Lizzie Curtis Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Northwest ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lizzie Curtis Elementary School serves 783 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 510th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 53.31 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 | 483318013668 |
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 | 783 | 32,098 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.9% | 29.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Lizzie Curtis Elementary School in context
Size
Lizzie Curtis Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Northwest ISD's 23 elementary schools; its 783 students are 2.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 642; Lizzie Curtis 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 1 with 126 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 77, against an average of 112 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (123 against 99). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Asian students: 27.3% here and 8.2% across Northwest ISD. White students are next, at 26.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.9% of its students are eligible 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
With 53.31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 783 students, Lizzie Curtis Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 783 students would have about 52.9 teachers, so Lizzie Curtis 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
Lizzie Curtis Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Iltexas Keller Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). Within 10 miles there are 102 other elementary schools, 33 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 27.3% |
| White | 26.7% |
| Black | 21.5% |
| Hispanic | 19% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 99 |
| Grade 1 | 126 |
| Grade 2 | 115 |
| Grade 3 | 121 |
| Grade 4 | 122 |
| Grade 5 | 123 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9640 Belle Prairie Trail, Fort Worth, TX 76131
Phone: (817)541-8901
Website: curtis.nisdtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lizzie Curtis Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Keller Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 0.9 mi | 935 | 17.2 | 42.7% |
| Berkshire Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.0 mi | 688 | 13 | 38.4% |
| O a Peterson | Northwest ISD | 1.0 mi | 655 | 13.6 | 40.3% |
| Copper Creek Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.5 mi | 702 | 17 | 38% |
| Chisholm Ridge | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.8 mi | 623 | 15.8 | 60.7% |
| Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.9 mi | 533 | 12.4 | 35.1% |
| Bette Perot Elementary School | Keller ISD | 2.2 mi | 498 | 15.6 | 24.5% |
| Comanche Springs Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.3 mi | 628 | 16.4 | 52.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.