Summary:
Barbara Worth Junior High is a public middle school located in Brawley, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 933 students. The school is part of the Brawley Elementary School District, which is ranked 1161 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Barbara Worth Junior High faces significant challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 0.2% in 2018-2019 to 34.7% in 2022-2023, notably higher than nearby schools like Heber (14.4%), Holtville Middle (12.2%), and Frank M. Wright Middle (16.9%). The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently lower than the state and nearby school averages, with only 36.32% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 14.58% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively.
Additionally, Barbara Worth Junior High's performance across various student subgroups is concerning, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half of California middle schools, and some subgroups, such as special education and disabled students, ranking in the bottom 20%. The school also has an exceptionally high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, reaching 84.78% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the nearby schools. These challenges highlight the need for comprehensive improvement efforts, including strategies to address the school's unique socioeconomic factors and learning needs, as well as collaboration with higher-performing neighboring schools to learn from their successful practices.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Brawley Elementary
SchoolDigger Rank:
2006th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,268
Students who attend Barbara Worth Junior High usually attend:
Feeder schools for Barbara Worth Junior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.8
Number of students: 916
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
96.0%
White:
2.0%
African American:
0.9%
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Asian:
0.9%
American Indian:
0.2%
Two or more races:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.4%
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