Summary:
In zip code 75791, the Whitehouse, TX area is served by two middle schools within the highly-rated Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd), which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 94th percentile of Texas districts.
Whitehouse J H is the larger school, serving grades 6-8 with 751 students, and stands out for its exceptional advanced math program, achieving a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam. This school also shows strong 8th-grade results, with students significantly outperforming state averages in Reading, Math, and Social Studies. In contrast, J W Holloway Sixth Grade School is a smaller, specialized campus serving only 355 sixth graders. Despite having a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, J W Holloway exceeds state averages in both 6th-grade Reading and Math, suggesting its focused, single-grade model effectively supports the transition into middle school. Both schools have nearly identical student-teacher ratios (around 14.8:1) and spending per student (around $8,680), indicating that performance differences are driven by school-specific strategies rather than resource disparities.
A notable pattern emerges when comparing the two schools: students at J W Holloway achieve a 55.91% proficiency in 6th-grade Math, but this drops to 33.02% in 7th grade at Whitehouse J H before rebounding to 69.64% in 8th grade. This "7th-grade slump" is a common national trend, but the strong rebound suggests the curriculum builds foundational skills that pay off later. Overall, the district provides a strong foundation, with a low dropout rate of 0.2% at Whitehouse J H, and both schools offer distinct advantages—Whitehouse J H for its advanced math track and consistent high performance, and J W Holloway for its specialized support and year-over-year improvement.
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