davenport. It is part of the Wichita Falls Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barwise Middle enrolls 1,017 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 508 | 50% |
| White | 349 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
745 of the school's 1,017 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 676 qualify for free lunch and 69 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.
Barwise 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.
Barwise 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 1,017 students, Barwise Middle is larger than the district average of about 468 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize