📍 2805 Laredo Dr, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76116
Western Hills el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Deleceia Mcgee. It is part of the Fort Worth Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Hills el enrolls 548 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 257 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 40% |
| White | 30 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
532 of the school's 548 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 523 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.
Western Hills 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 12, state house district 97.
Western Hills 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 548 students, Western Hills el is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large