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Barbara Worth Junior High

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Barbara Worth Junior High ranks 1810 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1810^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Barbara Worth Junior High is a public middle school serving 881 students in grades 6-8 in Brawley, California, within the Brawley Elementary district, which serves a high-needs community.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics and science, where student proficiency is well below the state average and lags behind many nearby schools like Holtville Middle and Frank M. Wright Middle. However, its performance in English Language Arts is more competitive with some local peers. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 30.2% that is more than double that of schools such as Heber (6.7%) and Holtville Middle (13.3%), a factor closely tied to academic outcomes.

The school operates with fewer resources per student and a higher student-to-teacher ratio than several comparison schools. Interestingly, even within its own district, the similar Padilla-Pace Middle shows better attendance and academic results, suggesting practices there could offer lessons. Despite overall struggles, Barbara Worth has been relatively more effective in supporting its migrant student population, indicating potential strengths to build upon for broader improvement.

881

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,747

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

385 D St.
Brawley, CA 92227-1912

(760) 344-2153

District: Brawley Elementary

Students who attend Barbara Worth Junior High usually attend:

High:

Brawley Union High

Feeder schools for Barbara Worth Junior High:

Elementary:	J. W. Oakley Elementary
	Miguel Hidalgo Elementary
	Myron D. Witter Elementary
	Phil D. Swing Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

2.6%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,810^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1127^th of 1,543Brawley Elementary among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1810 of 2761	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	2011 of 2783	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1811 of 2781	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1918 of 2740	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1518 of 2715	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1610 of 2480	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.4	1792 of 2508	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	1610 of 2497	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	1665 of 2477	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.3	1089 of 2379	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	963 of 2259	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.1	1117 of 2236	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.7	994 of 2179	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.6	894 of 2063	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.2	992 of 2005	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	31.4	1352 of 1999	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.1	1429 of 1804	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	1384 of 1777	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.9	1271 of 1769	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	1306 of 1531	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	812 of 1491	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	982 of 1369	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	997 of 1478	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	518 of 1521	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	611 of 1540	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	489 of 1442	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	601 of 1364	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1655 of 2533	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1910 of 2551	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1647 of 2531	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1781 of 2509	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1512 of 2380	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1552 of 2262	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1347 of 2395	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1567 of 2388	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1295 of 2374	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1427 of 2359	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	982 of 2213	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	1152 of 2072	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1633 of 2542	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1950 of 2579	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1616 of 2531	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1665 of 2458	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	1095 of 2369	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	1409 of 2230	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1709 of 2534	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1831 of 2552	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1679 of 2538	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1755 of 2527	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1286 of 2407	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1471 of 2273	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	42 of 95	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	53 of 94	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	27 of 86	68.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1326 of 1566	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1237 of 1552	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1326 of 1531	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1379 of 1520	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1347 of 1555	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	962 of 1602	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	664 of 1496	55.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barbara Worth Junior High	Public	6-8	385 D St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2153	881	41	21.5	86.6%	23 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	844 (95.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30.5	1810^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		25.7	2011^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.7%	201														18.5	18.5		39.6	38.1	41.8	40.3		24.6	19.5	14.9	18.5	$10,747	$1,306	$9,441
Padilla-Pace Middle	Public	6-8	715 South Ceasar Chavez	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 351-5060	445	21	21.0	83.8%	19 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	418 (93.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																	51.7	44.7		48.1		27.8	16.4		21.9
Frank M. Wright Middle	Public	6-8	885 North Imperial Ave.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3240	1,116	49	22.6	54.7%	77 (6.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1,014 (90.9%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	55	1031^st of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		56.5	980^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.8%	51														33.3	33.3		51.0	59.8	47.0	52.8		36.5	31.2	27.0	31.6	$14,293	$2,251	$12,042
Bill E. Young Junior Middle	Public	5-8	220 South International Blvd.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-2842	322	20	15.8	90.7%	15 (4.7%)	12 (3.7%)	292 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	30.6	1807^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.6%		28.1	1902^nd of 2783 public middle schools	31.7%	95													26.7	8.0	16.6	45.3	46.7	43.8	33.0	41.8	29.3	31.1	21.0	12.5	23.0	$17,811	$2,843	$14,968
Kennedy Middle	Public	7-8	900 North Sixth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-0444	434	25	17.0	90.6%	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	422 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	39.3	1510^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.3%		42.3	1388^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.1%	122														22.1	22.1			41.0	46.5	43.9			23.4	27.7	25.6	$19,527	$1,705	$17,822
Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	600 South Wilson	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-5341	605	33	18.6	75.7%	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	592 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	44.2	1353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	51.0%		39.1	1502^nd of 2783 public middle schools	46.0%	149	18.5	0.0	10.6	37.0	5.0	23.4	25.9	20.0	23.4	7.4	0.0	4.3		26.2	26.2			38.0	50.3	44.3			26.8	32.1	29.4	$13,746	$1,569	$12,177
Holtville Middle	Public	6-8	800 Beale Ave.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2811	257	18	14.1	81.3%	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.2	672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		58.3	926^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.7%	254														34.6	34.6		60.0	69.1	60.5	63.2		30.6	47.7	44.4	40.9	$22,213	$1,816	$20,397
Heber	Public	5-8	1052 Heber Ave.	Heber	92249	Imperial County	Heber Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6530	549	26	20.7	68.9%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	544 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56.1	999^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.8%		52	1110^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.1%	111													23.8	32.1	28.5	40.2	49.6	47.8	50.3	47.3	25.4	38.0	31.9	39.6	34.1	$16,218	$2,754	$13,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Barbara Worth Junior High

What district is Barbara Worth Junior High in?

Brawley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Barbara Worth Junior High?

Students at Barbara Worth Junior High are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

How many students attend Barbara Worth Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Barbara Worth Junior High.

Is Barbara Worth Junior High a good school?

Barbara Worth Junior High ranks 1810^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Barbara Worth Junior High attend?

Students who attend Barbara Worth Junior High usually go on to attend Brawley Union High

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