South Hi Mount Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
South Hi Mount Elementary School serves 510 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 2425th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 35.87 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 | 481970001911 |
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 | 510 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.5% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
South Hi Mount Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 81 elementary schools in Fort Worth ISD, South Hi Mount Elementary School is the 16th largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 404; South Hi Mount 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 3 with 86 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 54, against an average of 73 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 72 in kindergarten and 77 in grade 5. It also enrolls 54 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 66.3% here and 66.2% across Fort Worth ISD. White students are next, at 14.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.5% 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 35.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 510 students, South Hi Mount Elementary School has 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 510 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so South Hi Mount Elementary School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
South Hi Mount Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is North Hi Mount Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 142 other elementary schools, 45 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 | 66.3% |
| White | 14.7% |
| Black | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 54 |
| Kindergarten | 72 |
| Grade 1 | 69 |
| Grade 2 | 78 |
| Grade 3 | 86 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4101 Birchman Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817)815-1800
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Hi Mount Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hi Mount Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 386 | 15.4 | 52.1% |
| Alice Carlson Applied Lrn Center | Fort Worth ISD | 1.8 mi | 379 | 16.1 | 25.9% |
| Lily B Clayton Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 476 | 15.1 | 39.3% |
| Como Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 422 | 14.6 | 95% |
| Tanglewood Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.0 mi | 575 | 18.4 | 19.5% |
| Burton Hill Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 365 | 14.1 | 57.8% |
| A V Cato Elementary School | Castleberry ISD | 2.5 mi | 633 | 14.7 | 94.8% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.6 mi | 274 | 15.3 | 75.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.