Elder Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–8
Elder Middle School serves 646 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 848th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 44.98 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 | 481970001859 |
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 | 646 | 70,405 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.4% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Elder Middle School in context
Size
Elder Middle School is the 9th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 20 middle schools; its 646 students are 0.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 708; Elder Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 224 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 209, against an average of 215 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 213 in grade 6 and 224 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.8% here and 66.2% across Fort Worth ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.4% of its students are eligible 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
With 44.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 646 students, Elder Middle School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 646 students would have about 44.9 teachers, so Elder Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Elder Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Kirkpatrick Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 47 other middle schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.8% |
| Black | 2% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 213 |
| Grade 7 | 209 |
| Grade 8 | 224 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
709 Nw 21st, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Phone: (817)814-4100
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Elder Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkpatrick Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.5 mi | 485 | 15.2 | 95.1% |
| Irma Marsh Middle School | Castleberry ISD | 2.3 mi | 840 | 17.2 | 94.4% |
| Meacham Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.3 mi | 680 | 16.4 | 94.3% |
| Lucyle Collins Middle School | Lake Worth ISD | 3.2 mi | 735 | 17.4 | 90.3% |
| Stripling Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 518 | 15.2 | 65.4% |
| Riverside Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.4 mi | 739 | 19 | 93.4% |
| Daggett Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.5 mi | 353 | 13 | 90.4% |
| Marine Creek Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 4.6 mi | 926 | 15.3 | 61.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.