Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Public middle school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · Academy of Visual and Performing Arts · Grades 6–8
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts serves 146 students in grades 6–8 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is the only school in Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. By enrollment it is the 1613th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 7.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Academy of Visual and Performing Arts |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 489913122906 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 146 | 146 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 7.4 | 7.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 2.1% | 2.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts in context
Size
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is the only school in Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, so its 146 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 422; Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 62 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 38, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (38 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 61% here and 12.8% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 29.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
2.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 19.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 146 students, Academy of Visual and Performing Arts has 7.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 146 students would have about 10.1 teachers, so Academy of Visual and Performing Arts has 9.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Rosemont Middle School, 1.1 miles away in Fort Worth ISD. Within 10 miles there are 39 other middle schools, 16 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 61% |
| Hispanic | 29.5% |
| White | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
63% of students are girls and 37% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 46 |
| Grade 7 | 62 |
| Grade 8 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4200 S Fwy Ste 1940, Fort Worth, TX 76115
Phone: (817)200-7299
Website: avpaschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,166 | 16.3 | 90.7% |
| Applied Learning Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 330 | 12.9 | 57.9% |
| Morningside Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.8 mi | 415 | 14.1 | 97.8% |
| Int'l Newcomer Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 2.0 mi | 429 | 17 | 98.4% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 475 | 20.2 | 91.4% |
| Daggett Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.3 mi | 353 | 13 | 90.4% |
| McLean 6th Grade | Fort Worth ISD | 2.4 mi | 388 | 16.4 | 56.4% |
| McLean Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.4 mi | 757 | 15.9 | 59.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.