Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970006549
Bill J Elliott Elementary School
2501 COOKS LN, FORT WORTH, TX 76120 · (817) 815-4600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
327 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 19.0% | 33.0% | 39.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 10.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bill J Elliott Elementary School
Bill J Elliott Elementary School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill J Elliott Elementary School this school | 381 | 85.8% | 29.8% |
| Shadowbriar Elementary School HOUSTON | 334 | 86.2% | 51.1% |
| Larson Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 443 | 83.7% | 19.5% |
| Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary School FORT WORTH | 448 | 89.1% | 20.4% |
| Sue Crouch Elementary School FORT WORTH | 479 | 83.5% | 34.9% |
| Ignite Community School - Mainland LA MARQUE | 327 | 86.5% | 31.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bill J Elliott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #3,679 of 4,401 | #247 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,055 of 4,466 ▼ 83 | #303 of 339 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,345 of 4,466 ▼ 639 | #236 of 339 ▼ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #3,643 of 4,938 | #286 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,835 of 4,622 | #305 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #2,068 of 4,628 | #239 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #1,494 of 4,789 | #115 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #1,488 of 2,838 | #139 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
381
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 381 | 22.5 | 16.9:1 | 86% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 19.3 | 18.1:1 | 86% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 92% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 90% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 34.7 | 13.2:1 | 84% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 75% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 71% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 41% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 27 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill J Elliott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (456 to 381); teachers down 35% (34.7 to 22.5).
About Bill J Elliott Elementary School
Bill J Elliott Elementary School is a public elementary school run by FORT WORTH ISD in FORT WORTH, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 381 students. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 27% below average.
The district for Bill J Elliott Elementary School is FORT WORTH ISD, with 136 schools and 70,612 students.
At Bill J Elliott Elementary School, 64% of students are Black. It is also 21% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Tarrant County is roughly 18% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bill J Elliott Elementary School scores 54%.
Its ratio of 16.9:1 is based on 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bill J Elliott Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 13% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bill J Elliott Elementary School's results are 7.2 points below predicted: 29.8% against 37.0%.
The county, Tarrant County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 639, with about 385,835 students.
The closest school to Bill J Elliott Elementary School is Metro Opportunity, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bill J Elliott Elementary School. On proficiency, Bill J Elliott Elementary School is behind the 36.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bill J Elliott Elementary School had a net loss of 13 students, or 3%.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Bill J Elliott Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bill J Elliott Elementary School?
Bill J Elliott Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bill J Elliott Elementary School serve?
Bill J Elliott Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bill J Elliott Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bill J Elliott Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bill J Elliott Elementary School?
At Bill J Elliott Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 21% Hispanic, 64% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bill J Elliott Elementary School public or private?
Bill J Elliott Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.