J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE

As a moderately sized middle-grades school in FORT WORTH, Texas, J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE educates 580 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by FORT WORTH ISD.

FORT WORTH ISD runs 136 schools in total, collectively educating 70,612 students. J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Black, 2% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 97% of students at J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.5%; this one delivers 22.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate 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%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DUNBAR H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.3%.

J MARTIN JACQUET MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 736 students in 2018 compared to 580 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.