The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Math. The lowest is 62% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Mclean 6th Grade
McLean 6th Grade is a regular public school in Fort Worth serving only sixth grade. It is part of Fort Worth ISD, a large urban district dispersed across the city and into surrounding communities.
The school enrolls a diverse population of students, with roughly three in five identifying as Hispanic, about one in three as white, and smaller proportions of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating substantial economic need in the enrollment. Specific counts for students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the data provided.
On the most recent state assessment results available, sixth-grade proficiency tells a mixed story. In English/Language Arts, students performed at a moderate to solid level, with about three in five meeting or exceeding proficiency. In math, the picture is weaker: only about two in five students met or exceeded the state proficiency standard. The school's data also shows a notable phenomenon in math: a very small cohort of eighth-graders tested at the school achieved proficiency at a remarkably high rate, though the reason for this small group's presence is unclear from the available information. Overall proficiency across all tested subjects sits in the top quartile relative to districts in Tarrant County, a strength that reflects stronger performance in ELA offsetting the lower math results.
When students are placed into the state's proficiency categories, about four in five meet the lowest threshold (approaches grade level), about three in five meet the middle threshold (meets), and about one in four reach the highest level (masters). The math weakness shows most clearly here: only about one in five students reach the masters level in math, compared to about one in three in ELA.
The school serves a mobile, growing city. Fort Worth has grown rapidly in recent years and crossed the one million resident threshold, with housing costs and rents rising as new development continues on the western and northwestern fringes. The area near the school sits in a zip code where housing values are moderate to upper-middle range by national standards, rents are in the moderate range, and both have risen year over year. The economic context shows median household income in the region above national benchmarks, though current mortgage rates and rental costs as a share of income present real affordability pressure for families.
A parent considering this school should understand that sixth-grade math performance is an area to follow closely with the school, either to understand the causes or to discuss supplementary support if that matters for their child. The school's position in the top county quartile for overall proficiency reflects solid work in reading, though the math results suggest concentration there may be warranted. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, course offerings, or special programs were available, so those are topics worth exploring directly with the school.
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