Wedgwood Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Fort Worth ISD
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

722

Avg. teacher experience

13.1 years

Fort Worth ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

Wedgwood Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Fort Worth ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 722 students. 84.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,440, which is $8,553 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fortworthisd.org

Address

3909 Wilkie Way
Fort Worth, TX 76133-2899

Office phone number

(817) 814-8200

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wedgwood Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

722

African American

247 (34.2%)

Fort Worth ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13 (1.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

384 (53.2%)

Fort Worth ISD: 64.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

56 (7.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

21 (2.9%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

34.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

1.8%

Hispanic

53.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

7.8%

Two or more races

2.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

84.6 %

Fort Worth ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

92.2 %

Fort Worth ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

31.6 %

Fort Worth ISD: 37.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

84.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

92.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

31.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

29.2 %

Fort Worth ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.5 %

Fort Worth ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.2%

Gifted and talented

10.8%

Special education

12.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Fort Worth ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

34.3 %

Fort Worth ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

47.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 35%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

17.6 %

Fort Worth ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.5 %

Fort Worth ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

29.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

40.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.5

African American

19.9 (46.9%)

Fort Worth ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.4 (12.7%)

Fort Worth ISD: 25%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

16.2 (38.1%)

Fort Worth ISD: 50.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

26.7 (62.9%)

Fort Worth ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

14 (33%)

Fort Worth ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1.7 (4.1%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17

Fort Worth ISD: 14.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.1 years

Fort Worth ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$67,440

Fort Worth ISD: $65,389

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$61,460

Fort Worth ISD: $59,238

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$60,041

Fort Worth ISD: $60,487

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$62,360

Fort Worth ISD: $62,573

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$69,201

Fort Worth ISD: $66,828

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$74,998

Fort Worth ISD: $71,671

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$83,413

Fort Worth ISD: $88,793

Statewide: $71,111

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