Bill J Elliott Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bill J Elliott Elementary School serves 381 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 3608th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 22.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970006549 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Worth ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 381 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.8% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Bill J Elliott Elementary School in context
Size
Bill J Elliott Elementary School is the 53rd largest of Fort Worth ISD's 81 elementary schools; its 381 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 392 students, so Bill J Elliott 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 pre-K with 87 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 41, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (41 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 87 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 64% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (18.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 20.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across Fort Worth ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bill J Elliott Elementary School has 22.54 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 381 students would have about 25.7 teachers, so Bill J Elliott Elementary School has 3.2 fewer.
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 Uplift Crescendo Prep Ps, 1.4 miles away in Uplift Education. There are 40 elementary schools within 5 miles and 180 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 64% |
| Hispanic | 20.7% |
| White | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Asian | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 87 |
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 47 |
| Grade 4 | 53 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2501 Cooks Ln, Fort Worth, TX 76120
Phone: (817)815-4600
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bill J Elliott Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Crescendo Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.4 mi | 532 | 18.6 | 81% |
| East Handley Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.5 mi | 329 | 15.2 | 93% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 261 | 13.2 | 95% |
| John T White Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.8 mi | 369 | 12.9 | 95.1% |
| Newman International Academy at Fort Worth | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 1.8 mi | 255 | 24.6 | 54.9% |
| Duff Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.9 mi | 618 | 15.7 | 45.3% |
| Ignite Community School-Fort Worth | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 2.0 mi | 438 | 10.4 | 93.4% |
| Lowery Road | Fort Worth ISD | 2.0 mi | 414 | 13 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.