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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MCLEAN 6TH GRADE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
388
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970008912
McLean 6th Grade
3201 S HILLS AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76109 · (817) 207-6700 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
219 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 388 | 100% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 19.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 McLean 6th Grade
McLean 6th Grade's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLean 6th Grade this school | 388 | 56.4% | 61.7% |
| Bastrop Intermediate School BASTROP | 413 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| Devine Middle School DEVINE | 431 | 54.5% | 44.5% |
| Commander William C McCool Academy LUBBOCK | 416 | 56.5% | 56.2% |
| Giddings Middle School GIDDINGS | 389 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| Driscoll Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 535 | 54.8% | 37.6% |
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 McLean 6th Grade ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #212 of 1,635 | #16 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,015 of 1,670 ▼ 415 | #65 of 112 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #728 of 1,670 ▼ 250 | #53 of 112 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #525 of 1,570 | #25 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,286 of 1,749 | #104 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,193 of 1,542 | #84 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #798 of 1,543 | #92 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #1,017 of 1,648 | #67 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #129 of 942 | #8 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
388
-100 (-20%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 388 | 23.7 | 16.4:1 | 56% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 24.9 | 15.8:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 25.3 | 16.4:1 | 62% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 65% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 57% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 56% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 57% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 52% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLean 6th Grade.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (561 to 388); teachers down 15% (28 to 23.7).
About McLean 6th Grade
McLean 6th Grade is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in FORT WORTH, Texas. Enrollment totals 388 students across grade 6. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 40% below that mark.
McLean 6th Grade is run by FORT WORTH ISD, whose 136 schools enroll 70,612 students.
About 62% of the student body at McLean 6th Grade is Hispanic. Other groups include 30% White and 5% Black. By comparison, Tarrant County residents are about 30% Hispanic. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at McLean 6th Grade are from different groups.
There are 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.4:1. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 2.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, McLean 6th Grade is 12.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 61.7%. Predicted: 49.6%.
Tarrant County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 639 public schools in the county, enrolling about 385,835, McLean 6th Grade among them.
About 0.2 miles separate McLean 6th Grade from the closest public school, McLean Middle School. The five-mile area around McLean 6th Grade holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.0% on proficiency, and McLean 6th Grade is above that at 61.7%.
The federal government classifies McLean 6th Grade's location as City: Large.
Enrollment fell by 20% across 4 years, from 488 in 2020-21 to 388 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.1:1 to 16.4:1.
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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
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- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
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Nearby schools
- McLean Middle School0.2 mi · 757
- Alice D Contreras0.7 mi · 442
- Applied Learning Academy0.7 mi · 330
- Westcliff Elementary School0.8 mi · 534
- Paschal High School1.1 mi · 2,127
- Alice Carlson Applied Lrn Center1.1 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About McLean 6th GradeWhat is the total enrollment at McLean 6th Grade?
McLean 6th Grade enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does McLean 6th Grade serve?
McLean 6th Grade serves grades 06-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McLean 6th Grade?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McLean 6th Grade is approximately 16.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McLean 6th Grade?
At McLean 6th Grade, the student body is approximately 30% White, 62% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is McLean 6th Grade in?
McLean 6th Grade is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.