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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001909

BRUCE SHULKEY EL

5533 WHITMAN AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76133 · (817) 814-8400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
334 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
58
Kindergarten
52
Grade 1
50
Grade 2
60
Grade 3
50
Grade 4
56
Grade 5
74
Student demographics
White
5213%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
17544%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Black
13133%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
123%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
297%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21855%
Female
18246%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
23.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -3.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.0pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
400
-111 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.9:1
% White
13%
was 29%
% Hispanic
44%
was 33%
% Black
33%
was 23%
% Asian
3%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BRUCE SHULKEY EL

Set in FORT WORTH, Texas, BRUCE SHULKEY EL is a small elementary campus, operated by FORT WORTH ISD. It serves 400 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD (70,612 students total), BRUCE SHULKEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BRUCE SHULKEY EL reports that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 13% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, BRUCE SHULKEY EL lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BRUCE SHULKEY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BRUCE SHULKEY EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 37.4%; BRUCE SHULKEY EL posts 17.4%, -20.0 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), BRUCE SHULKEY EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WEDGWOOD MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BRUCE SHULKEY EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 27.5%.

BRUCE SHULKEY EL operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 511 students in 2018 compared to 400 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 29% to 13% across the same window.

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Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BRUCE SHULKEY EL
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
5533 WHITMAN AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76133
Phone
(817) 814-8400
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
400
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
334 (84%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970001909
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BRUCE SHULKEY EL
What is the total enrollment at BRUCE SHULKEY EL?
BRUCE SHULKEY EL enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BRUCE SHULKEY EL serve?
BRUCE SHULKEY EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BRUCE SHULKEY EL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at BRUCE SHULKEY EL.
What is the student diversity at BRUCE SHULKEY EL?
Student demographics at BRUCE SHULKEY EL are roughly 13% White, 44% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees BRUCE SHULKEY EL?
BRUCE SHULKEY EL is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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