📍 2749 Putnam, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76112
West Handley el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Charmika May. It is part of the Fort Worth Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Handley el enrolls 395 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 4.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 286 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 21% |
| White | 16 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
382 of the school's 395 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 366 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Handley 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.
West Handley 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 395 students, West Handley 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