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J Martin Jacquet Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Texas middle schools

Summary

J Martin Jacquet Middle is a public middle school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 580 students in grades 6-8 within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), where nearly all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

This school presents a striking contrast: its advanced academic program is a standout success, while its core grade-level instruction struggles significantly. Students in advanced high school-level courses (Algebra I, Biology, and English I) achieve proficiency rates that far exceed district and state averages—for example, 82% pass Algebra I compared to just 33% district-wide. This performance rivals that of Young J H in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), a school serving a much wealthier population. However, for the majority of students taking standard grade-level tests, results are among the lowest in Texas, with only 6% of 7th graders proficient in math. This creates a "tale of two schools" where advanced learners thrive while the general student body faces major challenges.

Despite low overall test scores, the school has notable strengths. It boasts one of the lowest dropout rates (0.2%) among high-poverty middle schools in the district, far better than nearby William James Middle (2.6%) or Meadowbrook Middle (2.7%). Historically, it has also excelled in supporting Special Education students, ranking in the top quartile statewide in recent years. The school’s biggest opportunity lies in applying the successful strategies from its advanced courses and Special Education programs to help all students, especially in 7th-grade math, where foundational gaps need urgent attention.

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
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	Sunrise - McMillan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

African American:

41.7%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

Texas avg50%

2,183^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 19Middle Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

664^th of 951Fort 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	2183 of 2335	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	2127 of 2344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2187 of 2372	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	2271 of 2330	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	2205 of 2254	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	2179 of 2252	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2139 of 2193	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	2012 of 2080	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	1928 of 2027	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	1905 of 1987	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1910 of 2043	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.0	1901 of 1987	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	1881 of 1973	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	1800 of 1951	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	1721 of 1895	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	1659 of 1803	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	1655 of 1763	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.8	1640 of 1718	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	1651 of 1684	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	1545 of 1585	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	1285 of 1582	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.4	1259 of 1573	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	1147 of 1295	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	753 of 997	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1035 of 1280	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1230 of 1273	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1228 of 1251	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1165 of 1213	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1168 of 1193	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1130 of 1167	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.9	2095 of 2182	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1940 of 2118	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2000 of 2058	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1815 of 2008	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	1055 of 1390	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	1066 of 1428	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1303 of 1770	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1623 of 1720	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1506 of 1643	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1261 of 1592	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1132 of 1445	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	850 of 1376	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	2109 of 2240	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1550 of 1825	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2055 of 2242	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	2200 of 2241	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2194 of 2221	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	2090 of 2151	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	2023 of 2047	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1987 of 2008	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	1474 of 1497	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1198 of 1230	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1463 of 1481	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.9	1486 of 1488	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	1495 of 1501	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1441 of 1446	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1420 of 1430	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	1932 of 2141	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	1482 of 1731	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1803 of 2119	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2050 of 2116	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2021 of 2077	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1914 of 2043	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1856 of 1935	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1721 of 1895	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	2048 of 2253	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1510 of 1820	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1921 of 2235	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	2196 of 2251	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2173 of 2220	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	2093 of 2172	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	2034 of 2073	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1980 of 2039	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	2116 of 2253	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	1685 of 1818	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1987 of 2246	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	2199 of 2245	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2183 of 2228	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	2108 of 2168	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	2026 of 2069	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1953 of 2030	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	1801 of 1956	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	62.8	369 of 1568	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	240 of 1891	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	21.8	1680 of 1815	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1627 of 1757	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1427 of 1712	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1563 of 1626	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1542 of 1597	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	1630 of 1731	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1118 of 1439	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1444 of 1733	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1625 of 1700	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1664 of 1684	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology85%+14 vs state

Algebra I82%+28 vs state

English I Reading82%+26 vs state

Reading30%-26 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

Social Studies8%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II 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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
J Martin Jacquet Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Stalcup Rd	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3500	580	42	13.9	97.1%	12 (2.1%)	242 (41.7%)	309 (53.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.1%)	13.9	2183^rd of 2335 public middle schools	6.5%		16	2127^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.3%	56	82.2	84.6	81.8		33.8	34.9	17.5	18.1	6.4	23.1	7.9	$13,103
Jean McClung Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Forest Ave	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5300	514	38	13.5	91.8%	18 (3.5%)	280 (54.5%)	196 (38.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	25.6	1866^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.1%		13.3	2178^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.1%	312	87.0	89.3	77.8		34.2	44.1	12.1	25.6	9.5	46.7	11.0	$13,107
Meadowbrook Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Ederville Rd	Fort Worth	76103	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4300	727	42	17.2	96.6%	28 (3.9%)	229 (31.5%)	454 (62.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	14.9	2158^th of 2335 public middle schools	7.6%		14.1	2168^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.5%	10	98.0	86.4	84.9		24.8	36.3	10.9	18.5	7.5	32.0	6.9	$10,842
Uplift Mighty Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3700 Mighty Mite Dr	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-3800	516	29	18.0	89.0%	12 (2.3%)	119 (23.1%)	371 (71.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	21	2021^st of 2335 public middle schools	13.4%		14.9	2153^rd of 2344 public middle schools	8.1%	132	45.5				35.6	41.7	52.4	20.4		14.6	7.4	$9,015
William James Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Nashville St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0200	710	42	16.7	94.9%	40 (5.6%)	79 (11.1%)	577 (81.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6.2	2288^th of 2335 public middle schools	2.0%		4.2	2313^th of 2344 public middle schools	1.3%	25	27.8	72.4	64.6		22.2	15.4	11.5	2.2	2.0	17.3	2.8	$12,036
Forest Oak Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3221 Pecos St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-8200	1,044	78	13.3	96.4%	48 (4.6%)	322 (30.8%)	619 (59.3%)	43 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	22.1	1993^rd of 2335 public middle schools	14.6%		21.3	1990^th of 2344 public middle schools	15.1%	3	44.8	87.3	85.1		30.4	30.8	28.1	20.6	3.3	50.8	16.5	$15,239
Iltexas Woodhaven Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5901 Boca Raton Blvd	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 395-1776	295	24	12.3	81.0%	13 (4.4%)	83 (28.1%)	174 (59.0%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	28.4	1774^th of 2335 public middle schools	24.0%		13.8	2172^nd of 2344 public middle schools	7.3%	398	88.6		96.4		31.8	45.4	33.3	27.3	30.6	28.0	14.3	$9,784
Int'l Newcomer Academy	Public	6-9	4801 Eastline Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5600	429	25	16.9	98.4%	52 (12.1%)	33 (7.7%)	317 (73.9%)	24 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.7	2302^nd of 2335 public middle schools	1.4%		3.4	2329^th of 2344 public middle schools	0.6%	27	14.5		0.0		2.9	0.0	6.2	5.9	3.5	12.2	1.2	$9,184
Idea Southeast College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	2935 E Seminary Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 885-4250	475	24	20.1	91.4%	14 (2.9%)	93 (19.6%)	356 (74.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33.2	1625^th of 2335 public middle schools	30.4%		33.1	1617^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.0%	8	34.4	42.2	42.7	51.8	33.3	38.1	52.9	23.9	29.0		28.0	$11,404
Young J H	Public	7-8	3200 Woodside	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3400	710	52	13.7	51.4%	260 (36.6%)	167 (23.5%)	210 (29.6%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	60.2	749^th of 2335 public middle schools	67.9%		73.7	455^th of 2344 public middle schools	80.6%	294	94.7	100.0				52.4	60.1		17.2	56.1	42.8	$10,256

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J Martin Jacquet Middle ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend J Martin Jacquet Middle?

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

What district is J Martin Jacquet Middle in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of J Martin Jacquet Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of J Martin Jacquet Middle?

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

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