📍 2100 Lincoln Ave, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76164
Manuel Jara el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angelica Casteneda. It is part of the Fort Worth Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Manuel Jara el enrolls 580 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% White and 1.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 553 | 95% |
| White | 15 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
538 of the school's 580 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 520 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Manuel Jara el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 10, state house district 90.
Manuel Jara el is one of 140 schools in FORT WORTH ISD, based in FORT WORTH, Texas. The district serves 70,405 students district-wide and employs 4,928 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Manuel Jara el is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large