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William James MS

Tarrant County · Region 11: Fort Worth · 613 students

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Current score
57/1002025-26
Change
−2 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−20.6 ptsvs 77.6 average · 2,281 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
2,187 of 2,281tied with 19 others
F57

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 67 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.6 average for 2,281 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

William James MS is rated F by TEA, scoring 57 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.6 average for 2,281 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 2 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 2,187th of 2,281 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 19 others).

5 consecutive years rated unacceptable. At three or more years, Texas law provides for state intervention.

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  1. Overview
  2. Official improvement and transfer notices
  3. 5 years of ratings
  4. Where the score comes from
  5. Student outcomes
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this comes from

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

2026 federal improvement status

Comprehensive Support and Improvement

Official support label: Comprehensive Progress

Identification reason: CSI Low Performance

TEA track year 2 · Title I campus

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2026-27 school year

Public Education Grant transfer eligibility

Students assigned to this campus may request a transfer under the state's PEG program.

A request is not guaranteed. A receiving district may apply its enrollment rules, and transportation is not automatically provided.

Read the official PEG rules and list

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
34.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,281 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
9.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,281 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageWilliam James MS 5955515057 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated Not Rated with 67 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26F5777.6 2,281 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25F5077.2 2,262 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24F5173.9 2,244 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23F5573.5 2,234 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22F5981.8 2,207 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement50 F−20.5 vs similar economic context · 2,113 reporting
  • School Progress54 F−24.8 vs similar economic context · 2,108 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps65 D−10.0 vs similar economic context · 2,092 reporting
  • Academic Growth54 F−19.0 vs similar economic context · 2,073 reporting
  • Relative Performance53 F−23.8 vs similar economic context · 2,107 reporting
  • William James MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,281 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement50F10
School Progress54F6
Closing the Gaps65D5
Academic Growth54F6
Relative Performance53F7

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 5 points below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (54), so Student Achievement (50) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 54.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level42%−25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,113 reporting
  • Meets grade level17%−24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,113 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,113 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level47%−22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,112 reporting
  • Meets grade level23%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,112 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,112 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level39%−27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,104 reporting
  • Meets grade level12%−27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,104 reporting
  • Masters grade level2%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,104 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level49%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,984 reporting
  • Meets grade level23%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,984 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,984 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level23%−40 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 685 reporting
  • Meets grade level4%−31 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 685 reporting
  • Masters grade level2%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 685 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,281 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
613
Economically disadvantaged
90.9%+0.6 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
60.7%+21.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
14.7%−3.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
89.5%−3.5 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
37.9%+15.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

William James MS

African American: 10.8%Hispanic: 84.5%White: 3.1%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 0.7%Two or More Races: 0.7%
  • African American 10.8%
  • Hispanic 84.5%
  • White 3.1%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 0.7%
  • Two or More Races 0.7%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,281 reporting for every category shown · 2,281 in full cohort

African American: 14.8%Hispanic: 75.9%White: 6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.3%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.6%
  • African American 14.8%
  • Hispanic 75.9%
  • White 6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
613
Economically disadvantaged students
557
Emergent bilingual students
372
Special education students
90

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
169
Students in TEA mobility denominator
798
TEA-published mobility rate
21.2%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 613 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 97 (13.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
613

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−97

Decrease · −13.7%

Change since 2021–22
−211

Decrease · −25.6%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
613
Selected comparison
575.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,258 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for William James MS
School yearStudents enrolledWilliam James MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 824 First available year 620.2
2022–23 750 Decrease of 74 (9.0%) 616.2
2023–24 771 Increase of 21 (2.8%) 606.8
2024–25 710 Decrease of 61 (7.9%) 600.1
2025–26 613 Decrease of 97 (13.7%) 575.2

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
254

33.3% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
904

118.48 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
763

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
33.3%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,400 rated schools reporting

+20.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
118.48
Selected comparison
31.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,510 rated schools reporting

+87.1 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for William James MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 905 121 13.4% 242 26.74 7.2% 13.9
2021–22 860 318 37.0% 1,076 125.12 12.7% 30.3
2022–23 841 311 37.0% 1,246 148.16 13.6% 33.1
2023–24 864 317 36.7% 1,236 143.06 13.7% 33.3
2024–25 763 254 33.3% 904 118.48 13.2% 31.4
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for William James MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 254 33.3% 904 118.48 13.2% 31.4
In-school suspensions 201 26.3% 435 57.01 11.5% 22.3
Out-of-school suspensions 195 25.6% 440 57.67 9.3% 15.2
DAEP placements 27 3.5% 28 3.67 5.1% 6.2
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • William James MS
  • Parent district: Fort Worth ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$9,638
Selected comparison
$13,194

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,260 rated schools reporting

−$3,556 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $9,638 per student for this campus, $18,965 per student for its parent district, Fort Worth ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearWilliam James MSParent district: Fort Worth ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,078$12,883$13,054$8,307 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,152 rated schools reporting
2019$8,257$12,735$13,108$8,319 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,180 rated schools reporting
2020$8,604$14,060$14,058$8,828 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,186 rated schools reporting
2021$8,514$17,533$14,797$9,634 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,190 rated schools reporting
2022$9,897$16,930$15,708$11,185 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,207 rated schools reporting
2023$10,100$17,853$16,792$11,712 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,233 rated schools reporting
2024$12,676$18,199$18,125$12,587 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,247 rated schools reporting
2025$9,638$18,965$18,972$13,194 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,260 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$71,788+$3,625 vs similar economic context
Teachers
51+10.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
12.1−2.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

William James MS

Beginning: 15.2%1 to 5 years: 35.4%6 to 10 years: 11.4%11 to 20 years: 15.7%21 to 30 years: 17.7%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 15.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 35.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 11.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 15.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.7%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,281 reporting for every category shown · 2,281 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.5%1 to 5 years: 27.2%6 to 10 years: 18.8%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 15%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 7.5%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 15%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for William James MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classWilliam James MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 613.117.4
Secondary English8.515.2
Secondary languages other than English19.218.2
Secondary math11.816.7
Secondary science11.617.7
Secondary social studies13.617.7

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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