MONNIG MIDDLE

MONNIG MIDDLE is a tight-knit middle school in FORT WORTH, Texas, part of FORT WORTH ISD. The school works with 459 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Within FORT WORTH ISD, which oversees 136 schools and 70,612 students, MONNIG MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MONNIG MIDDLE shows that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 37% Black, 18% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MONNIG MIDDLE has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MONNIG MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.6%; MONNIG MIDDLE posts 24.7%, -14.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MONNIG MIDDLE is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is M L PHILLIPS EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MONNIG MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 31%: 665 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 24% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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