Morningside Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–8
Morningside Middle School serves 415 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 1232nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 29.45 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 | 481970001889 |
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 | 415 | 70,405 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.8% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Morningside Middle School in context
Size
Of the 20 middle schools in Fort Worth ISD, Morningside Middle School is the 17th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 496 students, so Morningside 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 6 with 153 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 129, against an average of 138 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% fewer students than grade 6 (133 against 153). 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 57.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 34.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
97.8% 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
Morningside Middle School has 29.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 415 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so Morningside 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
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 Daggett Middle School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 15 middle schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 57.6% |
| Black | 34.9% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| White | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 153 |
| Grade 7 | 129 |
| Grade 8 | 133 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2751 Mississippi Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: (817)815-8300
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Morningside Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daggett Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 353 | 13 | 90.4% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 1.7 mi | 516 | 18.1 | 89% |
| Int'l Newcomer Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 1.8 mi | 429 | 17 | 98.4% |
| Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | 1.8 mi | 146 | 7.4 | 2.1% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 475 | 20.2 | 91.4% |
| William James Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.2 mi | 710 | 16.7 | 94.9% |
| Forest Oak Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,044 | 13.4 | 96.4% |
| Rosemont Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,166 | 16.3 | 90.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.