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How has ASA E LOW JR INT changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
719
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892011532
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School
1526 N WALNUT CREEK DR, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 · (817) 299-3640 · Tarrant County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
347 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 359 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 360 | 50% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 34.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 49.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School this school | 719 | 48.3% | 52.4% |
| Young Junior High School ARLINGTON | 710 | 51.4% | 57.4% |
| Rogene Worley Middle School MANSFIELD | 630 | 49.7% | 51.4% |
| Wilson Middle School PLANO | 813 | 45.5% | 53.3% |
| Ed Willkie Middle School FORT WORTH | 775 | 49.4% | 41.5% |
| Clemons Creek Middle School ANNA | 614 | 45.4% | 38.8% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #434 of 1,635 | #29 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #394 of 1,670 ▲ 26 | #27 of 112 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #507 of 1,670 ▼ 23 | #32 of 112 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #817 of 1,570 | #41 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #711 of 1,749 | #55 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,030 of 1,542 | #67 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #99 of 1,543 | #18 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #1,182 of 1,648 | #79 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #665 of 942 | #54 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
719
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 719 | 45.8 | 15.7:1 | 48% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 50% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 39.6 | 14.9:1 | 45% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 41% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 50.5 | 15.6:1 | 36% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 31% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 50 | 16.7:1 | 25% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (789 to 719); teachers down 9% (50.5 to 45.8).
About Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School operates as a medium-sized middle school in MANSFIELD, Texas. The school reports 719 students in grades 5 through 6.
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School is in MANSFIELD ISD, a district with 35,354 students across 47 schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School, with 34% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 34% White, 21% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Federal data list 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.7:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The lunch program counts 48% of students at Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School would score about 53.1%. It scores 52.4%, within a point of that figure.
Census estimates describe Tarrant County this way: median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 639 public schools in Tarrant County, with a combined enrollment of about 385,835.
Of nearby public schools, Brooks Wester Middle School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 52.4% is below the 57.0% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School went from 746 students to 719.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANSFIELD ISD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
Other schools in MANSFIELD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
- Brooks Wester Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Alma Martinez Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Nearby schools
- Brooks Wester Middle School0.3 mi · 945
- J L Boren Elementary School0.7 mi · 611
- Roberta Tipps Academy0.9 mi · 471
- Mansfield Summit High School1.2 mi · 1,772
- D P Morris Elementary School1.5 mi · 545
- Ume Mansfield Elementary School1.5 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Asa E Low Jr Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School?
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School enrolls approximately 719 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School serve?
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School.
How diverse is Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School?
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School reports a student body of 34% White, 34% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School?
Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School is overseen by MANSFIELD ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.