River Trails Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
River Trails Elementary School serves 676 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 29 schools in Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. By enrollment it is the 1070th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18.3 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 ÷ 37.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482406009391 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 676 | 23,262 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18.3 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.4% | 59.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% 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.
River Trails Elementary School in context
Size
River Trails Elementary School is the 5th largest of Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD's 21 elementary schools; its 676 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 460; River Trails 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 grade 6 with 108 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 48, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 6 has 35% more students than kindergarten (108 against 80). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 48 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 44.4% here and 27.3% across Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.1% across Hurst-Euless-Bedford 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 37.01 full-time-equivalent teachers for 676 students, River Trails Elementary School has 18.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 676 students would have about 45.7 teachers, so River Trails Elementary School has 8.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
River Trails Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Trinity Lakes Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 167 other elementary schools, 38 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 44.4% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Black | 17.2% |
| Asian | 11.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 48 |
| Kindergarten | 80 |
| Grade 1 | 83 |
| Grade 2 | 96 |
| Grade 3 | 96 |
| Grade 4 | 71 |
| Grade 5 | 94 |
| Grade 6 | 108 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8850 Elbe Trl, Fort Worth, TX 76118
Phone: (817)399-3434
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: River Trails Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Lakes Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 0.7 mi | 657 | 15.4 | 61.6% |
| Hurst Hills Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 1.5 mi | 480 | 13.4 | 58.8% |
| Lowery Road | Fort Worth ISD | 1.8 mi | 414 | 13 | 81.2% |
| Bellaire Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 2.1 mi | 672 | 16.2 | 86.9% |
| Rocketship Explore Elementary School | Rocketship Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 289 | 16.5 | 76.5% |
| Harrison Lane Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 2.2 mi | 528 | 14.5 | 80.7% |
| Donna Park | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 2.2 mi | 439 | 14.1 | 72.7% |
| Ignite Community School-Fort Worth | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 2.3 mi | 438 | 10.4 | 93.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.