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Alumni: what's one memory from IRMA MARSH MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTLEBERRY ISD·NCES 481317000818
IRMA MARSH MIDDLE
415 HAGG DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76114 · (817) 252-2200 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
793 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
IRMA MARSH MIDDLE→CASTLEBERRY H S
Based on grade levels within CASTLEBERRY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
840
-41 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.5:1
% White
10%
was 15%
% Hispanic
86%
was 82%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.
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 6th 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.
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 CASTLEBERRY ISD
- CASTLEBERRY H SHigh · 1,085 students
- CASTLEBERRY ELElementary · 754 students
- A V CATO ELElementary · 633 students
- JOY JAMES ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIPElementary · 471 students
- REACH H SHigh · 41 students
- T R U C E LEARNING CTRHigh · 27 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R EATON H SHigh · 3,288 students
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- NORTH CROWLEY H SHigh · 2,936 students
- BOSWELL H SHigh · 2,445 students
- CHISHOLM TRAIL H SHigh · 2,258 students
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- CASTLEBERRY H S0.3 mi · 1,085
- A V CATO EL0.4 mi · 633
- T R U C E LEARNING CTR0.9 mi · 27
- REACH H S0.9 mi · 41
- CASTLEBERRY EL0.9 mi · 754
- BURTON HILL EL1.2 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About IRMA MARSH MIDDLEHow large is IRMA MARSH MIDDLE?
IRMA MARSH MIDDLE enrolls approximately 840 students in grades 06-08.
Is IRMA MARSH MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
IRMA MARSH MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does IRMA MARSH MIDDLE have?
IRMA MARSH MIDDLE employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IRMA MARSH MIDDLE?
At IRMA MARSH MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 10% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is IRMA MARSH MIDDLE public or private?
IRMA MARSH MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by CASTLEBERRY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.