Worth Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Worth Heights Elementary School serves 439 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 3125th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 33.37 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 | 481970001934 |
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 | 439 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.8% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Worth Heights Elementary School in context
Size
Worth Heights Elementary School is the 35th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 81 elementary schools; its 439 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 477 students, so Worth Heights 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 4 with 78 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 55, against an average of 63 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 60 in kindergarten and 64 in grade 5. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.8% 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
Worth Heights Elementary School has 33.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 439 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Worth Heights Elementary School has 3.7 more.
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 Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth, 0.5 miles away in Trinity Basin Preparatory. There are 56 elementary schools within 5 miles and 151 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.8% |
| White | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 60 |
| Grade 1 | 55 |
| Grade 2 | 61 |
| Grade 3 | 62 |
| Grade 4 | 78 |
| Grade 5 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
519 E Butler St, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Phone: (817)814-6200
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Worth Heights Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth | Trinity Basin Preparatory | 0.5 mi | 2,020 | 16.1 | 83.5% |
| Richard J Wilson Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 508 | 15.6 | 93.1% |
| Carter Park Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.0 mi | 445 | 15.8 | 95.5% |
| George Clarke Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.1 mi | 388 | 13.2 | 88.1% |
| Morningside Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 401 | 13.6 | 94.3% |
| Edward Briscoe Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.4 mi | 288 | 13.7 | 93.1% |
| Clifford Davis Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 868 | 21.9 | 97.5% |
| Hubbard Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 508 | 15.2 | 93.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.