Stripling Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–8
Stripling Middle School serves 518 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 1061st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.2 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 ÷ 34.09 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 | 481970001916 |
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 | 518 | 70,405 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.4% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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.
Stripling Middle School in context
Size
Stripling Middle School is the 12th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 20 middle schools; its 518 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 437 students, so Stripling 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 186 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 155, against an average of 173 per grade. This year grade 8 has 20% more students than grade 6 (186 against 155). 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 59.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). White students are next, at 22.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.4% 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
Stripling Middle School has 34.09 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 518 students would have about 36 teachers, so Stripling Middle School has 1.9 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 Irma Marsh Middle School, 2 miles away in Castleberry ISD. There are 12 middle schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.5% |
| White | 22.8% |
| Black | 13.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 155 |
| Grade 7 | 177 |
| Grade 8 | 186 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2100 Clover Ln, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817)815-1300
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Stripling Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irma Marsh Middle School | Castleberry ISD | 2.0 mi | 840 | 17.2 | 94.4% |
| Daggett Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.8 mi | 353 | 13 | 90.4% |
| Monnig Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.9 mi | 459 | 16 | 79.7% |
| McLean 6th Grade | Fort Worth ISD | 3.1 mi | 388 | 16.4 | 56.4% |
| McLean Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.2 mi | 757 | 15.9 | 59.7% |
| Elder Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 646 | 14.4 | 94.4% |
| Applied Learning Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 3.6 mi | 330 | 12.9 | 57.9% |
| Morningside Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.3 mi | 415 | 14.1 | 97.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.