Workman J H

Summary:

Workman J H is a public middle school in Arlington, Texas, serving 1,360 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Arlington Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 683 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Workman J H faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 27.81% of 7th-grade students and 26.23% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 40.75% and 40.53% for the district, and 52.08% and 54.09% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and Gifted and Talented students. Workman J H also has experienced an increase in dropout rates, from 0.8% in 2017-2018 to 2.8% in 2020-2021.

In comparison, the nearby Bailey J H, Young J H, and Boles J H generally outperform Workman J H on academic measures, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and better overall rankings. The nearby International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas) and Arlington Classics Academy charter schools also tend to outperform Workman J H. However, Workman J H stands out for its relatively strong performance on the STAAR EOC Algebra I exam, with 63.54% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 29.86% for the district and 44.73% for the state.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 701 E Arbrook Blvd
       Arlington, TX  76014-3299


(682) 867-1200

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2112th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,823 Help


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
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Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  1,360

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.2%
African American:
25.4%
Asian:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Workman J H ranks worse than 89.5% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 10 ranked middle schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.29. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Workman J H has the largest middle school student body size in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.2%), African American (25.4%), Asian (5.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Workman J H is 16.1, which is the highest among 10 middle schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Workman J H is $8,823, which is the lowest among 10 middle schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Workman J H was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Workman J H 2112th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Workman J H in the ranking list.)

Arlington Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Arlington Independent School District (Isd) 683rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Workman J H

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Rank History for all students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 32.01 1224th 1573 22.2%
2005 19.57 1386th 1582 12.4%
2006 21.85 1368th 1585 13.7%
2007 23.42 1460th 1684 13.3%
2008 31.39 1407th 1718 18.1%
2009 30.49 1459th 1763 17.2%
2010 29.51 1528th 1803 15.3%
2011 31.47 1589th 1895 16.1%
2012 24.38 1632nd 1951 16.4%
2013 32.24 1506th 1973 23.7%
2014 28.43 1557th 1987 21.6%
2015 32.93 1508th 2043 26.2%
2016 21.60 1710th 1987 13.9%
2017 23.89 1649th 2027 18.6%
2018 27.14 1614th 2080 22.4%
2019 26.43 1720th 2193 21.6%
2021 23.40 1785th 2252 20.7%
2022 21.90 1880th 2254 16.6%
2023 21.54 1933rd 2330 17.0%
2024 16.29 2112th 2361 10.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.91 539th 720 25.1%
2019 19.80 673rd 753 10.6%
2021 24.14 614th 743 17.4%
2022 17.31 748th 813 8.0%
2023 28.72 634th 817 22.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.98 635th 1376 53.9%
2019 43.48 726th 1445 49.8%
2021 47.12 695th 1592 56.3%
2022 45.33 789th 1643 52.0%
2023 43.04 916th 1720 46.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.58 1405th 1597 12.0%
2019 27.12 1359th 1626 16.4%
2021 35.09 1114th 1712 34.9%
2022 30.43 1350th 1757 23.2%
2023 28.23 1488th 1815 18.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.16 1354th 2039 33.6%
2019 36.79 1407th 2073 32.1%
2021 29.48 1655th 2172 23.8%
2022 29.77 1713th 2220 22.8%
2023 29.26 1734th 2251 23.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.97 1489th 2008 25.8%
2019 27.25 1621st 2047 20.8%
2021 26.02 1670th 2151 22.4%
2022 22.37 1869th 2221 15.8%
2023 22.68 1855th 2241 17.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.46 1248th 1430 12.7%
2019 27.80 1223rd 1446 15.4%
2021 22.07 1267th 1501 15.6%
2022 18.93 1329th 1488 10.7%
2023 12.74 1392nd 1481 6.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.68 1546th 2008 23.0%
2019 32.08 1517th 2058 26.3%
2021 36.77 1348th 2118 36.4%
2022 35.09 1500th 2182 31.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.68 1748th 2030 13.9%
2019 24.14 1703rd 2069 17.7%
2021 21.46 1800th 2168 17.0%
2022 21.46 1892nd 2228 15.1%
2023 20.33 1918th 2245 14.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.14 459th 587 21.8%
2019 23.29 516th 594 13.1%
2021 21.72 515th 589 12.6%
2022 19.63 541st 606 10.7%
2023 29.33 507th 616 17.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.16 878th 1167 24.8%
2019 34.66 782nd 1193 34.5%
2021 33.79 832nd 1213 31.4%
2022 31.29 913th 1251 27.0%
2023 34.11 850th 1273 33.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.86 1385th 1895 26.9%
2019 30.81 1454th 1935 24.9%
2021 26.40 1626th 2043 20.4%
2022 25.34 1711th 2077 17.6%
2023 23.84 1764th 2116 16.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.61 24th 28 14.3%
2022 39.64 23rd 40 42.5%
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Rank History for White students at Workman J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.05 1353rd 1673 19.1%
2019 22.31 1447th 1684 14.1%
2021 17.30 1551st 1700 8.8%
2022 11.98 1638th 1723 4.9%
2023 9.32 1678th 1749 4.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Workman J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 872 110 83 101 4 n/a n/a 0 1170
1989 846 148 111 118 5 n/a n/a 0 1228
1990 938 206 114 134 5 n/a n/a 0 1397
1991 895 239 137 141 5 n/a n/a 0 1417
1992 769 226 138 120 3 n/a n/a 0 1256
1993 782 243 123 105 3 n/a n/a 0 1256
1994 431 196 86 100 3 n/a n/a 0 816
1995 363 193 89 133 2 n/a n/a 0 780
1996 363 193 89 133 2 n/a n/a 0 780
1997 331 207 102 129 2 n/a n/a 0 771
1998 239 178 61 90 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1999 185 193 72 113 0 n/a n/a 0 563
2000 167 202 79 113 0 n/a n/a 0 561
2001 151 243 77 155 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2002 125 219 65 203 5 n/a n/a 0 617
2003 125 219 65 203 5 n/a n/a 0 617
2004 112 245 71 230 4 n/a n/a 0 662
2005 84 228 72 246 0 n/a n/a 0 630
2006 69 220 73 237 1 n/a n/a 0 600
2007 71 202 73 227 1 n/a n/a 0 574
2008 74 219 83 241 0 n/a n/a 0 617
2009 60 176 63 239 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2010 53 126 64 253 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2011 35 114 71 271 2 0 3 0 496
2012 53 144 69 311 2 1 7 0 587
2013 54 137 59 330 1 0 2 0 583
2014 60 132 61 332 3 2 4 0 594
2015 52 151 50 330 1 2 4 0 590
2016 79 370 104 838 4 3 14 0 1412
2017 83 350 110 910 3 3 16 0 1475
2018 93 370 89 927 0 4 18 0 1501
2019 85 414 79 877 3 2 21 0 1481
2020 58 399 98 894 6 1 20 0 1476
2021 64 367 88 935 10 3 20 0 1487
2022 64 360 75 896 11 3 24 0 1433
2023 55 346 75 860 6 0 18 0 1360

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Workman J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1170 62.0 18.8 n/a
1989 1228 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1397 70.0 19.9 n/a
1991 1417 70.0 20.2 n/a
1992 1256 77.1 16.2 13.9
1993 1256 74.0 17.0 21.3
1994 816 49.9 16.4 31.3
1995 780 51.8 15.1 30.6
1996 780 51.8 15.1 30.6
1997 771 53.0 14.5 34.6
1998 568 37.7 15.1 37.3
1999 563 39.0 14.4 52
2000 561 40.3 13.9 51
2001 627 46.1 13.6 60.9
2002 617 47.3 13.0 62.9
2003 617 47.3 13.0 62.9
2004 662 45.6 14.5 65
2005 630 43.8 14.4 71.3
2006 600 46.3 13.0 82.5
2007 574 42.1 13.6 78.4
2008 617 45.5 13.6 73.6
2009 538 44.6 12.1 76.6
2010 496 44.1 11.2 82.1
2011 496 46.0 10.7 87.3
2012 587 39.3 14.9 85.7
2013 583 41.1 14.1 88.5
2014 594 43.2 13.7 84.8
2015 590 45.0 13.1 88.8
2016 1412 94.0 15.0 90.3
2017 1475 100.3 14.6 89.2
2018 1501 96.2 15.5 86.9
2019 1481 96.8 15.2 92
2020 1476 93.9 15.7 93.6
2021 1487 102.0 14.5 87.6
2022 1433 91.7 15.6 89
2023 1360 84.1 16.1 89.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Workman J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1170 62.0 18.8 n/a
1989 1228 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1397 70.0 19.9 n/a
1991 1417 70.0 20.2 n/a
1992 1256 77.1 16.2 13.9
1993 1256 74.0 17.0 21.3
1994 816 49.9 16.4 31.3
1995 780 51.8 15.1 30.6
1996 780 51.8 15.1 30.6
1997 771 53.0 14.5 34.6
1998 568 37.7 15.1 37.3
1999 563 39.0 14.4 52
2000 561 40.3 13.9 51
2001 627 46.1 13.6 60.9
2002 617 47.3 13.0 62.9
2003 617 47.3 13.0 62.9
2004 662 45.6 14.5 65
2005 630 43.8 14.4 71.3
2006 600 46.3 13.0 82.5
2007 574 42.1 13.6 78.4
2008 617 45.5 13.6 73.6
2009 538 44.6 12.1 76.6
2010 496 44.1 11.2 82.1
2011 496 46.0 10.7 87.3
2012 587 39.3 14.9 85.7
2013 583 41.1 14.1 88.5
2014 594 43.2 13.7 84.8
2015 590 45.0 13.1 88.8
2016 1412 94.0 15.0 90.3
2017 1475 100.3 14.6 89.2
2018 1501 96.2 15.5 86.9
2019 1481 96.8 15.2 92
2020 1476 93.9 15.7 93.6
2021 1487 102.0 14.5 87.6
2022 1433 91.7 15.6 89
2023 1360 84.1 16.1 89.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Workman J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $971 (10.3%) $8,488 (89.7%) $9,459
2020 $1,325 (15.8%) $7,073 (84.2%) $8,398
2021 $726 (8.2%) $8,096 (91.8%) $8,823

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Workman J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1720th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1933rd of 2330 Middle schools
 4.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Reading (Workman J H)3028
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Workman J H)2823
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4034
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Workman J H)4140
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Workman J H)3821
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4327
 16%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Workman J H)3129
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4537
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Workman J H)2414
 10%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3422
 12%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Workman J H)9285
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))6034
 26%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14811360
 8.2%
African American414346
 16.4%
American Indian36
 100%
Asian7975
 5.1%
Hispanic877860
 1.9%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White8555
 35.3%
Two or More Races2118
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92%89.8%
 2.2%


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Students at Workman J H are 63% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,360 students attended Workman J H.

Workman J H ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Texas middle schools.

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


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