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Workman Junior High School

Public | 7-8 | 587 students

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Posted February 4, 2010

they are a real great school facility good staff great students! they really have the students involved in events and clubs!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 8, 2009

I am a high school senior now and attended workman both of my jr high years. my time there was good because i had good friends and got along well with the teachers, there are many ways of making your years there some good ones, i wasnt part of the 'wild kids' but i still had a great time there. overall it's about the experience and the people you meet:)


Posted November 30, 2008

I am an 8th grade student at workman junior high and my experience there hasnt been at all to good. Most of the teachers there tell to little or too much . what i mean by that is They expect you to do something with little information and they expect you to know a lot with a huge amount of information at one time.As for the students there its another story. You have to act wild to get attention if you want it, but if you dont get attention you will be framed as weak or a punk. When i was a seventh grader there it wasnt a very good year. I had to shorten this because i was going to tell what i experienced one day but ive exceeded the limit and its my bed time >=/
—Submitted by a student


Posted August 17, 2007

My son atended Workman JH for 1 semester and the things he was telling me was enough for me to take him out the school. The teachers was ok but the students was way to wild
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 19, 2007

It has now been 2 years since our daughter finished her very positive middle school experience at Workman Jr. High. Workman is a diverse environment, and a completely foreign scenario from the elementary school in a small town in a different state where our daughter attended previously. We found her experience to be unbelievably positive, with faculty and staff who supported her endeavors unconditionally and encouraged her academic/athletic success. The caliber of her teachers/coaches (especially Coach Carruthers and band director 'Mr. M-B') were outstanding. Now that our family has relocated out of Texas, we can only pray for similar outstanding educational opportunities for our daughter as she finishes her high school career, as well as her 2 elementary-aged younger brothers. We would recommend this school without qualification to anyone.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted June 15, 2007

Workman is a school with teachers dedicated to seeing the success of the students. Parent involvement is low, but that can be remedied. The teachers are a family and work together to try and help every student.
—Submitted by a teacher


Posted May 26, 2007

The teachers do a good job teaching, but don't communicate with parents enough. I tend to find out things at the last minute or after the fact. I like the principal and vice principal. The kids are a little wild, but no worse than any other junior high. Overall, it's a good school.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 15, 2005

I dont like this school at all.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 15, 2005

i like this school as far as classes my kid loves it and went from failing in a different school to passing with all a s. some fighting but over all its a good school
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 27, 2005

i feel that workman junior high is a wonderful school i can really appreciate the way the adminstration staff has really supported me an effort to keep my son on the right track because if i ever need answers all i have to do is e-mail or call and they are willing to help solve the problem because i had and incident back in the first semester with my son and his performance in 2 of his major classes and the teachers as well as the principal all came together to help and my son accomplish the goal to bring his grades up. overall workman is an outstanding school and i would recommend anyone to attend it they want a really education.
—Submitted by miriam henderson, a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

About these ratings

The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

271 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
66%

2010

 
 
64%

2009

 
 
61%

2008

 
 
63%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

271 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
80%

2010

 
 
74%

2009

 
 
82%

2008

 
 
79%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

262 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
92%

2010

 
 
90%

2009

 
 
88%

2008

 
 
85%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

243 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
74%

2010

 
 
81%

2009

 
 
72%

2008

 
 
71%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

243 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
91%

2010

 
 
92%

2009

 
 
91%

2008

 
 
91%
Science

The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

239 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
69%

2010

 
 
65%

2009

 
 
58%

2008

 
 
53%
Social Studies

The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

240 students were tested at this school in 2011.

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
90%

2009

 
 
87%

2008

 
 
85%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students66%
Female65%
Male67%
Black or African American48%
Asian84%
Hispanic68%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White79%
Economically disadvantaged67%
Not economically disadvantaged58%
Special education17%
Not special education68%
Limited English proficient (LEP)62%
Proficient in English67%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant66%
Gifted/talented91%

Reading

All Students80%
Female81%
Male79%
Black or African American74%
Asian87%
Hispanic80%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged80%
Not economically disadvantaged78%
Special education33%
Not special education82%
Limited English proficient (LEP)67%
Proficient in English84%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant80%
Gifted/talented96%

Writing

All Students92%
Female96%
Male87%
Black or African American87%
Asian97%
Hispanic91%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White100%
Economically disadvantaged91%
Not economically disadvantaged97%
Special education50%
Not special education93%
Limited English proficient (LEP)83%
Proficient in English94%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant92%
Gifted/talented100%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

Math

All Students74%
Female72%
Male76%
Black or African American73%
Asian93%
Hispanic72%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White75%
Economically disadvantaged74%
Not economically disadvantaged78%
Special education31%
Not special education78%
Limited English proficient (LEP)67%
Proficient in English75%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant74%
Gifted/talented87%

Reading

All Students91%
Female95%
Male88%
Black or African American91%
Asian93%
Hispanic90%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White100%
Economically disadvantaged90%
Not economically disadvantaged96%
Special education50%
Not special education94%
Limited English proficient (LEP)81%
Proficient in English93%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant91%
Gifted/talented97%

Science

All Students69%
Female62%
Male74%
Black or African American61%
Asian77%
Hispanic68%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White89%
Economically disadvantaged68%
Not economically disadvantaged74%
Special education33%
Not special education71%
Limited English proficient (LEP)44%
Proficient in English74%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant69%
Gifted/talented82%

Social Studies

All Students86%
Female85%
Male87%
Black or African American85%
Asian97%
Hispanic83%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
White95%
Economically disadvantaged85%
Not economically disadvantaged92%
Special education73%
Not special education87%
Limited English proficient (LEP)73%
Proficient in English89%
Migrantn/a
Non-migrant86%
Gifted/talented92%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11. TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas. The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

  • In 2010-2011, this school was rated "Academically Acceptable".
  • In 2009-2010, this school was rated "Academically Acceptable".
  • In 2008-2009, this school was rated "Academically Acceptable".

About the tests


Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district. The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12. Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable. Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

See Texas' state standards

Source: Texas Education Agency

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic 44% 48%
Black 33% 14%
Asian/Pacific Islander 12% 4%
White 11% 34%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Special education 11%N/A10%
Gifted/talented students 41%N/A8%
Limited English proficient (LEP) 9%N/A17%
Economically disadvantaged 74%N/A55%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 12N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Beginning teachers 9%N/A8%
1 to 5 years 41%N/A30%
6 to 10 years 23%N/A20%
11 to 20 years 14%N/A23%
21 or more years 13%N/A19%
Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
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701 E Arbrook Blvd
Arlington, TX 76014
Phone: (682) 867-1200

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