Marine Creek Leadership Academy
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Lake Worth ISD · Grades 1–5
Marine Creek Leadership Academy serves 347 students in grades 1–5 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 6 schools in Lake Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 3841st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–5 |
| District | Lake Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482649009386 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lake Worth ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 347 | 3,249 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.4% | 89.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Marine Creek Leadership Academy in context
Size
Marine Creek Leadership Academy is the smallest of Lake Worth ISD's 4 elementary schools; its 347 students are 10.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 510 students, so Marine Creek Leadership Academy is smaller 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 grade 5 with 82 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 55, against an average of 69 per grade. This year grade 5 has 49% more students than grade 1 (82 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 35.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lake Worth ISD (25.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 29.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.6% across Lake 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
Marine Creek Leadership Academy has 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 347 students would have about 23.4 teachers, so Marine Creek Leadership Academy has 3 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 Greenfield Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD. There are 30 elementary schools within 5 miles and 111 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 35.7% |
| Hispanic | 29.4% |
| White | 15.6% |
| Asian | 11% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.7% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 55 |
| Grade 2 | 65 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 80 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4801 Huffines Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76135
Phone: (817)306-4270
Website: lwisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marine Creek Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 0.8 mi | 620 | 16 | 48.7% |
| Marilyn Miller Language Academy | Lake Worth ISD | 1.0 mi | 509 | 15.3 | 91.2% |
| Joy James Academy of Leadership | Castleberry ISD | 1.6 mi | 471 | 14.3 | 91.5% |
| Parkview Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.8 mi | 588 | 17.2 | 56% |
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy | Lake Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 356 | 15.3 | 90.7% |
| N a Howry STEAM Academy | Lake Worth ISD | 2.0 mi | 349 | 14.2 | 90.3% |
| Remington Point Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.0 mi | 511 | 13.9 | 66.3% |
| Dozier Elementary School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.2 mi | 714 | 17.7 | 53.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lake Worth ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 356 |
| Lake Worth High School | High | 9–12 | 953 |
| Lucyle Collins Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 735 |
| Marilyn Miller Language Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 509 |
| N a Howry STEAM Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 349 |