Riverside Applied Lrn Center
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades K–5
Riverside Applied Lrn Center serves 202 students in grades K–5 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 4499th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.7 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 ÷ 15.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 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 | 481970001833 |
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 | 202 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.7% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Riverside Applied Lrn Center in context
Size
Riverside Applied Lrn Center is the smallest of Fort Worth ISD's 81 elementary schools; its 202 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 457; Riverside Applied Lrn Center 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 4 with 40 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 25, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 5 has 56% more students than kindergarten (39 against 25). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 80.2% here and 66.2% across Fort Worth ISD. Black students are next, at 10.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.7% 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 15.94 full-time-equivalent teachers for 202 students, Riverside Applied Lrn Center has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 202 students would have about 13.6 teachers, so Riverside Applied Lrn Center has 2.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Riverside Applied Lrn Center is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Bonnie Brae, 0.5 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
| Hispanic | 80.2% |
| Black | 10.9% |
| White | 6.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
53% of students are girls and 47% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 25 |
| Grade 1 | 32 |
| Grade 2 | 27 |
| Grade 3 | 39 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3600 Fossil Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76111
Phone: (817)815-5800
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Riverside Applied Lrn Center. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Brae | Fort Worth ISD | 0.5 mi | 326 | 13.8 | 92.6% |
| West Birdville Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 0.8 mi | 665 | 15.5 | 86.2% |
| Springdale Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.9 mi | 393 | 14.3 | 94.1% |
| David E Smith Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.2 mi | 640 | 15.9 | 82.7% |
| Natha Howell Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 349 | 16.3 | 96% |
| Cesar Chavez Primary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 447 | 13.1 | 94.2% |
| Oakhurst Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 466 | 13.6 | 88.2% |
| Diamond Hill Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 482 | 17 | 94.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.