Applied Learning Academy
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–8
Applied Learning Academy serves 330 students in grades 6–8 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 1347th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 25.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970005388 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Worth ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 330 | 70,405 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.9% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Applied Learning Academy in context
Size
Applied Learning Academy is the smallest of Fort Worth ISD's 20 middle schools; its 330 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 510 students, so Applied Learning Academy is smaller than most of them.
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 6 with 123 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 91, against an average of 110 per grade. This year grade 8 has 26% fewer students than grade 6 (91 against 123). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 57.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). White students are next, at 26.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across Fort Worth ISD 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Applied Learning Academy has 25.49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 330 students would have about 22.9 teachers, so Applied Learning Academy has 2.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is McLean 6th Grade, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 14 middle schools within 5 miles and 36 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 57.3% |
| White | 26.1% |
| Black | 12.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 123 |
| Grade 7 | 116 |
| Grade 8 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7060 Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, TX 76116
Phone: (817)815-5500
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Applied Learning Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean 6th Grade | Fort Worth ISD | 0.7 mi | 388 | 16.4 | 56.4% |
| McLean Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.7 mi | 757 | 15.9 | 59.7% |
| Rosemont Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 1,166 | 16.3 | 90.7% |
| Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | 1.7 mi | 146 | 7.4 | 2.1% |
| Daggett Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 353 | 13 | 90.4% |
| Wedgwood Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.7 mi | 701 | 13.8 | 89.3% |
| Morningside Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.8 mi | 415 | 14.1 | 97.8% |
| IDEA Edgecliff College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 604 | 15.5 | 78.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.