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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970012314
JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE
3000 FOREST AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76112 · (817) 815-5300 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
472 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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
514
-227 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.5:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
38%
was 55%
% Black
54%
was 40%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 FORT WORTH ISD
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H SHigh · 1,924 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H SHigh · 1,898 students
- SOUTH HILLS H SHigh · 1,846 students
- NORTH SIDE H SHigh · 1,676 students
- O D WYATT H SHigh · 1,499 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
- WEST HANDLEY EL0.5 mi · 341
- EAST HANDLEY EL0.8 mi · 329
- NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY AT FORT WORTH0.9 mi · 255
- EASTERN HILLS EL1.0 mi · 459
- EASTERN HILLS H S1.1 mi · 1,189
- MAUDRIE WALTON EL1.1 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLEHow many students attend JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE?
JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE serve?
JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE have?
JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE?
JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE reports a student body of 4% White, 38% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE in?
JEAN MCCLUNG MIDDLE is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.