ED WILLKIE MIDDLE

ED WILLKIE MIDDLE is a medium-sized 6-8 campus in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools within EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD. The school instructs 775 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

ED WILLKIE MIDDLE is one of 32 schools operated by EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD, a district that instructs 23,982 students overall.

Demographically, ED WILLKIE MIDDLE records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 31% White, 20% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the resource side, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, ED WILLKIE MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), ED WILLKIE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GREENFIELD EL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ED WILLKIE MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ED WILLKIE MIDDLE has ticked down 19%, going from 959 students in 2018 to 775 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 40% to 31%.

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