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T A Howard Middle

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T A Howard Middle ranks 1611 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Texas middle schools

Summary

T A Howard Middle in Arlington, TX, serves 574 students in grades 7 and 8 within the highly-rated Mansfield Independent School District (Isd), but faces significant challenges as a high-poverty school where 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, T A Howard Middle is currently performing below district and state averages in core subjects like Reading, Math, and Science, with a state ranking that has dropped from the 79th percentile in 2019 to the 31st percentile in 2026. This decline is particularly stark when compared to nearby district peers like Brooks Wester Middle, which has consistently ranked in the 88th-91st percentile. The school struggles most in 7th Grade Math (25% proficient) and 8th Grade Social Studies (9% proficient), with the Social Studies score being nearly 23 percentage points below the state average. However, there is a notable bright spot: students in advanced Algebra I achieve an exceptional 78% proficiency rate, far exceeding the state average of 54%. This creates a "two-tiered" academic environment where advanced learners thrive while the general curriculum falls short.

The school's challenges are compounded by its feeder pattern. T A Howard receives students from two intermediate schools: Cross Timbers Intermediate, which has similar demographics and low test scores (e.g., 25% proficient in 6th Grade Math), and Donna Shepard Academy, which performs much better (51% proficient in 6th Grade Math). This means the school must address a highly varied incoming student body. Additionally, support for vulnerable subgroups has been inconsistent—Special Education students ranked in the 73rd percentile one year but dropped to the 34th the next. Despite spending $9,489 per student—higher than the district average and more than high-performing peers like Brooks Wester Middle ($7,555)—these funds have not yet translated into broad academic gains, suggesting a need for more targeted instructional strategies.

574

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,015

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7501 Calendar Rd
Arlington, TX 76001

(682) 314-1050

District: Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend T A Howard Middle usually attend:

High:

Mansfield Summit High School

Feeder schools for T A Howard Middle:

Elementary:	Carol Holt Elementary
	Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy
	Glenn Harmon Elementary
	Kenneth Davis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.5%

Hispanic:

27.7%

White:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg57%

Texas avg47%

1,611^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)

211^th of 951Mansfield 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1485 of 2344	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1472 of 2372	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1416 of 2330	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1391 of 2254	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	1001 of 2252	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	460 of 2193	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	712 of 2080	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	895 of 2027	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.4	1167 of 1987	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.8	951 of 2043	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.2	1149 of 1987	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.2	760 of 1973	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	610 of 1951	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	778 of 1895	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	566 of 1803	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	481 of 1763	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	429 of 1718	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.4	407 of 1684	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	66.7	492 of 1585	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.9	303 of 1582	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.3	428 of 1573	72.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	533 of 997	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	615 of 1280	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	777 of 1273	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	800 of 1251	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	442 of 1213	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	262 of 1193	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	518 of 1167	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	443 of 505	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	577 of 617	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	551 of 616	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	385 of 606	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	362 of 589	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	311 of 594	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.2	178 of 587	69.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	1769 of 2182	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	1192 of 2118	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	433 of 2058	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	756 of 2008	62.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	497 of 1428	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	741 of 1770	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	1404 of 1720	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1432 of 1643	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	1094 of 1592	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	492 of 1445	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	412 of 1376	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	934 of 1825	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1191 of 2242	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1434 of 2241	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1414 of 2221	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	886 of 2151	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	375 of 2047	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	698 of 2008	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	714 of 1230	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	571 of 1481	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	558 of 1488	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	428 of 1501	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	327 of 1446	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	602 of 1430	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1110 of 1731	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1130 of 2119	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	884 of 2116	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1009 of 2077	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	580 of 2043	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	112 of 1935	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.9	335 of 1895	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1023 of 1820	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1104 of 2235	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	1311 of 2251	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1327 of 2220	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	894 of 2172	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	247 of 2073	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	622 of 2039	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1299 of 1818	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1513 of 2246	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1306 of 2245	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1360 of 2228	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1041 of 2168	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	540 of 2069	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	779 of 2030	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	436 of 676	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	633 of 818	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	514 of 817	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	578 of 813	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	360 of 743	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	312 of 753	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	311 of 720	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	426 of 1568	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	42.9	1056 of 1891	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1396 of 1815	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	744 of 1757	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	687 of 1712	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	288 of 1626	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	33.5	1103 of 1597	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	733 of 1439	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1001 of 1733	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1014 of 1749	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1159 of 1723	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	940 of 1700	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	551 of 1684	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	668 of 1673	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)73rd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I78%+24 vs state

Reading47%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

Social Studies9%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
T A Howard Middle	Public	7-8	7501 Calendar Rd	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 314-1050	574	46	12.3	76.3%	71 (12.4%)	267 (46.5%)	159 (27.7%)	48 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	33.6	1611^th of 2335 public middle schools	31.0%		37.2	1485^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.6%	126			78.5					41.9	52.8			25.2	40.0	9.0	$11,015
Cross Timbers Intermediate	Public	5-6	2934 Russell Rd	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-3560	588	53	11.0	70.9%	101 (17.2%)	251 (42.7%)	164 (27.9%)	41 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.8%)								(n/a)						41.5	43.6			25.5	24.7				$10,728
Linda Jobe Middle	Public	7-8	2491 Gertie Barrett Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-4400	820	51	16.1	54.1%	278 (33.9%)	153 (18.7%)	328 (40.0%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	60.5	741^st of 2335 public middle schools	68.3%		62.1	745^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.2%	4			99.2					56.9	57.7			50.4	38.1	33.4	$8,209
Donna Shepard Academy	Public	5-6	1280 Fm 1187	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 299-5940	819	55	15.0	57.4%	273 (33.3%)	150 (18.3%)	339 (41.4%)	24 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0				54.4	53.9			49.1	42.8				$8,609
Asa E Low Junior Intermediate	Public	5-6	1526 N Walnut Creek Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 299-3640	719	46	15.6	48.3%	244 (33.9%)	154 (21.4%)	245 (34.1%)	42 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)								(n/a)	33.3	0.0				63.1	59.1			53.4	57.8				$9,145
Brooks Wester Middle	Public	6-8	1520 N Walnut Creek Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1800	945	61	15.6	36.2%	353 (37.4%)	250 (26.5%)	207 (21.9%)	82 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	45 (4.8%)	86.2	207^th of 2335 public middle schools	91.1%		83	273^rd of 2344 public middle schools	88.4%	66			99.5	100.0			100.0	67.5	75.8		100.0	61.2	52.7	52.1	$8,400
Boles J H	Public	7-8	3900 SW Green Oaks Blvd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-8000	512	45	11.4	52.0%	198 (38.7%)	83 (16.2%)	168 (32.8%)	27 (5.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	56.1	870^th of 2335 public middle schools	62.7%		57.5	857^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.4%	13			87.7	100.0				54.2	57.7			19.2	66.9	25.8	$12,812
Arlington Classics Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5200 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 987-1819	509	32	15.7	26.1%	157 (30.8%)	118 (23.2%)	121 (23.8%)	72 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	82.1	288^th of 2335 public middle schools	87.7%		84.3	249^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.4%	39			51.3	91.1			69.6	69.8	80.4		39.7	52.8		67.1	$8,885
Rogene Worley Middle	Public	7-8	500 Pleasant Ridge Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-5100	630	47	13.4	49.7%	190 (30.2%)	160 (25.4%)	205 (32.5%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.0%)	58.3	808^th of 2335 public middle schools	65.4%		64.4	674^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.2%	134			97.5					53.1	60.4			45.1	43.2	29.8	$9,316
Iltexas Arlington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4950 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 496-0400	370	25	14.5	85.7%	16 (4.3%)	113 (30.5%)	223 (60.3%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	26.2	1843^rd of 2335 public middle schools	21.1%		23.2	1937^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.4%	94			43.7		92.9		39.3	42.7	52.0		19.7	0.0	29.1	19.3	$8,750

Frequently Asked Questions about T A Howard Middle

Is T A Howard Middle a good school?

T A Howard Middle ranks 1611^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of T A Howard Middle attend?

Students who attend T A Howard Middle usually go on to attend Mansfield Summit High School

What is the racial makeup of T A Howard Middle?

Students at T A Howard Middle are 47% African American, 28% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend T A Howard Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended T A Howard Middle.

What district is T A Howard Middle in?

Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)

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