MCLEAN MIDDLE

MCLEAN MIDDLE is an average-sized junior high in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD. The school teaches 757 students in grades 6 through 8.

FORT WORTH ISD comprises 136 schools with combined enrollment of 70,612 students; MCLEAN MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, MCLEAN MIDDLE logs that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 30% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCLEAN MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.8%; this one delivers 44.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) records that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), MCLEAN MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MCLEAN 6TH GRADE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCLEAN MIDDLE at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCLEAN MIDDLE has declined 25%, going from 1,016 students in 2018 to 757 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.