T A HOWARD MIDDLE

T A HOWARD MIDDLE is a middle-grades school of average-sized scale in ARLINGTON, Texas, one of the schools within MANSFIELD ISD, works with 574 students in grades 7 through 8.

MANSFIELD ISD runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 35,354 students. T A HOWARD MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, T A HOWARD MIDDLE logs that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, T A HOWARD MIDDLE has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at T A HOWARD MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, T A HOWARD MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.2%.

Around the school, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), T A HOWARD MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CROSS TIMBERS INT, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), T A HOWARD MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. T A HOWARD MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 921 (now 574). White enrollment moved from 21% to 12% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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