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Enrollment
480
Middle
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000492
North Oaks Middle School
4800 JORDAN PARK DR, HALTOM CITY, TX 76117 · (817) 547-4600 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
339 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 160 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 North Oaks Middle School
North Oaks Middle School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Oaks Middle School this school | 480 | 70.6% | 36.5% |
| Huffines Middle School LEWISVILLE | 612 | 67.5% | 27.3% |
| Watauga Middle School WATAUGA | 572 | 70.3% | 48.1% |
| Richland Middle School RICHLAND HILLS | 633 | 75.0% | 42.2% |
| Bonham Middle School TEMPLE | 627 | 67.1% | 43.3% |
| Clack Middle School ABILENE | 693 | 68.1% | 32.1% |
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 North Oaks Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,106 of 1,635 | #71 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,384 of 1,670 ▼ 28 | #90 of 112 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,207 of 1,670 ▼ 231 | #81 of 112 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,310 of 1,570 | #86 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #1,119 of 1,749 | #95 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #249 of 1,542 | #9 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #153 of 1,543 | #29 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #693 of 1,648 | #48 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #460 of 942 | #38 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
480
-63 (-12%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 480 | 38.5 | 12.5:1 | 71% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 40.1 | 11.7:1 | 73% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 39.6 | 12.8:1 | 74% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 71% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 42.6 | 13.4:1 | 74% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 69% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 66% (407) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 32% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Oaks Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (571 to 480); teachers down 10% (42.6 to 38.5).
About North Oaks Middle School
North Oaks Middle School is a small middle school in HALTOM CITY, Texas, (ZIP code 76117). The school counts 480 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 25% smaller than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
BIRDVILLE ISD, which runs North Oaks Middle School, has 30 schools and 22,267 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at North Oaks Middle School, 46% of enrollment. Other groups make up 22% White, 17% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 16 points above the 30% share among Tarrant County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at North Oaks Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Its 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 71%.
North Oaks Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, North Oaks Middle School is 7.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 36.5%. Predicted: 43.5%.
Census estimates describe Tarrant County this way: median household income is about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Tarrant County number 639 and enroll about 385,835.
The school nearest to North Oaks Middle School is O H Stowe Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Within five miles of North Oaks Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, North Oaks Middle School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
North Oaks Middle School had 543 students in 2020-21 and 480 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
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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
Other schools in BIRDVILLE ISD
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in HALTOM CITY
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Cheney Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- West Birdville Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- O H Stowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 660 students
- David E Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
Nearby schools
- O H Stowe Elementary School0.7 mi · 660
- Haltom High School1.1 mi · 2,757
- David E Smith Elementary School1.1 mi · 640
- John D Spicer Elementary School1.7 mi · 431
- Haltom Middle School1.8 mi · 909
- Watauga Elementary School2.0 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About North Oaks Middle SchoolHow large is North Oaks Middle School?
North Oaks Middle School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 06-08.
Is North Oaks Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Oaks Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does North Oaks Middle School have?
North Oaks Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is North Oaks Middle School?
North Oaks Middle School reports a student body of 22% White, 46% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees North Oaks Middle School?
North Oaks Middle School is overseen by BIRDVILLE ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.