T a Howard Middle School
Public middle school in Arlington, Texas · Mansfield ISD · Grades 7–8
T a Howard Middle School serves 574 students in grades 7–8 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 47 schools in Mansfield ISD. By enrollment it is the 970th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Mansfield ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482892005411 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mansfield ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 574 | 35,354 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.3% | 48.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
T a Howard Middle School in context
Size
T a Howard Middle School is the smallest of Mansfield ISD's 14 middle schools; its 574 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 675 students, so T a Howard 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 7 with 303 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 271, against an average of 287 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% fewer students than grade 7 (271 against 303). 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 46.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Mansfield ISD (34.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.2% across Mansfield 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
T a Howard Middle School has 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 574 students would have about 39.9 teachers, so T a Howard Middle School has 6.5 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 Cross Timbers Intermediate School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. There are 14 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
| Black | 46.5% |
| Hispanic | 27.7% |
| White | 12.4% |
| Asian | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 303 |
| Grade 8 | 271 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7501 Calendar Rd, Arlington, TX 76001
Phone: (682)314-1050
Website: howard.mansfieldisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: T a Howard Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Timbers Intermediate School | Mansfield ISD | 0.3 mi | 588 | 11 | 70.9% |
| Linda Jobe Middle School | Mansfield ISD | 2.0 mi | 820 | 16.2 | 54.1% |
| Donna Shepard Academy | Mansfield ISD | 2.2 mi | 819 | 15 | 57.4% |
| Asa E Low Jr. Intermediate School | Mansfield ISD | 2.2 mi | 719 | 15.7 | 48.3% |
| Brooks Wester Middle School | Mansfield ISD | 2.3 mi | 945 | 15.6 | 36.2% |
| Boles Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.7 mi | 512 | 11.5 | 52% |
| Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School | Arlington Classics Academy | 2.9 mi | 509 | 15.7 | 26.1% |
| Rogene Worley Middle School | Mansfield ISD | 3.2 mi | 630 | 13.5 | 49.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.