Westcliff Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Westcliff Elementary School serves 534 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 2187th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.3 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 ÷ 30.82 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 | 481970001929 |
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 | 534 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.2% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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.
Westcliff Elementary School in context
Size
Westcliff Elementary School is the 10th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 81 elementary schools; its 534 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 421 students, so Westcliff 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 93 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 65, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% more students than kindergarten (93 against 70). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 66 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 77.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). White students are next, at 15.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.2% 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
Westcliff Elementary School has 30.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 534 students would have about 36.1 teachers, so Westcliff Elementary School has 5.3 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 Alice D Contreras, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 48 elementary schools within 5 miles and 136 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 77.7% |
| White | 15.5% |
| Asian | 3.2% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 70 |
| Grade 1 | 73 |
| Grade 2 | 74 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 93 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4300 Clay Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Phone: (817)814-6000
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Westcliff Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice D Contreras | Fort Worth ISD | 0.9 mi | 442 | 13.9 | 92.1% |
| South Hills Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.0 mi | 649 | 15.8 | 87.1% |
| Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School | Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | 1.2 mi | 255 | 15.9 | – |
| Overton Park Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 510 | 17.3 | 6.1% |
| Tanglewood Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.5 mi | 575 | 18.4 | 19.5% |
| Bruce Shulkey Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 400 | 14 | 83.5% |
| Seminary Hills Park Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 378 | 12.3 | 97.1% |
| Westcreek Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.8 mi | 388 | 15.3 | 92.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.