Jean McClung Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–8
Jean McClung Middle School serves 514 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 1069th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 37.87 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 | 481970012314 |
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 | 514 | 70,405 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.8% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Jean McClung Middle School in context
Size
Of the 20 middle schools in Fort Worth ISD, Jean McClung Middle School is the 13th largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 710; Jean McClung Middle School 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 8 with 180 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 162, against an average of 171 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (180 against 162). 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: 54.5% here and 18.6% across Fort Worth ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 38.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.8% 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 37.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 514 students, Jean McClung Middle School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 514 students would have about 35.7 teachers, so Jean McClung Middle School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Jean McClung Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is J Martin Jacquet Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 50 other middle schools, 8 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 | 54.5% |
| Hispanic | 38.1% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 162 |
| Grade 7 | 172 |
| Grade 8 | 180 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3000 Forest Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76112
Phone: (817)815-5300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jean McClung Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Martin Jacquet Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.5 mi | 580 | 14 | 97.1% |
| Iltexas Woodhaven Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.2 mi | 295 | 12.4 | 81% |
| Meadowbrook Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.5 mi | 727 | 17.3 | 96.6% |
| William James Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.7 mi | 710 | 16.7 | 94.9% |
| Young Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 3.9 mi | 710 | 13.7 | 51.4% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 4.1 mi | 516 | 18.1 | 89% |
| Bailey Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 4.3 mi | 754 | 13.9 | 67.9% |
| Forest Oak Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.7 mi | 1,044 | 13.4 | 96.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.