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Alumni: what's one memory from SHACKELFORD J H that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000261
Shackelford Junior High School
2000 N FIELDER RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76012 · (682) 867-3600 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public middle schools
- B-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.
- B-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
12.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
370 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 7 | 267 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 48% |
Student demographics
59%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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 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 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Shackelford Junior High School
Shackelford Junior High School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shackelford Junior High School this school | 510 | 72.5% | 41.7% |
| Irons Middle School LUBBOCK | 636 | 69.0% | 28.1% |
| Richland Middle School RICHLAND HILLS | 633 | 75.0% | 42.2% |
| C D Fulkes Middle School ROUND ROCK | 604 | 69.9% | 27.0% |
| Hillsboro Intermediate School HILLSBORO | 428 | 74.8% | 53.5% |
| Stripling Middle School FORT WORTH | 518 | 65.4% | 37.6% |
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 Shackelford Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #852 of 1,635 | #57 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,230 of 1,670 ▼ 378 | #78 of 112 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,030 of 1,670 ▼ 131 | #73 of 112 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #839 of 1,570 | #42 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #1,075 of 1,749 | #90 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #319 of 1,542 | #14 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #542 of 1,543 | #67 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #668 of 1,648 | #44 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.5% | #174 of 942 | #13 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
510
-228 (-31%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 920
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 510 | 39.6 | 12.9:1 | 73% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 41.9 | 13.3:1 | 77% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 46.1 | 13.9:1 | 73% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 72% (528) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 50.1 | 14.0:1 | 63% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 67% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 57% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 30% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 920 | 51 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shackelford Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (703 to 510); teachers down 21% (50.1 to 39.6).
About Shackelford Junior High School
Shackelford Junior High School is a small middle school in ARLINGTON, Texas. The school has 510 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
The 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD enroll 53,394 students altogether, Shackelford Junior High School among them.
More than half of enrollment at Shackelford Junior High School is Hispanic: 59%. Other groups make up 19% White, 16% Black, and 4% multiracial. Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shackelford Junior High School scores 59%.
Teacher count: 39.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. Roughly 73% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
Shackelford Junior High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.7% for Shackelford Junior High School. The school posts 41.7%, within a point of the prediction.
Looking at the county, Tarrant County, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Shackelford Junior High School, Tarrant County has 639 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Lamar High School, is the closest to Shackelford Junior High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Shackelford Junior High School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Shackelford Junior High School as City: Large.
The school shrank from 738 students in 2020-21 to 510 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.9:1.
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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 ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar High School0.5 mi · 2,457
- Turning Point Secondary School0.7 mi · 74
- Butler Elementary School0.8 mi · 610
- Wimbish World Language Academy1.3 mi · 411
- Webb Elementary School1.4 mi · 608
- Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy1.4 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Shackelford Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shackelford Junior High School?
Shackelford Junior High School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Shackelford Junior High School serve?
Shackelford Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Shackelford Junior High School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Shackelford Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shackelford Junior High School?
At Shackelford Junior High School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 59% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Shackelford Junior High School public or private?
Shackelford Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.