Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)

The Whitewright Independent School District (Isd) serves approximately 801 students across three schools—Whitewright Elementary (PK-5), Whitewright Middle (6-8), and Whitewright High School (9-12)—and is ranked 179th out of 951 districts in Texas, earning a strong 4-star rating.

Whitewright Middle stands out as the district’s consistent high-performer, earning 4-star ratings for three consecutive years and excelling in advanced coursework—100% of 8th graders taking Algebra I were proficient, nearly double the state average. In contrast, Whitewright High School is the most improved, jumping from a 3-star to a 4-star rating in the latest year, with dramatic gains in Algebra I (from 34.88% to 64.29% proficient) and English I Reading (from 58.18% to 80.00% proficient). Whitewright Elementary is the rising star, showing an upward trend in its state percentile rank over three years, though it remains the lowest-performing school in the district, particularly in 3rd-grade math where only 26.67% of students were proficient compared to the state average of 44.33%.

Key metrics reveal a district with a uniform socioeconomic profile (about 45.5% of students receive free/reduced lunch) and a very low student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1 at the high school, which likely supports individualized attention. Science and social studies are district-wide strengths, with Whitewright Middle achieving 59.7% proficiency in 8th-grade social studies (vs. 31.69% state) and Whitewright High School posting a 78.18% proficiency rate in Biology (vs. 70.51% state). The high school also boasts a 96.4% graduation rate and a 0.4% dropout rate. The district’s overall 4-star rating is driven by the middle and high schools, suggesting that if elementary math and reading scores improve, the district’s ranking could rise even further.