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Workman J H

Public Grades 7-8

1936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Workman J H is a public middle school in Arlington, Texas, serving 1,255 students in grades 7-8 and part of the Arlington Independent School District (ISD). The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools, with low proficiency rates on STAAR assessments that are significantly below district and state averages, particularly in mathematics.

Workman J H faces significant challenges, with 90.92% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the lowest-performing being Hispanic, African American, and students with special needs. However, the school's Algebra I performance is relatively strong, with 75% of students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 30.78% in the district and 47.01% statewide.

Compared to nearby schools in the Arlington ISD, such as Bailey J H, Young J H, and Gunn J H, Workman J H generally performs worse on academic measures, though these schools also serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The charter schools in the area, such as Iltexas Arlington Middle and Arlington Classics Academy - Middle, have mixed performance, with some outperforming Workman J H and others underperforming.

1,162

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,204

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 E Arbrook Blvd
Arlington, TX 76014-3299

(682) 867-1200

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Workman J H usually attend:

High:

Sam Houston High School

Feeder schools for Workman J H:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Amos Elementary
	Atherton Elementary
	Burgin Elementary
	More...
	Goodman Elementary
	Hale Elementary
	McNutt Elementary
	Morton Elementary
	Rankin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

22.0%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

Texas avg44%

1,936^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Middle Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

660^th of 961Arlington Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1936 of 2344	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2121 of 2372	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1933 of 2330	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1880 of 2254	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1785 of 2252	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1720 of 2193	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1614 of 2080	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	1649 of 2027	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1710 of 1987	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1508 of 2043	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1557 of 1987	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	1506 of 1973	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.4	1632 of 1951	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	1589 of 1895	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	1528 of 1803	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.5	1459 of 1763	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	1407 of 1718	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	1460 of 1684	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	1368 of 1585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.6	1386 of 1582	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.0	1224 of 1573	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	775 of 997	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1156 of 1280	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	850 of 1273	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	913 of 1251	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	832 of 1213	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	782 of 1193	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	878 of 1167	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	366 of 505	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	513 of 617	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	507 of 616	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	541 of 606	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	515 of 589	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	516 of 594	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	459 of 587	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	1500 of 2182	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	1348 of 2118	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1517 of 2058	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1546 of 2008	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	936 of 1428	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1408 of 1770	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	916 of 1720	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	789 of 1643	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	695 of 1592	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	726 of 1445	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	635 of 1376	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1547 of 1825	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2099 of 2242	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1855 of 2241	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1869 of 2221	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1670 of 2151	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1621 of 2047	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1489 of 2008	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1148 of 1230	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1392 of 1481	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1329 of 1488	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1267 of 1501	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1223 of 1446	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1248 of 1430	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1483 of 1731	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2012 of 2119	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1764 of 2116	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1711 of 2077	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1626 of 2043	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1454 of 1935	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1385 of 1895	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1414 of 1820	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	2062 of 2235	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1734 of 2251	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1713 of 2220	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	1655 of 2172	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1407 of 2073	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1354 of 2039	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1586 of 1818	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2092 of 2246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1918 of 2245	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1892 of 2228	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1800 of 2168	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1703 of 2069	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1748 of 2030	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	527 of 676	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	755 of 818	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	634 of 817	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	748 of 813	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	614 of 743	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	673 of 753	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	539 of 720	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1475 of 1568	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1822 of 1891	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1488 of 1815	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1350 of 1757	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	1114 of 1712	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1359 of 1626	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1405 of 1597	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1227 of 1439	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1568 of 1733	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1678 of 1749	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1638 of 1723	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1551 of 1700	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1447 of 1684	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1353 of 1673	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2022)42nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I75%+28 vs state

Science30%-17 vs state

Reading29%-25 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

Social Studies18%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Workman J H	Public	7-8	701 E Arbrook Blvd	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1200	1,162	83	14.0	89.3%	48 (4.1%)	256 (22.0%)	773 (66.5%)	56 (4.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.8%)	23.2	1936^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.4%		16.3	2121^st of 2372 public middle schools	10.6%	185	75.0				29.7	27.6		29.2	17.5	29.6	17.7	$9,204
Gunn J H	Public	6-8	3000 S Fielder Rd	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5400	879	66	13.4	68.6%	177 (20.1%)	179 (20.4%)	479 (54.5%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	55	915^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.0%		48.7	1109^th of 2372 public middle schools	53.2%	194	85.8			69.8	53.8	54.4	44.6	43.8	29.7	44.6	29.4	$10,539
Carter J H	Public	7-8	701 Tharp St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1700	735	55	13.4	92.8%	17 (2.3%)	74 (10.1%)	625 (85.0%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	16.2	2120^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.6%		12.7	2210^th of 2372 public middle schools	6.8%	90	23.5				28.0	24.9		21.1	14.2	24.9	11.1	$10,303
Barnett J H	Public	7-8	2101 Sublett Rd	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5000	579	47	12.3	80.3%	32 (5.5%)	217 (37.5%)	236 (40.8%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	32.6	1642^nd of 2344 public middle schools	29.9%		30.7	1719^th of 2372 public middle schools	27.5%	77	98.0				41.5	45.6		27.9	22.4	39.2	15.0	$12,885
Ousley J H	Public	7-8	950 S E Pkwy	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5700	782	58	13.4	79.7%	88 (11.3%)	269 (34.4%)	323 (41.3%)	71 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	54.3	941^st of 2344 public middle schools	59.9%		55.1	922^nd of 2372 public middle schools	61.1%	19	93.2				56.8	53.2		40.6	44.1	45.1	24.7	$10,253
Iltexas Arlington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4950 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 496-0400	370	25	14.5	85.7%	16 (4.3%)	113 (30.5%)	223 (60.3%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	23.2	1937^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.4%		31.5	1690^th of 2372 public middle schools	28.8%	247	55.3		88.9	37.7	48.0	37.3	16.7		16.9	30.4	13.4	$8,750
Arlington Classics Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5200 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 987-1819	509	32	15.7	26.1%	157 (30.8%)	118 (23.2%)	121 (23.8%)	72 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	84.3	249^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.4%		84.6	245^th of 2372 public middle schools	89.7%	4	62.5	86.4		76.0	71.1	87.1	45.6	46.7			74.0	$8,885
Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3501 Great Southwest Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 348-7960	465	25	18.3	77.8%	20 (4.3%)	132 (28.4%)	278 (59.8%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	31.4	1686^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.1%		27	1826^th of 2372 public middle schools	23.0%	140	26.6		95.6	35.4	46.4	39.4	10.4	0.0	33.1	40.6	26.4	$7,283
Bailey J H	Public	7-8	2411 Winewood	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-0700	754	54	13.8	67.9%	220 (29.2%)	126 (16.7%)	355 (47.1%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.1%)	44.4	1242^nd of 2344 public middle schools	47.0%		44.4	1263^rd of 2372 public middle schools	46.8%	21	98.9				42.6	46.5		36.3	32.0	43.6	28.5	$10,907
Young J H	Public	7-8	3200 Woodside	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3400	710	52	13.7	51.4%	260 (36.6%)	167 (23.5%)	210 (29.6%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	73.7	455^th of 2344 public middle schools	80.6%		69.1	557^th of 2372 public middle schools	76.5%	102	82.2	100.0			59.8	64.8		60.1	41.9	58.5	40.2	$10,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Workman J H

How many students attend Workman J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,162 students attended Workman J H.

What is the racial makeup of Workman J H?

Students at Workman J H are 67% Hispanic, 22% African American, 5% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Workman J H attend?

Students who attend Workman J H usually go on to attend Sam Houston High School

Is Workman J H a good school?

Workman J H ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Workman J H in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

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