Meacham Middle

Summary:

Meacham Middle is a public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 697 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 783 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meacham Middle has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with over 92% of students identifying as Hispanic.

Meacham Middle consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Texas, with statewide rankings between 2,029 and 2,230 out of 2,361 middle schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Meacham Middle has an extremely high percentage of students from low-income families, with over 92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is much higher than the state and district averages. The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.2% to 1.4%.

When comparing Meacham Middle to nearby schools within the Fort Worth ISD, such as Riverside Middle and Kirkpatrick Middle, the academic performance and socioeconomic status of Meacham Middle are consistently lower. These nearby schools, while still facing challenges, generally outperform Meacham Middle on STAAR assessments and have lower percentages of students from low-income families. Meacham Middle's struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who consistently rank among the lowest-performing in the state.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3600 Weber St
       Fort Worth, TX  76106-4698


(817) 815-0200

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2230th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,476 Help


Students who attend Meacham Middle usually attend:

High:    Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School

Feeder schools for Meacham Middle:

Elementary:    Cesar Chavez Pri
    Diamond Hill Elementary
    Moore M H Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  697

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.1%
African American:
4.3%
White:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Meacham Middle ranks worse than 94.5% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 10th among 19 ranked middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.57. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.1%), African American (4.3%), White (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meacham Middle is 15.6. 14 middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meacham Middle is $9,476. 17 middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Meacham Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Meacham Middle 2230th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Meacham Middle in the ranking list.)

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) 783rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Meacham Middle

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Rank History for all students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 15.91 1436th 1573 8.7%
2005 12.67 1465th 1582 7.4%
2006 11.61 1495th 1585 5.7%
2007 16.54 1542nd 1684 8.4%
2008 10.42 1644th 1718 4.3%
2009 17.96 1633rd 1763 7.4%
2010 12.93 1727th 1803 4.2%
2011 13.15 1817th 1895 4.1%
2012 12.93 1801st 1951 7.7%
2013 17.79 1759th 1973 10.8%
2014 18.14 1773rd 1987 10.8%
2015 19.70 1789th 2043 12.4%
2016 21.59 1711th 1987 13.9%
2017 23.33 1669th 2027 17.7%
2018 17.31 1878th 2080 9.7%
2019 22.75 1816th 2193 17.2%
2021 15.17 2029th 2252 9.9%
2022 12.67 2107th 2254 6.5%
2023 11.79 2173rd 2330 6.7%
2024 11.57 2230th 2361 5.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.57 1098th 1376 20.2%
2019 43.12 738th 1445 48.9%
2021 38.56 965th 1592 39.4%
2022 27.10 1362nd 1643 17.1%
2023 24.30 1454th 1720 15.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.82 838th 1597 47.5%
2019 48.91 627th 1626 61.4%
2021 29.10 1360th 1712 20.6%
2022 21.14 1664th 1757 5.3%
2023 28.76 1468th 1815 19.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.78 1772nd 2039 13.1%
2019 31.85 1568th 2073 24.4%
2021 21.75 1891st 2172 12.9%
2022 18.11 2024th 2220 8.8%
2023 16.00 2082nd 2251 7.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.64 1898th 2008 5.5%
2019 16.35 1888th 2047 7.8%
2021 12.78 2027th 2151 5.8%
2022 11.98 2123rd 2221 4.4%
2023 10.88 2127th 2241 5.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.36 1299th 1430 9.2%
2019 16.04 1338th 1446 7.5%
2021 8.69 1422nd 1501 5.3%
2022 6.81 1447th 1488 2.8%
2023 3.09 1460th 1481 1.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.29 990th 2008 50.7%
2019 35.44 1382nd 2058 32.8%
2021 30.57 1615th 2118 23.7%
2022 24.51 1878th 2182 13.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.95 1791st 2030 11.8%
2019 29.35 1554th 2069 24.9%
2021 19.65 1857th 2168 14.3%
2022 14.41 2059th 2228 7.6%
2023 13.58 2071st 2245 7.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.02 706th 1167 39.5%
2019 35.14 769th 1193 35.5%
2021 14.76 1182nd 1213 2.6%
2022 30.31 940th 1251 24.9%
2023 12.76 1224th 1273 3.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.20 1720th 1895 9.2%
2019 28.27 1526th 1935 21.1%
2021 19.39 1827th 2043 10.6%
2022 15.39 1943rd 2077 6.5%
2023 15.11 1963rd 2116 7.2%
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Rank History for White students at Meacham Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.10 1311th 1673 21.6%
2019 15.12 1567th 1684 6.9%
2021 3.18 1686th 1700 0.8%
2022 10.28 1660th 1723 3.7%
2023 10.00 1664th 1749 4.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Meacham Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 122 43 9 555 3 n/a n/a 0 732
1989 115 16 9 502 2 n/a n/a 0 644
1990 114 15 6 511 3 n/a n/a 0 649
1991 101 10 6 514 3 n/a n/a 0 634
1992 105 5 4 554 4 n/a n/a 0 672
1993 69 21 12 581 4 n/a n/a 0 687
1994 61 7 3 673 5 n/a n/a 0 749
1995 67 8 2 738 2 n/a n/a 0 817
1996 67 8 2 738 2 n/a n/a 0 817
1997 70 10 5 722 3 n/a n/a 0 810
1998 71 9 3 734 2 n/a n/a 0 819
1999 63 7 3 729 3 n/a n/a 0 805
2000 54 12 1 755 1 n/a n/a 0 823
2001 44 17 0 753 2 n/a n/a 0 816
2002 40 10 1 763 0 n/a n/a 0 814
2003 40 10 1 763 0 n/a n/a 0 814
2004 33 13 1 742 0 n/a n/a 0 789
2005 33 16 0 727 0 n/a n/a 0 776
2006 40 19 0 707 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2007 31 20 0 656 1 n/a n/a 0 708
2008 15 16 0 644 1 n/a n/a 0 676
2009 7 18 0 631 2 n/a n/a 0 658
2010 13 18 0 651 3 n/a n/a 0 685
2011 18 9 1 670 1 0 2 0 701
2012 22 10 0 654 1 0 0 0 687
2013 22 5 0 715 2 0 0 0 744
2014 13 12 0 669 2 0 2 0 698
2015 19 8 0 693 1 1 2 0 724
2016 18 11 0 647 2 1 0 0 679
2017 13 29 1 737 1 1 1 0 783
2018 22 22 1 766 2 0 1 0 814
2019 17 22 0 819 1 0 0 0 859
2020 25 21 2 763 1 0 1 0 813
2021 24 18 3 735 1 0 1 0 782
2022 29 21 3 684 2 0 2 0 741
2023 22 30 0 642 2 0 1 0 697

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Meacham Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 732 43.0 17.0 n/a
1989 644 n/a n/a n/a
1990 649 38.0 17.0 n/a
1991 634 38.4 16.5 n/a
1992 672 40.5 16.5 73.8
1993 687 38.0 18.1 70.9
1994 749 44.0 17.0 68
1995 817 47.0 17.4 71.5
1996 817 47.0 17.4 71.5
1997 810 48.1 16.8 73.7
1998 819 47.2 17.4 70.3
1999 805 48.0 16.8 76.5
2000 823 43.7 18.8 77.4
2001 816 44.9 18.2 82.1
2002 814 50.9 16.0 87.1
2003 814 50.9 16.0 87.1
2004 789 45.1 17.5 90.9
2005 776 44.0 17.6 89
2006 766 45.4 16.9 89
2007 708 46.5 15.2 87
2008 676 48.7 13.9 84
2009 658 48.4 13.6 85
2010 685 47.9 14.2 90.8
2011 701 49.4 14.1 88.6
2012 687 51.5 13.3 92.1
2013 744 49.9 14.9 90.2
2014 698 52.0 13.4 89.5
2015 724 50.0 14.4 90.6
2016 679 50.0 13.5 89.5
2017 783 49.4 15.8 92.7
2018 814 49.9 16.2 89.9
2019 859 48.1 17.8 93.5
2020 813 47.3 17.1 95.7
2021 782 49.8 15.6 94.9
2022 741 41.1 17.9 94.1
2023 697 44.6 15.6 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Meacham Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 732 43.0 17.0 n/a
1989 644 n/a n/a n/a
1990 649 38.0 17.0 n/a
1991 634 38.4 16.5 n/a
1992 672 40.5 16.5 73.8
1993 687 38.0 18.1 70.9
1994 749 44.0 17.0 68
1995 817 47.0 17.4 71.5
1996 817 47.0 17.4 71.5
1997 810 48.1 16.8 73.7
1998 819 47.2 17.4 70.3
1999 805 48.0 16.8 76.5
2000 823 43.7 18.8 77.4
2001 816 44.9 18.2 82.1
2002 814 50.9 16.0 87.1
2003 814 50.9 16.0 87.1
2004 789 45.1 17.5 90.9
2005 776 44.0 17.6 89
2006 766 45.4 16.9 89
2007 708 46.5 15.2 87
2008 676 48.7 13.9 84
2009 658 48.4 13.6 85
2010 685 47.9 14.2 90.8
2011 701 49.4 14.1 88.6
2012 687 51.5 13.3 92.1
2013 744 49.9 14.9 90.2
2014 698 52.0 13.4 89.5
2015 724 50.0 14.4 90.6
2016 679 50.0 13.5 89.5
2017 783 49.4 15.8 92.7
2018 814 49.9 16.2 89.9
2019 859 48.1 17.8 93.5
2020 813 47.3 17.1 95.7
2021 782 49.8 15.6 94.9
2022 741 41.1 17.9 94.1
2023 697 44.6 15.6 92.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Meacham Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $581 (6.5%) $8,407 (93.5%) $8,988
2020 $912 (10.5%) $7,799 (89.5%) $8,711
2021 $2,362 (24.9%) $7,114 (75.1%) $9,476

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1816th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 2173rd of 2330 Middle schools
 10.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Meacham Middle)2024
 4%
   6th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2430
 6%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Meacham Middle)3314
 19%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2014
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Meacham Middle)3826
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3532
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Meacham Middle)195
 14%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))106
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Meacham Middle)3315
 18%
   8th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2722
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Meacham Middle)4021
 19%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3927
 12%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Meacham Middle)2525
   8th Grade Science (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3020
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Meacham Middle)166
 10%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2015
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Meacham Middle)6438
 26%
   End of Course Algebra I (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4820
 28%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Meacham Middle)8958
 31%
   End of Course Biology (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))5032
 18%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Meacham Middle)8490
 6%
   End of Course English I Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3734
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students859697
 18.9%
African American2230
 36.4%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic819642
 21.6%
Pacific Islander00
White1722
 29.4%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.5%92.1%
 1.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Meacham Middle

Students who attend Meacham Middle usually go on to attend Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School

Meacham Middle ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Texas middle schools.

Students at Meacham Middle are 92% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 697 students attended Meacham Middle.


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