Fort Worth ISD to combine Wedgwood 6th grade, middle school campuses next school year
Fort Worth Independent School District students at the Wedgwood 6th Grade campus will join Wedgwood Middle School students next school year, combining the two separate schools into one as the district analyzes its facility usage.
District officials said in a statement that the change is a “strategic move aligned with its facility planning” as Fort Worth ISD anticipates a budget deficit and grapples with a declining student enrollment, noting “it is no longer feasible to operate an entire campus for one grade.”
Officials stated that sixth-graders could benefit socially from learning in the same space as their older peers in the 2024-25 school year.
The two campuses located in southwest Fort Worth, south of Interstate 30 and east and west of Granbury Road, are about 1.5 miles apart.
“The consolidation is expected to have minimal impact on staff, who have been notified of the change,” according to officials.
The change comes about six months after the Board of Education called for a study of school building capacity, which will include “rightsizing recommendations” expected to lead to the closure of some schools. In September, the board also approved a contract — with a maximum price tag of almost $2.1 million — for a facility master plan district-wide to “provide fact-based planning tools for future facility-related decisions” and “provide information that supports renovation, repurposing and/or construction of current and/or new facilities.”
“We believe this consolidation will serve in the best interest of our families and the Wedgwood community,” Superintendent Angélica Ramsey said. “Creating one middle school will help us better serve our students while also aligning with the goals of the district. Together, we will create a thriving campus filled with learning, opportunity and community.”
