Hillwood Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Keller ISD · Grades 7–8
Hillwood Middle School serves 1,126 students in grades 7–8 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 41 schools in Keller ISD. By enrollment it is the 169th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 67.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Keller ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482526008917 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Keller ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,126 | 32,042 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.2% | 32.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Hillwood Middle School in context
Size
Of the 10 middle schools in Keller ISD, Hillwood Middle School is the largest, with 3.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 861 students, so Hillwood 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 8 with 598 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 528, against an average of 563 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 7 (598 against 528). 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
White students are the largest group, at 40.1% of enrollment, a lower share than across Keller ISD (43.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 32.7% across Keller ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hillwood Middle School has 67.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,126 students would have about 78.2 teachers, so Hillwood Middle School has 10.3 fewer.
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 Parkwood Hill Intermediate School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 17 middle schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 40.1% |
| Hispanic | 28.2% |
| Black | 11.8% |
| Asian | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 528 |
| Grade 8 | 598 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8250 Parkwood Hill Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76137
Phone: (817)744-3350
Website: kellerisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hillwood Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood Hill Intermediate School | Keller ISD | 0.2 mi | 1,022 | 16.2 | 38% |
| Indian Springs Middle School | Keller ISD | 0.8 mi | 891 | 15.2 | 11.9% |
| Watauga Middle School | Birdville ISD | 2.1 mi | 572 | 12.9 | 70.3% |
| North Ridge Middle School | Birdville ISD | 2.3 mi | 662 | 15.3 | 40.3% |
| Fossil Hill Middle School | Keller ISD | 2.3 mi | 831 | 13.7 | 59.8% |
| Vista Ridge Middle School | Keller ISD | 2.8 mi | 786 | 15.4 | 48.6% |
| Bear Creek Intermediate School | Keller ISD | 3.0 mi | 904 | 17.5 | 9.1% |
| Keller Middle School | Keller ISD | 3.4 mi | 894 | 16.4 | 7.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.