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What advice would you give to incoming students at PARKWOOD HILL INT?
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Enrollment
1,022
Middle
DISTRICT 917 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELLER ISD·NCES 482526008920
Parkwood Hill Intermediate School
8201 PARKWOOD HILL BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76137 · (817) 744-4000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,022 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
388 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 5 | 476 | 47% |
| Grade 6 | 546 | 53% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Parkwood Hill Intermediate School
Parkwood Hill Intermediate School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood Hill Intermediate School this school | 1,022 | 38.0% | 56.3% |
| Hillwood Middle School FORT WORTH | 1,126 | 37.2% | 57.3% |
| Trinity Meadows Intermediate School KELLER | 813 | 38.4% | 51.9% |
| Trinity Springs Middle School KELLER | 931 | 33.2% | 53.2% |
| Cross Timbers Middle School GRAPEVINE | 820 | 34.8% | 62.3% |
| Hofius Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,313 | 35.8% | 63.7% |
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 Parkwood Hill Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #325 of 1,635 | #22 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #495 of 1,670 ▲ 51 | #37 of 112 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #612 of 1,670 ▼ 194 | #41 of 112 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,319 of 1,570 | #87 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,022 | #261 of 1,749 | #14 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,154 of 1,542 | #80 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #114 of 1,543 | #23 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #1,358 of 1,648 | #89 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #493 of 942 | #39 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
1,022
-143 (-12%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,022 | 63.2 | 16.2:1 | 38% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 1,121 | 70 | 16.0:1 | 40% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 1,174 | 75.1 | 15.6:1 | 36% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 1,165 | 75 | 15.5:1 | 33% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 1,200 | 63.4 | 18.9:1 | 28% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 1,092 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 26% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 1,173 | 62 | 18.9:1 | 20% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 6% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkwood Hill Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,200 to 1,022); teachers unchanged (63.4 to 63.2).
About Parkwood Hill Intermediate School
Parkwood Hill Intermediate School is classified as a middle school. It is located in FORT WORTH, Texas. Students in grades 5 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 1,022 students. The school's enrollment is 59% above the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
Parkwood Hill Intermediate School is one of the 42 schools that make up KELLER ISD (32,042 students in total).
The most common group at Parkwood Hill Intermediate School is White students, at 44%. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 48% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 63.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Parkwood Hill Intermediate School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Parkwood Hill Intermediate School would score about 57.5%. It scores 56.3%, 1.1 points below that figure.
Tarrant County census figures show that the median household income is $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 Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Hillwood Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Parkwood Hill Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Parkwood Hill Intermediate School at 6th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 1,165.
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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 KELLER ISD
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- Keller High SchoolHigh · 2,951 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Hillwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,126 students
- Timberview Middle SchoolMiddle · 967 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
- Hillwood Middle School0.2 mi · 1,126
- Park Glen Elementary School0.8 mi · 479
- Keller Collegiate Academy0.8 mi · 296
- Whitley Road Elementary School0.8 mi · 323
- Friendship Elementary School0.9 mi · 464
- Newman International Academy Watauga1.0 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Parkwood Hill Intermediate SchoolHow large is Parkwood Hill Intermediate School?
Parkwood Hill Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,022 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Parkwood Hill Intermediate School serve?
Parkwood Hill Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkwood Hill Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkwood Hill Intermediate School is approximately 16.2:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkwood Hill Intermediate School?
At Parkwood Hill Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 24% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Parkwood Hill Intermediate School public or private?
Parkwood Hill Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KELLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.