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William James Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1101 Nashville St, Fort Worth, TX 76105 · (817) 814-0200 · Part of Fort Worth Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
710
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about William James Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.2% 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
6–8William James MiddleYou are here
9–1219 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1101 Nashville St, Fort Worth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6250
Grade 7214
Grade 8246
Enrollment over time
858’20
824’21
750’22
771’23
710’24

Down 17.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%Black 11%White 6%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about William James 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.