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Elder Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

709 NW 21st, Fort Worth, TX 76164 · (817) 814-4100 · Part of Fort Worth Independent School District

Fort Worth’s School Grade D better than 10% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
646
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Elder Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 40.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Worth kids: 19 high schools

On the path

Where Fort Worth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–569 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Elder MiddleYou are here
9–1219 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

709 NW 21st, Fort Worth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6213
Grade 7209
Grade 8224
Enrollment over time
1,087’20
958’21
826’22
763’23
646’24

Down 40.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%Black 2%White 2%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elder Middle from Fort Worth families.

Other schools in Fort Worth Independent School District

The district →
Clifford Davis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ft Worth
D−
868 students22:1
Ridglea Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
742 students17:1
South Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
649 students16:1
Waverly Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C
639 students15:1
Tanglewood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
A+
575 students18:1
Manuel Jara El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
567 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Fort Worth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.