Barwise Junior High School
3807 Kemp Blvd
Wichita Falls TX, 76308, Wichita County
Phone: 940-235-1108
Ranking:
(3,826 out of 6,018, bottom 36%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Wichita Falls Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 413 | 425 | 514 | 566 | 608 | 516 | 474 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 208 | 50.4% | 191 | 44.9% | 248 | 48.2% | 249 | 44.0% | 314 | 51.6% | 260 | 50.4% | 239 | 50.4% |
Grade 8: | 205 | 49.6% | 234 | 55.1% | 266 | 51.8% | 317 | 56.0% | 294 | 48.4% | 256 | 49.6% | 235 | 49.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 203 | 49.2% | 195 | 45.9% | 241 | 46.9% | 241 | 42.6% | 280 | 46.1% | 242 | 46.9% | 208 | 43.9% |
Female: | 210 | 50.8% | 230 | 54.1% | 273 | 53.1% | 325 | 57.4% | 320 | 52.6% | 266 | 51.6% | 262 | 55.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.1% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.1% | 16 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 179 | 43.3% | 194 | 45.6% | 205 | 39.9% | 193 | 34.1% | 198 | 32.6% | 171 | 33.1% | 123 | 25.9% |
Black: | 49 | 11.9% | 59 | 13.9% | 84 | 16.3% | 103 | 18.2% | 100 | 16.4% | 81 | 15.7% | 75 | 15.8% |
White: | 154 | 37.3% | 145 | 34.1% | 192 | 37.4% | 234 | 41.3% | 284 | 46.7% | 242 | 46.9% | 258 | 54.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 4.8% | 16 | 3.8% | 13 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 73.8% | 267 | 62.8% | 332 | 64.6% | 329 | 58.1% | 351 | 57.7% | 289 | 56.0% | 223 | 47.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 7.3% | 25 | 5.9% | 39 | 7.6% | 51 | 9.0% | 57 | 9.4% | 34 | 6.6% | 55 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.00 | 11.41 | 14.29 | 14.60 | 15.69 | 13.90 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 69% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 78% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 79% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,553.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,233.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,633.0 |
* Barwise Junior High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.