Berkshire Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Northwest ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Berkshire Elementary School serves 688 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 35 schools in Northwest ISD. By enrollment it is the 987th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northwest ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483318014049 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northwest ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 688 | 32,098 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.4% | 29.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Berkshire Elementary School in context
Size
Berkshire Elementary School is the 12th largest of Northwest ISD's 23 elementary schools; its 688 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 679 students, so Berkshire Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 112 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 62, against an average of 98 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 109 in kindergarten and 111 in grade 5. It also enrolls 62 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 31.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Northwest ISD (47.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 29.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 29.1% across Northwest ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Berkshire Elementary School has 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 688 students would have about 46.5 teachers, so Berkshire Elementary School has 6.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 30 elementary schools within 5 miles and 91 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 31.7% |
| Hispanic | 29.2% |
| Black | 19% |
| Asian | 13.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 62 |
| Kindergarten | 109 |
| Grade 1 | 99 |
| Grade 2 | 94 |
| Grade 3 | 112 |
| Grade 4 | 101 |
| Grade 5 | 111 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10301 Berkshire Lake Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76131
Phone: (817)215-0000
Website: berkshire.nisdtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Berkshire Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 0.9 mi | 533 | 12.4 | 35.1% |
| Lizzie Curtis Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.0 mi | 783 | 14.7 | 37.9% |
| Copper Creek Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.5 mi | 702 | 17 | 38% |
| O a Peterson | Northwest ISD | 1.7 mi | 655 | 13.6 | 40.3% |
| Iltexas Keller Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.9 mi | 935 | 17.2 | 42.7% |
| Comanche Springs Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.1 mi | 628 | 16.4 | 52.5% |
| Carl E Schluter Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 2.1 mi | 752 | 15.2 | 18.4% |
| Chisholm Ridge | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.3 mi | 623 | 15.8 | 60.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.