Forest Meadow Middle School
Public middle school in Dallas, Texas · Richardson ISD · Grades 6–8
Forest Meadow Middle School serves 1,211 students in grades 6–8 in Dallas (Dallas County). It is one of 51 schools in Richardson ISD. By enrollment it is the 116th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 88.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Richardson ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483702004132 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Richardson ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,211 | 36,971 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70% | 52.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Forest Meadow Middle School in context
Size
Forest Meadow Middle School is the largest of Richardson ISD's 8 middle schools; its 1,211 students are 3.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 767 students, so Forest Meadow Middle School is larger 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 458 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 356, against an average of 404 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (356 against 458). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 33.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Richardson ISD (19.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 32.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.6% across Richardson 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
Forest Meadow Middle School has 88.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,211 students would have about 84.1 teachers, so Forest Meadow Middle School has 4.3 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 Sam Tasby Middle School, 2.3 miles away in Dallas ISD. There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 53 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 33.4% |
| Hispanic | 32.9% |
| White | 20% |
| Asian | 11% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 458 |
| Grade 7 | 397 |
| Grade 8 | 356 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9373 Whitehurst Dr., Dallas, TX 75243
Phone: (469)593-1500
Website: schools.risd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Forest Meadow Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Tasby Middle School | Dallas ISD | 2.3 mi | 752 | 17.1 | 99.2% |
| Lake Highlands Middle School | Richardson ISD | 2.4 mi | 1,114 | 13.3 | 40.1% |
| Liberty Junior High School | Richardson ISD | 2.5 mi | 549 | 11 | 73.8% |
| Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy | Dallas ISD | 2.8 mi | 808 | 16.4 | 90.8% |
| Robert T Hill Middle School | Dallas ISD | 3.7 mi | 762 | 14.8 | 92.4% |
| Jackson Technology Center | Garland ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,157 | 16 | 71.8% |
| Richardson West Technology and Arts Magnet | Richardson ISD | 4.0 mi | 771 | 14 | 48.2% |
| Ewell D Walker Middle School | Dallas ISD | 4.3 mi | 577 | 14.5 | 92.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.