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Lucyle Collins Middle

Public Grades 6-8
2154th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 8% of Texas middle schools
Summary

Lucyle Collins Middle in Fort Worth, TX, serves 735 students in grades 6-8 within the Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd), and it is a school of stark contrasts that stands out for both its challenges and its remarkable successes.

While the school ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools—placing it in the 8th percentile statewide and making it the lowest-performing school in its immediate area—it also boasts a stunning "pocket of excellence" in advanced coursework. In the most recent school year, 100% of students taking the Biology End-of-Course exam were proficient, far exceeding the state average of 70.51%, and 80.77% were proficient in Algebra I compared to 54.03% statewide. This creates a "tale of two schools" within the same building: standard grade-level subjects like 6th Grade Math (12.8% proficient) and 8th Grade Social Studies (7.36% proficient) lag significantly behind state averages, while advanced classes dramatically outperform them. Nearby schools like Wayside Middle (54th percentile) and Creekview Middle (55th percentile) show more consistent performance across all subjects, making Lucyle Collins' split results unique.

Encouragingly, the most recent data shows signs of improvement for several student subgroups, including African American, Multi-racial, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, who have moved from the 1st-4th percentiles to the 11th-16th percentiles. However, the school also faces a high dropout rate of 2.9% for a middle school—nearly 10 times higher than nearby Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD schools—and a rising student-teacher ratio of 17.4. The school's primary challenge is to bridge the gap between its advanced and standard programs, replicating the success seen in a few classrooms across the entire school.

735
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,486
Per pupil spending ?
90.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3651 Santos Dr
       Fort Worth, TX  76106

(817) 306-4250

District: Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Lucyle Collins Middle usually attend:

High:    Lake Worth High School

Feeder schools for Lucyle Collins Middle:

Elementary:    Effie Morris Early Learning Academy
    Marilyn Miller Language Academy
    Marine Creek Leadership Academy
    N A Howry Steam Academy
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.9%
African American:
26.4%
White:
12.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 50% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school24%
District avg27%
Texas avg50%
2,154th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 29 pts since 2016
From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
931st of 951Lake 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.02154 of 23357.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.82220 of 23445.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.62287 of 23723.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.82197 of 23305.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.22159 of 22544.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.31934 of 225214.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.51989 of 21939.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.71896 of 20808.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201723.31670 of 202717.6%★☆☆☆☆
201642.51247 of 198737.2%★★☆☆☆
201533.81482 of 204327.5%★☆☆☆☆
201429.81524 of 198723.3%★☆☆☆☆
201331.71524 of 197322.8%★☆☆☆☆
201226.91575 of 195119.3%★☆☆☆☆
201136.21500 of 189520.8%★☆☆☆☆
201038.71364 of 180324.3%★☆☆☆☆
200929.51477 of 176316.2%★☆☆☆☆
200829.31440 of 171816.2%★☆☆☆☆
200722.21475 of 168412.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.81126 of 129513.1%★☆☆☆☆
202513.2972 of 9972.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.71248 of 12802.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.61229 of 12733.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.41196 of 12514.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.51077 of 121311.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.61034 of 119313.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.91119 of 11674.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20260.7641 of 6420.2%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202221.21968 of 21829.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.81646 of 211822.3%★☆☆☆☆
201926.81734 of 205815.7%★☆☆☆☆
201827.11691 of 200815.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.01170 of 139015.8%★☆☆☆☆
202520.01293 of 14289.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.41694 of 17704.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.61471 of 172014.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.31409 of 164314.2%★☆☆☆☆
202144.1790 of 159250.4%★★★☆☆
201921.61335 of 14457.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.31320 of 13764.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.22099 of 22406.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.51742 of 18254.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.02210 of 22421.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.72097 of 22416.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.02141 of 22213.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.01921 of 215110.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.41885 of 20477.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.81868 of 20087.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202610.01441 of 14973.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.41189 of 12303.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.61309 of 148111.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.51310 of 148812.0%★☆☆☆☆
202137.71096 of 150127.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.41143 of 144621.0%★☆☆☆☆
201859.5658 of 143054.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.31991 of 21417.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.01657 of 17314.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.62070 of 21192.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.61971 of 21166.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.92002 of 20773.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.11754 of 204314.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.31777 of 19358.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.51751 of 18957.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.82073 of 22538.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.61766 of 18203.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.42206 of 22351.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.02110 of 22516.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.02119 of 22204.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.51849 of 217214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.11897 of 20738.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.01859 of 20398.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.52081 of 22537.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.61791 of 18181.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.82218 of 22461.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.92147 of 22454.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.92145 of 22283.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.71824 of 216815.9%★☆☆☆☆
201914.71930 of 20696.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.61842 of 20309.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.4708 of 80612.2%★☆☆☆☆
202511.0648 of 6764.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.6792 of 8183.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.3646 of 81720.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.6698 of 81314.1%★☆☆☆☆
202120.1663 of 74310.8%★☆☆☆☆
20193.6749 of 7530.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.9607 of 72015.7%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202522.518 of 2114.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.91750 of 195610.5%★☆☆☆☆
202514.11533 of 15682.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.81843 of 18912.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.81464 of 181519.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.11509 of 175714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202133.91162 of 171232.1%★★☆☆☆
201921.11490 of 16268.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.41469 of 15978.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.91629 of 17315.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.11405 of 14392.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.11727 of 17330.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.31680 of 17493.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.91666 of 17233.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.81564 of 17008.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.31562 of 16847.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.01467 of 167312.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)16th percentile+8 vs school
Native American (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school
At Risk (2022)10th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school
Male (2026)8th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school
Female (2026)6th percentile~ school
White (2026)6th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2026)<1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology100%+29 vs state
Algebra I81%+27 vs state
Reading28%-28 vs state
Mathematics21%-18 vs state
Social Studies7%-24 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lucyle Collins Middle

Students who attend Lucyle Collins Middle usually go on to attend Lake Worth High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Lucyle Collins Middle.

Students at Lucyle Collins Middle are 54% Hispanic, 26% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Lucyle Collins Middle ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Texas middle schools.

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