VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE

As a reasonably sized middle-grades school in FORT WORTH, Texas, VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE enrolls 786 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within KELLER ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 643.

KELLER ISD runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 32,042 students. VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE shows that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 22% Black, 20% White, 16% Asian, 9% multiracial. Compared to Tarrant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE has grew 213%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 786 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 36% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.