HIGHLAND MIDDLE

HIGHLAND MIDDLE, a reasonably sized junior high in FORT WORTH, Texas, operated by EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD, caters to 700 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 23,982 students; HIGHLAND MIDDLE is among them.

In terms of who attends, HIGHLAND MIDDLE reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 27% White, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, HIGHLAND MIDDLE records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HIGHLAND MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. HIGHLAND MIDDLE is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

HIGH COUNTRY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGHLAND MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGHLAND MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 856 students in 2018 compared to 700 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 35% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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