📍 1850 Barron Ln, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76112
Atwood McDonald el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 390 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joyce Thomas. It is part of the Fort Worth Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Atwood McDonald el enrolls 390 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 281 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.6% |
| White | 11 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
366 of the school's 390 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Atwood McDonald 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 95.
Atwood McDonald 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 390 students, Atwood McDonald el is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large