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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MARY ORR INT administration to hear?
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Enrollment
605
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892007441
Mary Orr Intermediate School
2900 E BROAD ST, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 · (817) 299-2600 · Tarrant County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
300 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 5 | 293 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 312 | 52% |
Student demographics
73%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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 30.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Mary Orr Intermediate School
Mary Orr Intermediate School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Orr Intermediate School this school | 605 | 49.6% | 47.2% |
| Rogene Worley Middle School MANSFIELD | 630 | 49.7% | 51.4% |
| Community Trails Middle School LAVON | 548 | 52.9% | 37.2% |
| Young Junior High School ARLINGTON | 710 | 51.4% | 57.4% |
| Asa E Low Jr Intermediate School MANSFIELD | 719 | 48.3% | 52.4% |
| Slayter Creek Middle School ANNA | 682 | 55.1% | 35.9% |
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 Mary Orr Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #608 of 1,635 | #42 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #650 of 1,670 ▼ 78 | #42 of 112 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #619 of 1,670 ▼ 33 | #43 of 112 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #160 of 1,570 | #17 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #917 of 1,749 | #74 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #374 of 1,542 | #18 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #50 of 1,543 | #7 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #1,150 of 1,648 | #74 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #184 of 942 | #14 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
605
-296 (-33%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 1,303
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 605 | 46.1 | 13.1:1 | 50% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 45.4 | 14.3:1 | 50% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 47.6 | 13.8:1 | 45% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 56 | 16.1:1 | 37% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 54.1 | 15.3:1 | 40% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 35% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 50 | 17.9:1 | 35% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 1,303 | 86 | 15.2:1 | 19% (247) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Orr Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (830 to 605); teachers down 15% (54.1 to 46.1).
About Mary Orr Intermediate School
Families in MANSFIELD, Texas, are served by Mary Orr Intermediate School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. It reported 605 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25.
MANSFIELD ISD has 47 schools; together they serve 35,354 students.
The biggest share of students at Mary Orr Intermediate School, 32%, is White. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 28% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Tarrant County's population at about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mary Orr Intermediate School scores 73%.
A staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.1:1. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Tarrant County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mary Orr Intermediate School is 5.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.2% actual, 52.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Tarrant County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 639 public schools in the county, enrolling about 385,835, Mary Orr Intermediate School among them.
Mary Orr Intermediate School's closest public school neighbor is Mansfield High School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Mary Orr Intermediate School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 47.2% versus a 59.5% average.
Mary Orr Intermediate School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 33% decrease, from 901 to 605. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 13.1:1.
The Mary Orr Intermediate School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 MANSFIELD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
- Brooks Wester Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Alma Martinez Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Nearby schools
- Mansfield High School0.3 mi · 2,552
- Willie Brown Academy0.8 mi · 608
- Newman International Academy of Mansfield0.9 mi · 233
- Charlene McKinzey Middle School1.4 mi · 1,043
- Judy Miller Elementary School1.5 mi · 491
- Danny Jones Middle School1.9 mi · 812
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Orr Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Mary Orr Intermediate School?
Mary Orr Intermediate School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Mary Orr Intermediate School serve?
Mary Orr Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mary Orr Intermediate School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Mary Orr Intermediate School.
How diverse is Mary Orr Intermediate School?
Mary Orr Intermediate School reports a student body of 32% White, 28% Hispanic, 29% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mary Orr Intermediate School public or private?
Mary Orr Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANSFIELD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.