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How has JAMES COBLE MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
750
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892011335
James Coble Middle School
1200 BALLWEG RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76002 · (682) 314-4900 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
474 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 367 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 383 | 51% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like James Coble Middle School
James Coble Middle School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Coble Middle School this school | 750 | 63.2% | 46.3% |
| Della Icenhower Intermediate School ARLINGTON | 619 | 66.6% | 45.4% |
| Bush Middle School IRVING | 675 | 59.4% | 42.2% |
| Rodeo Palms Junior High School MANVEL | 842 | 58.2% | 46.3% |
| Iowa Colony Junior High School IOWA COLONY | 699 | 58.4% | 42.4% |
| David Crockett Middle School RICHMOND | 1,268 | 69.5% | 54.8% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where James Coble Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #647 of 1,635 | #43 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #818 of 1,670 ▼ 245 | #49 of 112 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #541 of 1,670 ▲ 94 | #36 of 112 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,189 of 1,570 | #71 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #664 of 1,749 | #47 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #739 of 1,542 | #43 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #192 of 1,543 | #32 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #870 of 1,648 | #57 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #329 of 942 | #27 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
750
-194 (-21%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 750 | 51.7 | 14.5:1 | 63% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 53.1 | 14.6:1 | 68% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 854 | 56.3 | 15.2:1 | 64% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 59 | 16.0:1 | 54% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 57.7 | 16.3:1 | 52% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 51% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 47% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Coble Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (942 to 750); teachers down 10% (57.7 to 51.7).
About James Coble Middle School
As a mid-sized middle-grades school, James Coble Middle School serves students in ARLINGTON, Texas. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 750 students.
In MANSFIELD ISD, 47 schools enroll a combined 35,354 students.
The largest group at James Coble Middle School is Black students, at 46%. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 18% Black share among all Tarrant County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
There are about 14.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at James Coble Middle School, which has 51.7. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is similar, at 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at James Coble Middle School is about 63%. The figure for public schools in Tarrant County is close, at 63%.
Test results at James Coble Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.3% actual, 46.7% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Tarrant County, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting James Coble Middle School, Tarrant County has 639 public schools.
Dr Sarah Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners is the nearest public school to James Coble Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 56.1%, higher than James Coble Middle School's 46.3%.
James Coble Middle School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 750, from 944 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.0 to 14.5 over 4 years.
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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 MANSFIELD ISD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Sarah Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners0.5 mi · 369
- Della Icenhower Intermediate School0.5 mi · 619
- Janet Brockett Elementary School0.5 mi · 398
- Imogene Gideon Elementary School0.8 mi · 340
- Mansfield Timberview High School0.9 mi · 1,788
- Tccse Early College H S at Timberview0.9 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About James Coble Middle SchoolHow many students attend James Coble Middle School?
James Coble Middle School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 07-08.
Is James Coble Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Coble Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does James Coble Middle School have?
James Coble Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James Coble Middle School?
At James Coble Middle School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 26% Hispanic, 46% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees James Coble Middle School?
James Coble Middle School is overseen by MANSFIELD ISD in Tarrant County.
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