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Enrollment
819
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892009052
Donna Shepard Academy
1280 FM 1187, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 · (817) 299-5940 · Tarrant County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
470 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 | 428 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 391 | 48% |
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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 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 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Donna Shepard Academy
Donna Shepard Academy's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Shepard Academy this school | 819 | 57.4% | 49.2% |
| Linda Jobe Middle School MANSFIELD | 820 | 54.1% | 49.2% |
| Brenham Junior High School BRENHAM | 756 | 58.1% | 42.6% |
| McMath Middle School DENTON | 644 | 55.0% | 39.6% |
| Brenham Middle School BRENHAM | 703 | 60.9% | 37.4% |
| Jerry R Walker Middle School LITTLE ELM | 885 | 52.5% | 40.5% |
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 Donna Shepard Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #528 of 1,635 | #37 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #651 of 1,670 ▼ 210 | #43 of 112 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #810 of 1,670 ▼ 223 | #59 of 112 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #767 of 1,570 | #37 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #534 of 1,749 | #38 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #868 of 1,542 | #49 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #226 of 1,543 | #38 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #999 of 1,648 | #66 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #870 of 942 | #72 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
819
-125 (-13%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 819 | 54.6 | 15.0:1 | 57% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 60.7 | 13.5:1 | 62% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 62.2 | 14.0:1 | 56% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 58 | 16.3:1 | 49% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 56 | 15.0:1 | 48% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 42% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 47% (378) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donna Shepard Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (838 to 819); teachers down 3% (56 to 54.6).
About Donna Shepard Academy
Donna Shepard Academy operates as a medium-sized middle school in MANSFIELD, Texas. The latest federal count shows 819 students in grades 5 through 6. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 27% higher.
Donna Shepard Academy is one of the 47 schools that make up MANSFIELD ISD (35,354 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Donna Shepard Academy, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 33% White, 18% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Tarrant County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.0:1. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 57%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Donna Shepard Academy's results are within a point of predicted: 49.2% against 49.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy is the public school closest to Donna Shepard Academy, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Donna Shepard Academy is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Donna Shepard Academy had 944 students, to 2024-25, when it had 819. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
The Donna Shepard Academy community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Brooks Wester Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Alma Martinez Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Nearby schools
- Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy0.3 mi · 326
- Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School0.4 mi · 440
- Nancy Neal Elementary School0.8 mi · 427
- Linda Jobe Middle School1.0 mi · 820
- Mansfield Legacy High School1.1 mi · 2,568
- Alice Ponder Elementary School1.7 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Donna Shepard AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Donna Shepard Academy?
Donna Shepard Academy enrolls approximately 819 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Donna Shepard Academy serve?
Donna Shepard Academy serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Donna Shepard Academy?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Donna Shepard Academy.
How diverse is Donna Shepard Academy?
Donna Shepard Academy reports a student body of 33% White, 41% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Donna Shepard Academy?
Donna Shepard Academy is overseen by MANSFIELD ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.