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PRAIRIE VISTA

8000 COMANCHE SPRINGS DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76131 · (817) 847-9210 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL958 STUDENTS
Enrollment
958
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
475 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Grade 6
321
Grade 7
317
Grade 8
320
Student demographics
White
21823%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
35437%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Black
25627%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 13%
Asian
849%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6%
Two+
424%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
47850%
Female
48050%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -2.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
958
+138 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 15.5:1
% White
23%
was 32%
% Hispanic
37%
was 42%
% Black
27%
was 15%
% Asian
9%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About 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 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 39.1%.

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 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above 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.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PRAIRIE VISTA
District
EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD
Address
8000 COMANCHE SPRINGS DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76131
Phone
(817) 847-9210
County
Tarrant County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
958
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
20.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
475 (50%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481770011344
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in FORT WORTH
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Frequently asked questions

About PRAIRIE VISTA
How many students attend PRAIRIE VISTA?
PRAIRIE VISTA enrolls approximately 958 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does PRAIRIE VISTA serve?
PRAIRIE VISTA serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PRAIRIE VISTA?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at PRAIRIE VISTA.
How diverse is PRAIRIE VISTA?
PRAIRIE VISTA reports a student body of 23% White, 37% Hispanic, 27% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PRAIRIE VISTA?
PRAIRIE VISTA is overseen by EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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