Highland Middle School
Fort Worth, TX 76131
Phone: (817) 847-5143
Fax: (817) 847-1922
District: Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 699 students
Highland Middle School, a public school located in Fort Worth, TX, serves grades 6-8 in the Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Highland Middle School is a public school located in Fort Worth, TX. 699 students attend Highland Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
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| Test Scores | 5/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) data from Texas Education Agency. |
| Student Growth | 5/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Texas Education Agency. |
Posted: July 27, 2026
What a great School!!!!!! I LOVE this school so much it! I HIGHLEY recommend you're kids to this school BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL great staffs and more!
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Posted: April 17, 2021
This has to be the worst experience weve ever had with putting our kids through school. Our daughter has an anxiety disorder, and depression. Shes too young to be diagnosed, but her doctors think she has either bipolar depressive disorder or borderline personality disorder. We have an IEP to help ensure that she gets the help she needs in order to succeed in her education. The complete lack of sympathy, understanding, and support from the teachers, and administrative team at this school has been absolutely appalling.
Weve been working with doctors, and therapists with our daughter through cooks children since she was 8 years old. Weve done everything we can to maintain communication and work with all of the teachers, principals, the school nurse, and school counselors about our childs educational needs and what we can do to help support the school in regards to our child.
This school has done a horrible job fulfilling the IEP that we put together as a team with them. We asked time and time again to follow her IEP, and track the data and information in her IEP as stated so we can do what needs to be done on our side. It was never done. Instead the school constantly calls us at work with tiny problems with her behavior, constantly threatens out of school suspension, has our daughter sent to alternative school, and even called the police and had her arrested in school and taken to the psych ward at JPS because they didnt know how to do about her behavior and wouldnt let her go to talk the counsellor which was written into her IEP.
Our child struggled severely with getting bullied by children at this school, and after talking to other parents of students, they too had the same issues. We talked to the teachers and principal in our regular meetings about the fact that she was coming home crying almost every day because she was getting bullied at school by students and they never did anything about it.
It wasnt until half way through her final year at this school that the principal said, We arent equipped to handle your childs emotional needs so we are transferring her to Prairie Vista where they are better equipped to handle this situation. We struggled and suffered for years at Highland. Why didnt they do this from the very beginning? Since going to Prairie Vista our daughter has had zero issues with bullying, and the staff and administration has been amazing. Completely night and day. Thanks for letting us suffer.
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Posted: March 24, 2021
ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok
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Posted: January 28, 2021
I cant say enough how great this school prepares their students for high school. We attended all 3 years @ HMS and enrolled in the AP courses. These teachers were top notch! My child also loved being in band and is continuing their musical journey @ Saginaw HS.
The administration & teachers expect your child to follow school rules and to be respectful of the surroundings. Are they strict @ HMS? Yes. Im also glad for this bc this school ranks in the very top tier of Texas middle schools.
Do your research and youll find that HMS is worth attending, especially with all the very nice homes be built across the street and commercial retail about 5 minutes away.
Posted: January 28, 2021
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Posted: February 6, 2019
Very very Poor, had a bully experience with staffs in the vice principal office in the present of my kid for about 3 months.
Wrote an e-mail to the principal to lay the complaint up until now no response from the principal and even the vice principal that was there that claim to be innocent.
This is totally not accepted.
Do not be surprised when you kid is behaving in a negative way they most have learnt it in the school (Highland Middle School Saginaw).
Posted: February 6, 2019
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Posted: March 4, 2018
Excellent! I have 2 children that have now attended here. They both have learning disabilities. This was handled effectively and I feel strongly that this school can handle children with all levels of learning difficulties.
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Posted: August 13, 2017
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Posted: August 13, 2017
All of our children attended HMS, and we all loved being a part of that school family. We moved from another state to here, and we felt welcomed and a part of the community because of the relationships formed with faculty, staff, students, and other parents at this school. All of our children love HMS - once a Hawk, always a Hawk!
Posted: August 9, 2017
One of the best schools i've attended to, great teachers, great students, and 3 grades all in one building, the amount of extra activities, definitely enroll your kids here
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Posted: January 27, 2014
There are many words that could be used to exalt this school. We are beyond impressed after many experiences with various schools and five children. I've never been 100% overall impressed with administration, teachers, and academics as I am with Highland. It has been an excellent experience for our daughter as well and we look forward to having our other children attend there as well.
Posted: September 20, 2012
I have 1 grandchild in this school and 2 previously, the school is amazing. All of the grandkids have loved it. My grandchild currently at Highland has learning disabilities but the teachers so far have been great. She commented if she had any other math teacher she wouldn't understand but her teacher makes it fun to learn. The office staff and counselors are wonderful to work with.
Posted: March 14, 2010
its such an amazing school exalent teachers awesome staff love yall
Posted: August 6, 2009
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