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Enrollment
441
Middle
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERMAN ISD·NCES 481881012664
Roy Johnson STEM Academy
8901 OAK GROVE RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76140 · (817) 615-3670 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B+Beats 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
11.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
408 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 145 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 19.0% | 32.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Roy Johnson STEM Academy
Roy Johnson STEM Academy's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Johnson STEM Academy this school | 441 | 92.5% | 37.2% |
| La Vega J H George Dixon Campus WACO | 441 | 89.6% | 27.1% |
| Kirby Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 423 | 90.1% | 24.2% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 516 | 89.0% | 26.0% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 475 | 91.4% | 42.4% |
| KIPP Nexus Middle School HOUSTON | 432 | 88.2% | 36.4% |
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 Roy Johnson STEM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,078 of 1,635 | #68 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,247 of 1,670 ▲ 4 | #81 of 112 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #945 of 1,670 ▲ 92 | #68 of 112 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,297 of 1,570 | #84 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #1,184 of 1,749 | #99 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #109 of 1,542 | #4 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #913 of 1,543 | #97 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #179 of 1,648 | #15 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #732 of 942 | #58 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
441
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 441 | 38.1 | 11.6:1 | 93% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 40.9 | 10.4:1 | 91% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 37 | 11.0:1 | 92% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 45 | 10.1:1 | 96% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 26.1 | 18.1:1 | 88% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 91% (426) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roy Johnson STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (473 to 441); teachers up 46% (26.1 to 38.1).
About Roy Johnson STEM Academy
Roy Johnson STEM Academy serves students in FORT WORTH, Texas, as a small middle school. It reported 441 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
Roy Johnson STEM Academy is one school in an 11-school district, EVERMAN ISD, which enrolls 5,018 students.
Of every 100 students at Roy Johnson STEM Academy, about 67 are Hispanic. It is also 23% Black, 7% White, and 2% multiracial. Tarrant County's residents are about 30% Hispanic, 37 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
The school's 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.
Among Texas public middle schools, Roy Johnson STEM Academy outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Roy Johnson STEM Academy is 3.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 37.2%. Predicted: 34.2%.
The county, Tarrant County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 639 public schools and about 385,835 students.
Dan Powell Early Learning Academy, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Roy Johnson STEM Academy is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
Roy Johnson STEM Academy has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 441, compared with 453 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.1:1).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Roy Johnson STEM Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 EVERMAN ISD
- Everman High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Charles Baxter Junior High SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Dan Powell Early Learning AcademyElementary · 561 students
- John and Polly Townley Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- E Ray Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 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
- Dan Powell Early Learning Academy0.1 mi · 561
- Everman High School0.9 mi · 1,529
- Bishop Elementary School1.0 mi · 341
- Hommel Elementary School1.2 mi · 282
- Everman Academy High School1.3 mi · 68
- E Ray Elementary School1.7 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Roy Johnson STEM AcademyHow many students attend Roy Johnson STEM Academy?
Roy Johnson STEM Academy enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Roy Johnson STEM Academy serve?
Roy Johnson STEM Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roy Johnson STEM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roy Johnson STEM Academy is approximately 11.6:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roy Johnson STEM Academy?
Roy Johnson STEM Academy reports a student body of 7% White, 67% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Roy Johnson STEM Academy?
Roy Johnson STEM Academy is overseen by EVERMAN ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.