Eastern Hills Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Eastern Hills Elementary School serves 459 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 2900th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.8 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 ÷ 25.81 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 | 481970001856 |
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 | 459 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.4% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Eastern Hills Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 81 elementary schools in Fort Worth ISD, Eastern Hills Elementary School is the 25th largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 335 students, so Eastern Hills Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 77 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 58, against an average of 66 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 58 in kindergarten and 62 in grade 5. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 53.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 37.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.4% 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
Eastern Hills Elementary School has 25.81 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 459 students would have about 31 teachers, so Eastern Hills Elementary School has 5.2 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 West Handley Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 44 elementary schools within 5 miles and 182 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.6% |
| Black | 37.3% |
| White | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 70 |
| Grade 2 | 64 |
| Grade 3 | 64 |
| Grade 4 | 64 |
| Grade 5 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5917 Shelton St, Fort Worth, TX 76112
Phone: (817)815-4500
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Eastern Hills Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Handley Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.6 mi | 341 | 19 | 96.2% |
| Newman International Academy at Fort Worth | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 1.0 mi | 255 | 24.6 | 54.9% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 261 | 13.2 | 95% |
| Iltexas Woodhaven Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.3 mi | 588 | 16.2 | 87.6% |
| East Handley Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.4 mi | 329 | 15.2 | 93% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 455 | 14.3 | 92.5% |
| Sagamore Hill Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 408 | 16.1 | 93.4% |
| Maudrie Walton Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.8 mi | 271 | 14.2 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.