East Handley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
East Handley Elementary School serves 329 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 3955th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 21.59 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 | 481970001855 |
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 | 329 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% 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.
East Handley Elementary School in context
Size
East Handley Elementary School is the 69th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 81 elementary schools; its 329 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 355; East Handley 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 4 with 55 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 37, against an average of 47 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 48 in kindergarten and 45 in grade 5. It also enrolls 37 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 68.4% here and 66.2% across Fort Worth ISD. Black students are next, at 20.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93% of its students are eligible 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
With 21.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 329 students, East Handley Elementary School has 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 329 students would have about 22.2 teachers, so East Handley Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
East Handley Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Newman International Academy at Fort Worth, 0.5 miles away in Newman International Academy of Arlington. Within 10 miles there are 182 other elementary schools, 45 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.4% |
| Black | 20.1% |
| White | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 37 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 46 |
| Grade 4 | 55 |
| Grade 5 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2617 Mims St, Fort Worth, TX 76112
Phone: (817)815-4400
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Handley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman International Academy at Fort Worth | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 0.5 mi | 255 | 24.6 | 54.9% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.7 mi | 261 | 13.2 | 95% |
| West Handley Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 341 | 19 | 96.2% |
| Eastern Hills Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.4 mi | 459 | 17.8 | 92.4% |
| Bill J Elliott Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.5 mi | 381 | 16.9 | 85.8% |
| John T White Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 369 | 12.9 | 95.1% |
| Uplift Crescendo Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.9 mi | 532 | 18.6 | 81% |
| Maudrie Walton Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 271 | 14.2 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.