BESS RACE EL

Located at 537 S HEIGHTS DR, in CROWLEY, Texas, BESS RACE EL is a mid-sized elementary school that instructs 647 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by CROWLEY ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Within CROWLEY ISD, which oversees 24 schools and 17,011 students, BESS RACE EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BESS RACE EL logs that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BESS RACE EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BESS RACE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 30.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which BESS RACE EL is one.

CROWLEY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BESS RACE EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.2%.

BESS RACE EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. BESS RACE EL's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 577 (now 647). Black enrollment moved from 26% to 52% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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