IRMA MARSH MIDDLE

IRMA MARSH MIDDLE is a mid-tier middle school in FORT WORTH, Texas, run under CASTLEBERRY ISD. The school serves 840 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so IRMA MARSH MIDDLE sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Within CASTLEBERRY ISD, which oversees 7 schools and 3,851 students, IRMA MARSH MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, IRMA MARSH MIDDLE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Beyond that, the school reports 10% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, IRMA MARSH MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which IRMA MARSH MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is CASTLEBERRY H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, IRMA MARSH MIDDLE comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IRMA MARSH MIDDLE has edged down 5%, going from 881 students in 2018 to 840 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 15% to 10%.

On this page, members of the IRMA MARSH MIDDLE community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.