📍 5937 Whitley Rd, Watauga, Tarrant County, 76148
Watauga el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watauga, Tarrant County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Martin. It is part of the Birdville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watauga el enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 5.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 65% |
| White | 171 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
570 of the school's 715 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 518 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Watauga el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 91.
Watauga el is one of 32 schools in BIRDVILLE ISD, based in HALTOM CITY, Texas. The district serves 22,267 students district-wide and employs 1,506 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Watauga el is close to the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large