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Enrollment
821
Middle
DISTRICT 897 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROWLEY ISD·NCES 481591005440
Crowley Middle School
3800 W RISINGER RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76123 · (817) 370-5650 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
692 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 257 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 250 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 38% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 17.0% | 28.0% | 50.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Crowley Middle School
Crowley Middle School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley Middle School this school | 821 | 84.3% | 27.4% |
| Terry Middle School MESQUITE | 780 | 83.7% | 35.5% |
| Missouri City Middle School MISSOURI CITY | 933 | 80.8% | 24.3% |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School GLENN HEIGHTS | 643 | 78.5% | 28.8% |
| Nichols Junior High School ARLINGTON | 586 | 84.8% | 26.9% |
| Marshall Middle School BEAUMONT | 694 | 80.3% | 31.8% |
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 Crowley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #1,464 of 1,635 | #86 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,592 of 1,670 ▼ 5 | #106 of 112 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,476 of 1,670 ▼ 9 | #94 of 112 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #27 of 1,570 | #3 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #530 of 1,749 | #35 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #317 of 1,542 | #13 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #649 of 1,543 | #78 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.3% | #404 of 1,648 | #28 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.6% | #137 of 437 | #10 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
821
-249 (-23%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 821 | 63.8 | 12.9:1 | 84% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 70.1 | 12.3:1 | 85% (738) |
| 2022-23 | 977 | 69.9 | 14.0:1 | 86% (838) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 69 | 15.5:1 | 85% (906) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 52.7 | 12.9:1 | 69% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 73% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 63% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 58 | 12.8:1 | 14% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crowley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (681 to 821); teachers up 21% (52.7 to 63.8).
About Crowley Middle School
Crowley Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Texas, with an address in FORT WORTH. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 821 students. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 28% larger than that.
CROWLEY ISD has 17,011 students spread across 24 schools.
Roughly 59% of students at Crowley Middle School are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 18%. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Crowley Middle School is 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 84% of students, or 692, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crowley Middle School would score about 37.7%. It scores 27.4%, 10.3 points below that figure.
Among Tarrant County residents, the median household income is $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Crowley Middle School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
The school nearest to Crowley Middle School is Jackie Carden Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Crowley Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Crowley Middle School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 23% from its 2020-21 level of 1,070. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.5:1 to 12.9:1.
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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 CROWLEY ISD
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Summer Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,035 students
- Richard Allie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,008 students
- H F Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Bess Race Elementary SchoolElementary · 647 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Other Crowley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Crowley Middle. Crowley Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Crowley Middle SchoolCrowley, LA · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Jackie Carden Elementary School0.2 mi · 486
- Mary Harris Elementary School0.6 mi · 438
- J A Hargrave Elementary School0.9 mi · 442
- Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth1.0 mi · 947
- Dallas Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 535
- Meadowcreek Elementary School1.1 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Crowley Middle SchoolHow large is Crowley Middle School?
Crowley Middle School enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Crowley Middle School serve?
Crowley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Crowley Middle School have?
Crowley Middle School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Crowley Middle School?
Student demographics at Crowley Middle School are roughly 4% White, 28% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Crowley Middle School public or private?
Crowley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CROWLEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.