WEDGWOOD MIDDLE

Set in FORT WORTH, Texas, WEDGWOOD MIDDLE is an average-sized intermediate school, part of FORT WORTH ISD. It serves 701 students across grades 6 through 8.

WEDGWOOD MIDDLE is one of 136 schools operated by FORT WORTH ISD, a district that teaches 70,612 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WEDGWOOD MIDDLE logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 40% Black, 7% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WEDGWOOD MIDDLE has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, WEDGWOOD MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 34.9%; actual is 18.8%, a gap of -16.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), WEDGWOOD MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BRUCE SHULKEY EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEDGWOOD MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, WEDGWOOD MIDDLE comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 879 students in 2018 compared to 701 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 52% to 47%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.