Wayside Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD · Grades 6–8
Wayside Middle School serves 1,119 students in grades 6–8 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 31 schools in Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD. By enrollment it is the 176th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.9 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 ÷ 62.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481770001535 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,119 | 23,982 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39.1% | 49.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% 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.
Wayside Middle School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD, Wayside Middle School is the largest, with 4.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 845; Wayside 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 6 with 376 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 371, against an average of 373 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 376 in grade 6 and 371 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 40.2% here and 28.6% across Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 35.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
39.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.8% across Eagle Mt-Saginaw 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
With 62.41 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,119 students, Wayside Middle School has 17.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,119 students would have about 77.7 teachers, so Wayside Middle School has 15.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Wayside Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Iltexas Saginaw Middle School, 1 miles away in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). Within 10 miles there are 39 other middle schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 40.2% |
| Hispanic | 35.9% |
| Black | 16.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 376 |
| Grade 7 | 372 |
| Grade 8 | 371 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1300 Old Decatur Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76179
Phone: (817)232-0541
Website: emsisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wayside Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Saginaw Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.0 mi | 359 | 13.2 | 63.5% |
| Prairie Vista | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.5 mi | 958 | 20 | 49.6% |
| Creekview Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.8 mi | 962 | 18.6 | 49.5% |
| Highland Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.4 mi | 700 | 13.5 | 53.6% |
| Marine Creek Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.6 mi | 926 | 15.3 | 61.7% |
| Education Willkie Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.8 mi | 775 | 16.3 | 49.4% |
| Leo Adams Middle School | Northwest ISD | 4.3 mi | 915 | 13.9 | 24.3% |
| Iltexas Keller Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 4.4 mi | 440 | 17.2 | 45.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.