JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE

JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE is a large intermediate school in ROANOKE, Texas, operated by NORTHWEST ISD. The school instructs 1,062 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 65% larger than typical.

JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE is one of 37 schools operated by NORTHWEST ISD, a district that enrolls 32,098 students overall.

Demographically, JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: J LYNDAL HUGHES EL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 59.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 1,212 students in 2018 compared to 1,062 in 2025.

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