JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE

JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE is an intermediate school of low-enrollment scale in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD, hosting 514 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 20% below the state mean of about 643.

JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE is one of 136 schools operated by FORT WORTH ISD, a district that educates 70,612 students overall.

On the student-mix side, JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE logs that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.8%, the actual is 21.3%, a residual of -12.5 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) shows 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 JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is WEST HANDLEY EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.5%.

JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE has decreased 31%, going from 741 students in 2018 to 514 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 38% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.