William James Middle School
Public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–8
William James Middle School serves 710 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 727th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 42.4 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 | 481970001870 |
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 | 710 | 70,405 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.9% | 83.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
William James Middle School in context
Size
Of the 20 middle schools in Fort Worth ISD, William James Middle School is the 6th largest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.8 miles away and have a median of 496 students, so William James 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 250 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 214, against an average of 237 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 250 in grade 6 and 246 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 81.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 11.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.9% 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
William James Middle School has 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 710 students would have about 49.3 teachers, so William James Middle School has 6.9 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 Meadowbrook Middle School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. There are 14 middle schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.3% |
| Black | 11.1% |
| White | 5.6% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 250 |
| Grade 7 | 214 |
| Grade 8 | 246 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1101 Nashville St, Fort Worth, TX 76105
Phone: (817)814-0200
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: William James Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 727 | 17.3 | 96.6% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 1.7 mi | 516 | 18.1 | 89% |
| Morningside Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.2 mi | 415 | 14.1 | 97.8% |
| Int'l Newcomer Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 2.8 mi | 429 | 17 | 98.4% |
| J Martin Jacquet Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.9 mi | 580 | 14 | 97.1% |
| Forest Oak Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,044 | 13.4 | 96.4% |
| Daggett Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 353 | 13 | 90.4% |
| IDEA Southeast College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.3 mi | 475 | 20.2 | 91.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.