West Handley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
West Handley Elementary School serves 341 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 3891st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19 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 ÷ 17.93 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 | 481970005799 |
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 | 341 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.2% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% 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.
West Handley Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 81 elementary schools in Fort Worth ISD, West Handley Elementary School is the 66th largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 324 students, so West Handley 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 55 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 40, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% more students than kindergarten (53 against 40). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 46 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 74.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 17%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.2% of students qualify 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
West Handley Elementary School has 17.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 341 students would have about 23 teachers, so West Handley Elementary School has 5.1 fewer.
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 Eastern Hills Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 45 elementary schools within 5 miles and 177 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 74.2% |
| Black | 17% |
| White | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 46 |
| Kindergarten | 40 |
| Grade 1 | 55 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 48 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2749 Putnam, Fort Worth, TX 76112
Phone: (817)815-5100
Website: fwisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: West Handley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Hills Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.6 mi | 459 | 17.8 | 92.4% |
| Newman International Academy at Fort Worth | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 0.9 mi | 255 | 24.6 | 54.9% |
| East Handley Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 329 | 15.2 | 93% |
| Maudrie Walton Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 271 | 14.2 | 94.8% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.4 mi | 261 | 13.2 | 95% |
| Maude I Logan Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.5 mi | 319 | 13 | 94% |
| Sagamore Hill Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 408 | 16.1 | 93.4% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 455 | 14.3 | 92.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.