Western Hills Primary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–1
Western Hills Primary School serves 393 students in grades Pre-K–1 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 3512th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.4 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 ÷ 23.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–1 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970008915 |
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 | 393 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.2% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
Western Hills Primary School in context
Size
Of the 81 elementary schools in Fort Worth ISD, Western Hills Primary School is the 49th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 569 students, so Western Hills Primary School 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 kindergarten with 138 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 120, against an average of 131 per grade. This year grade 1 has 13% fewer students than kindergarten (120 against 138). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 135 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 52.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 37.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.2% 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
Western Hills Primary School has 23.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 393 students would have about 26.6 teachers, so Western Hills Primary School has 2.6 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 Western Hills Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 24 elementary schools within 5 miles and 97 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 52.2% |
| Black | 37.7% |
| White | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 135 |
| Kindergarten | 138 |
| Grade 1 | 120 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8300 Mojave Trl, Fort Worth, TX 76116
Phone: (817)815-6900
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Western Hills Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Hills Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.2 mi | 499 | 15.5 | 97.6% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - West | Trinity Basin Preparatory | 0.4 mi | 441 | 13.7 | 45.6% |
| IDEA Rise Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 681 | 22 | 88.5% |
| Fine Arts Academy | White Settlement ISD | 0.7 mi | 274 | 13.8 | 36.5% |
| Waverly Park Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 639 | 14.5 | 76.7% |
| Liberty Elementary School | White Settlement ISD | 1.3 mi | 654 | 16.1 | 78% |
| Luella Merrett Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 456 | 15.1 | 92.1% |
| West Early Learners Academy | White Settlement ISD | 1.8 mi | 753 | 20 | 70% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.