PRAIRIE VISTA

PRAIRIE VISTA, a reasonably sized intermediate school in FORT WORTH, Texas, run under EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD, educates 958 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 49% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 23,982 students. PRAIRIE VISTA is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PRAIRIE VISTA reports that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 23% White, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting PRAIRIE VISTA higher than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, PRAIRIE VISTA falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 52.5%; this one comes in at 36.9%, -15.6 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $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. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), PRAIRIE VISTA is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: COMANCHE SPRINGS EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PRAIRIE VISTA comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

PRAIRIE VISTA operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRAIRIE VISTA has grew 17%, going from 820 students in 2018 to 958 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 15% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for PRAIRIE VISTA typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.