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Alumni: what's one memory from STRIPLING MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
518
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001916
STRIPLING MIDDLE
2100 CLOVER LN, FORT WORTH, TX 76107 · (817) 815-1300 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
339 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 2024-25Enrollment
518
-174 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.7:1
% White
23%
was 20%
% Hispanic
59%
was 63%
% Black
13%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STRIPLING MIDDLE
STRIPLING MIDDLE is a cozy intermediate school in FORT WORTH, Texas, part of FORT WORTH ISD. The school teaches 518 students in grades 6 through 8.
STRIPLING MIDDLE is one of 136 schools operated by FORT WORTH ISD, a district that teaches 70,612 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, STRIPLING MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 23% White, 13% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STRIPLING MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.
Around the school, census data for Tarrant County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. STRIPLING MIDDLE is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
The closest other public school is SOUTH HI MOUNT EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 692 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 FORT WORTH ISD
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H SHigh · 1,924 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H SHigh · 1,898 students
- SOUTH HILLS H SHigh · 1,846 students
- NORTH SIDE H SHigh · 1,676 students
- O D WYATT H SHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R EATON H SHigh · 3,288 students
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- NORTH CROWLEY H SHigh · 2,936 students
- BOSWELL H SHigh · 2,445 students
- CHISHOLM TRAIL H SHigh · 2,258 students
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH HI MOUNT EL0.3 mi · 510
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H S0.6 mi · 1,898
- TARRANT CO J J A E P0.9 mi · 1
- TARRANT COUNTY JJAEP0.9 mi · 2
- TARRANT CO J J A E P0.9 mi · 2
- TARRANT CO J J A E P0.9 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About STRIPLING MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at STRIPLING MIDDLE?
STRIPLING MIDDLE enrolls approximately 518 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does STRIPLING MIDDLE serve?
STRIPLING MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STRIPLING MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STRIPLING MIDDLE is approximately 15.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is STRIPLING MIDDLE?
STRIPLING MIDDLE reports a student body of 23% White, 59% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is STRIPLING MIDDLE in?
STRIPLING MIDDLE is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.