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J Martin Jacquet Middle

Public Grades 6-8
2127th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 9% of Texas middle schools
Summary

J Martin Jacquet Middle is a public middle school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 566 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 733 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, J Martin Jacquet Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools, with a 0-star rating. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.94% of 6th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 54.21% statewide and 38.24% in the Fort Worth ISD. The school has also had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 2.0% to 4.1%, which are higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, over 96% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

When comparing J Martin Jacquet Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Fort Worth ISD, it consistently performs worse academically. For instance, Morningside Middle and James Middle, both within 4.5 miles of J Martin Jacquet, have higher STAAR proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, the school's special education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 15% of Texas middle schools for that subgroup in 2023-2024, while the school's gifted and talented students perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 1% of Texas middle schools for that subgroup.

580
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,103
Per pupil spending ?
97.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2501 Stalcup Rd
       Fort Worth, TX  76105-1538

(817) 815-3500

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend J Martin Jacquet Middle usually attend:

High:    Dunbar High School

Feeder schools for J Martin Jacquet Middle:

Elementary:    A M Pate Elementary
    Christene C Moss Elementary
    Maude I Logan Elementary
    Maudrie Walton Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.3%
African American:
41.7%
White:
2.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Science scores 27 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg25%
Texas avg44%
2,127th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 19Middle Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)
733rd of 961Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.02127 of 23449.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.82187 of 23727.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.52271 of 23302.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.62205 of 22542.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.62179 of 22523.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.12139 of 21932.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.42012 of 20803.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.21928 of 20274.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.01905 of 19874.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.91910 of 20436.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20148.01901 of 19874.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.01881 of 19734.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201213.11800 of 19517.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201122.21721 of 18959.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201019.91659 of 18038.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.11655 of 17636.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.81640 of 17184.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.21651 of 16842.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20065.21545 of 15852.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200527.41285 of 158218.8%★☆☆☆☆
200430.41259 of 157320.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202529.7753 of 99724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202426.61035 of 128019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202312.51230 of 12733.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.61228 of 12511.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.01165 of 12134.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.31168 of 11932.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.31130 of 11673.2%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202214.92095 of 21824.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.51940 of 21188.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.82000 of 20582.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.41815 of 20089.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.41066 of 142825.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.31303 of 177026.4%★☆☆☆☆
202316.71623 of 17205.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.21506 of 16438.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.21261 of 159220.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.61132 of 144521.7%★☆☆☆☆
201836.9850 of 137638.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202522.11550 of 182515.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.82055 of 22428.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.72200 of 22411.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.22194 of 22211.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.12090 of 21512.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.42023 of 20471.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.41987 of 20081.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20256.81198 of 12302.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.61463 of 14811.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.91486 of 14880.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.81495 of 15010.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.01441 of 14460.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.01420 of 14300.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.11482 of 173114.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.81803 of 211914.9%★☆☆☆☆
202310.22050 of 21163.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.42021 of 20772.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.21914 of 20436.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.61856 of 19354.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.21721 of 18959.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.91510 of 182017.0%★☆☆☆☆
202423.01921 of 223514.0%★☆☆☆☆
20238.52196 of 22512.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.82173 of 22202.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.82093 of 21723.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.22034 of 20731.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.31980 of 20392.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.71685 of 18187.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.21987 of 224611.5%★☆☆☆☆
20236.92199 of 22452.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.02183 of 22282.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.02108 of 21682.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.62026 of 20692.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.11953 of 20303.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202562.8369 of 156876.5%★★★★☆
202473.4240 of 189187.3%★★★★☆
202321.81680 of 18157.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.51627 of 17577.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.31427 of 171216.6%★☆☆☆☆
201918.91563 of 16263.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.21542 of 15973.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.31118 of 143922.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.11444 of 173316.7%★☆☆☆☆
202110.71625 of 17004.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.11664 of 16841.2%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)76th percentile+67 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school
White (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)7th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading33%-22 vs state
Mathematics20%-18 vs state
Science19%-27 vs state
Social Studies3%-27 vs state

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Students who attend J Martin Jacquet Middle usually go on to attend Dunbar High School

J Martin Jacquet Middle ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Texas middle schools.

Students at J Martin Jacquet Middle are 53% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended J Martin Jacquet Middle.


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