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Enrollment
945
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892009384
Brooks Wester Middle School
1520 N WALNUT CREEK DR, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 · (682) 314-1800 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL945 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
342 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 6 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 411 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 432 | 46% |
Student demographics
73%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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Brooks Wester Middle School
Brooks Wester Middle School's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Wester Middle School this school | 945 | 36.2% | 71.2% |
| Truett Wilson Middle School HASLET | 941 | 35.0% | 44.4% |
| Terrie McNabb Middle School AUBREY | 978 | 34.3% | 47.0% |
| Lowell H Strike Middle School LITTLE ELM | 881 | 40.2% | 43.8% |
| Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School MCKINNEY | 1,108 | 41.1% | 56.0% |
| Lake Highlands Middle School DALLAS | 1,114 | 40.1% | 54.0% |
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 Brooks Wester Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #85 of 1,635 | #4 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #128 of 1,670 ▲ 31 | #10 of 112 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #198 of 1,670 ▼ 25 | #14 of 112 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #860 of 1,570 | #47 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 945 | #346 of 1,749 | #21 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,009 of 1,542 | #65 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #51 of 1,543 | #8 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #1,381 of 1,648 | #91 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #349 of 437 | #23 of 27 |
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
945
-288 (-23%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 874
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 945 | 60.6 | 15.6:1 | 36% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 60.5 | 15.3:1 | 37% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 891 | 63.8 | 14.0:1 | 37% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 1,233 | 68 | 18.1:1 | 32% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 910 | 59 | 15.4:1 | 31% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 29% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 25% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooks Wester Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (910 to 945); teachers up 3% (59 to 60.6).
About Brooks Wester Middle School
Brooks Wester Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in MANSFIELD, Texas, administered by MANSFIELD ISD. The school had 945 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Brooks Wester Middle School is a school in MANSFIELD ISD. The district has 47 schools and 35,354 students.
White students form the largest group at Brooks Wester Middle School, 37% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Black, 22% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County residents are about 48% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Brooks Wester Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Staffing totals 60.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Brooks Wester Middle School is 36%. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 27 points higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Brooks Wester Middle School is 13.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 71.2% actual, 58.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Brooks Wester Middle School is located in Tarrant County, where median household income is about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Brooks Wester Middle School is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County, which together enroll about 385,835 students.
The school nearest to Brooks Wester Middle School is Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Brooks Wester Middle School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 1,233 in 2020-21 and 945 in 2024-25, a decrease of 288 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.1:1 to 15.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Alma Martinez Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Brenda Norwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 845 students
Nearby schools
- Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School0.3 mi · 719
- J L Boren Elementary School0.8 mi · 611
- Roberta Tipps Academy1.0 mi · 471
- Mansfield Summit High School1.3 mi · 1,772
- Rogene Worley Middle School1.4 mi · 630
- Alice Ponder Elementary School1.5 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Brooks Wester Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brooks Wester Middle School?
Brooks Wester Middle School enrolls approximately 945 students in grades 06-08.
Is Brooks Wester Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brooks Wester Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooks Wester Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brooks Wester Middle School is approximately 15.6:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brooks Wester Middle School?
At Brooks Wester Middle School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 22% Hispanic, 26% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brooks Wester Middle School public or private?
Brooks Wester Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANSFIELD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.