📍 1301 High Country Trl, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76131
High Country el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathelyn Weilby. It is part of the Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High Country el enrolls 572 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 39% |
| White | 183 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 18% |
| Asian | 40 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 572 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
High Country 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 12, state house district 99.
High Country el is one of 30 schools in EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD, based in FORT WORTH, Texas. The district serves 23,982 students district-wide and employs 1,520 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 572 students, High Country el is smaller than the district average of about 799 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large