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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the JOHN M TIDWELL MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,062
Middle
DISTRICT 1,035 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ISD·NCES 483318012301
John M Tidwell Middle School
3937 HASLET-ROANOKE RD, ROANOKE, TX 76262 · (817) 698-5900 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,062 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
242 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 6 | 351 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 374 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 337 | 32% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +51.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 51 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 28.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 John M Tidwell Middle School
John M Tidwell Middle School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M Tidwell Middle School this school | 1,062 | 22.8% | 63.2% |
| Dowell Middle School MCKINNEY | 995 | 22.4% | 68.1% |
| Timberview Middle School FORT WORTH | 967 | 26.0% | 59.1% |
| Wellborn Middle School COLLEGE STATION | 843 | 24.3% | 68.4% |
| Salyards Middle School CYPRESS | 1,413 | 23.9% | 71.8% |
| Dr Jack Cockrill Middle School MCKINNEY | 1,210 | 22.3% | 68.2% |
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 John M Tidwell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #187 of 1,635 | #12 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #193 of 1,670 ▲ 172 | #18 of 112 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #220 of 1,670 ▲ 36 | #19 of 112 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #437 of 1,570 | #18 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,062 | #222 of 1,749 | #8 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,116 of 1,542 | #77 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #359 of 1,543 | #52 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #1,536 of 1,648 | #104 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #553 of 942 | #42 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
1,062
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,062 | 66.4 | 16.0:1 | 23% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 1,051 | 65.3 | 16.1:1 | 21% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 1,039 | 62.8 | 16.5:1 | 20% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 1,035 | 64 | 16.2:1 | 18% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 1,212 | 73.2 | 16.6:1 | 20% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 1,107 | 68 | 16.3:1 | 17% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 24% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John M Tidwell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,212 to 1,062); teachers down 9% (73.2 to 66.4).
About John M Tidwell Middle School
John M Tidwell Middle School is a large middle school that serves part of ROANOKE, Texas. It enrolls 1,062 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 65% above the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
John M Tidwell Middle School is run by NORTHWEST ISD, whose 37 schools enroll 32,098 students.
The share of White students at John M Tidwell Middle School is 53%, a majority. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at John M Tidwell Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. A total of 242 students, or 23%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Tarrant County.
John M Tidwell Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Texas public middle schools.
John M Tidwell Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.2% and a predicted 64.0%.
In the wider Tarrant County area, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. John M Tidwell Middle School shares Tarrant County with 638 other public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate John M Tidwell Middle School from the closest public school, J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, John M Tidwell Middle School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 1,035 to 1,062.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 NORTHWEST ISD
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Byron Nelson High SchoolHigh · 2,969 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Medlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,109 students
Other schools in ROANOKE
- Roanoke Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Wayne A Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 701 students
- J Lyndal Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- James M Steele Early College High SchoolHigh · 309 students
Nearby schools
- J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School0.5 mi · 672
- Kay Granger Elementary School1.7 mi · 637
- Timber Creek High School2.2 mi · 2,970
- Caprock Elementary School2.3 mi · 608
- Ridgeview Elementary School2.4 mi · 534
- Independence Elementary School2.4 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About John M Tidwell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John M Tidwell Middle School?
John M Tidwell Middle School enrolls approximately 1,062 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John M Tidwell Middle School serve?
John M Tidwell Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John M Tidwell Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John M Tidwell Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (66 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John M Tidwell Middle School?
John M Tidwell Middle School reports a student body of 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is John M Tidwell Middle School in?
John M Tidwell Middle School is part of NORTHWEST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.