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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001879
McLean Middle School
3816 STADIUM DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76109 · (817) 814-5300 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
452 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 395 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 358 | 47% |
Student demographics
55%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Middle School
McLean Middle School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLean Middle School this school | 757 | 59.7% | 42.3% |
| Terra Vista Middle School LUBBOCK | 760 | 59.6% | 43.2% |
| Lone Star Middle School SAN ANGELO | 790 | 61.0% | 37.7% |
| Bastrop Middle School BASTROP | 875 | 58.1% | 33.0% |
| Jarrell Middle School JARRELL | 899 | 62.8% | 29.0% |
| Evans Middle School LUBBOCK | 773 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #825 of 1,635 | #51 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #298 of 1,670 ▲ 301 | #21 of 112 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #403 of 1,670 ▲ 341 | #24 of 112 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.5pp | #58 of 1,570 | #2 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #649 of 1,749 | #45 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,085 of 1,542 | #73 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #732 of 1,543 | #86 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #954 of 1,648 | #63 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #217 of 942 | #18 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
757
-223 (-23%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 757 | 47.6 | 15.9:1 | 60% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 49.2 | 16.3:1 | 58% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 55.5 | 17.1:1 | 63% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 980 | 63 | 15.6:1 | 67% (652) |
| 2017-18 | 1,016 | 58 | 17.5:1 | 56% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | 61 | 17.1:1 | 54% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 54% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 48% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 42 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLean Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,016 to 757); teachers down 18% (58 to 47.6).
About McLean Middle School
The public middle-grades school McLean Middle School is located in FORT WORTH, Texas. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 757 students.
FORT WORTH ISD has a total of 136 schools and 70,612 students, McLean Middle School among them.
Of every 100 students at McLean Middle School, about 60 are Hispanic. The school is also 30% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. The diversity index for McLean Middle School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at McLean Middle School, which has 47.6. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 60%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.2% at McLean Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.3%.
For Tarrant County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $84,207 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting McLean Middle School, Tarrant County has 639 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, McLean 6th Grade is about 0.2 miles from McLean Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.3% is below the 48.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 980 students in 2020-21 to 757 in 2024-25.
McLean Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 FORT WORTH ISD
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
- Trimble Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,924 students
- Arlington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,898 students
- South Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- O D Wyatt High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- McLean 6th Grade0.2 mi · 388
- Alice D Contreras0.7 mi · 442
- Westcliff Elementary School0.7 mi · 534
- Applied Learning Academy0.7 mi · 330
- South Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 649
- Alice Carlson Applied Lrn Center1.3 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About McLean Middle SchoolHow large is McLean Middle School?
McLean Middle School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does McLean Middle School serve?
McLean Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at McLean Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at McLean Middle School.
How diverse is McLean Middle School?
McLean Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 60% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees McLean Middle School?
McLean Middle School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.