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Enrollment
619
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892011028
Della Icenhower Intermediate School
8100 WEBB FERRELL RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76002 · (817) 299-2700 · Tarrant County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
412 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 | 304 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 315 | 51% |
Student demographics
68%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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 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 down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 27.0% | 38.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Della Icenhower Intermediate School
Della Icenhower Intermediate School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Della Icenhower Intermediate School this school | 619 | 66.6% | 45.4% |
| James Coble Middle School ARLINGTON | 750 | 63.2% | 46.3% |
| Cross Timbers Intermediate School ARLINGTON | 588 | 70.9% | 32.6% |
| Bush Middle School IRVING | 675 | 59.4% | 42.2% |
| T A Howard Middle School ARLINGTON | 574 | 76.3% | 38.8% |
| Lake Olympia Middle School MISSOURI CITY | 1,078 | 67.2% | 27.5% |
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 Della Icenhower Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #678 of 1,635 | #44 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,154 of 1,670 ▼ 280 | #74 of 112 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #540 of 1,670 ▲ 94 | #35 of 112 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #43 of 1,570 | #4 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #893 of 1,749 | #70 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #299 of 1,542 | #11 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #240 of 1,543 | #42 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #796 of 1,648 | #53 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #130 of 942 | #9 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
619
-242 (-28%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 619 | 48.4 | 12.8:1 | 67% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 49.6 | 14.2:1 | 67% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 52.9 | 14.1:1 | 64% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 861 | 54 | 15.9:1 | 56% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 54.9 | 16.3:1 | 52% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 48% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 45% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Della Icenhower Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (895 to 619); teachers down 12% (54.9 to 48.4).
About Della Icenhower Intermediate School
Della Icenhower Intermediate School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in ARLINGTON, Texas, administered by MANSFIELD ISD. In all, 619 students attend the school in grades 5 through 6.
MANSFIELD ISD runs Della Icenhower Intermediate School along with 46 other schools, enrolling 35,354 students in total.
The largest group at Della Icenhower Intermediate School is Black students, at 49%. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Tarrant County is roughly 18% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Della Icenhower Intermediate School scores 68%.
There are 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.8:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Della Icenhower Intermediate School, the prediction is 45.3% and the result is 45.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that median household income comes to about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 639, with about 385,835 students.
Della Icenhower Intermediate School's closest public school neighbor is Dr Sarah Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Della Icenhower Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Della Icenhower Intermediate School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Della Icenhower Intermediate School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
From 861 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 619 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.9 to 12.8 over 4 years.
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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 ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Sarah Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners0.1 mi · 369
- James Coble Middle School0.5 mi · 750
- Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School0.7 mi · 749
- Janet Brockett Elementary School0.8 mi · 398
- Tccse Early College H S at Timberview0.9 mi · 277
- Mansfield Timberview High School0.9 mi · 1,788
Frequently asked questions
About Della Icenhower Intermediate SchoolHow large is Della Icenhower Intermediate School?
Della Icenhower Intermediate School enrolls approximately 619 students in grades 05-06.
Is Della Icenhower Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Della Icenhower Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Della Icenhower Intermediate School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Della Icenhower Intermediate School.
How diverse is Della Icenhower Intermediate School?
Della Icenhower Intermediate School reports a student body of 10% White, 23% Hispanic, 49% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Della Icenhower Intermediate School?
Della Icenhower 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.