Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001909
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School
5533 WHITMAN AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76133 · (817) 814-8400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
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
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 | 58 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
68%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 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 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Bruce Shulkey Elementary School
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Shulkey Elementary School this school | 400 | 83.5% | 21.9% |
| Short Elementary School ARLINGTON | 406 | 82.5% | 29.2% |
| Fitzgerald Elementary School ARLINGTON | 451 | 83.6% | 43.4% |
| Moss Elementary School MESQUITE | 337 | 85.8% | 35.1% |
| Connally Elementary School WACO | 352 | 81.5% | 15.5% |
| Mountainview Elementary School WACO | 349 | 84.8% | 30.5% |
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 Bruce Shulkey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,210 of 4,401 | #306 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,054 of 4,466 ▲ 212 | #302 of 339 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,560 of 4,466 ▲ 20 | #251 of 339 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,121 of 3,998 | #82 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #3,479 of 4,938 | #270 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,573 of 4,622 | #103 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #727 of 4,628 | #111 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #1,684 of 4,789 | #124 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,048 of 2,838 | #103 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
400
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 400 | 28.5 | 14.0:1 | 84% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 80% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 26.8 | 14.9:1 | 81% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 85% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 34.3 | 14.9:1 | 77% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 82% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 65% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 42% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 36 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce Shulkey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (511 to 400); teachers down 17% (34.3 to 28.5).
About Bruce Shulkey Elementary School
Federal records list Bruce Shulkey Elementary School as an elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 400 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
The district, FORT WORTH ISD, has 70,612 students enrolled across 136 schools.
The largest group at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 44%. The school is also 33% Black, 13% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Tarrant County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School reported 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. There are 334 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 84% of enrollment. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bruce Shulkey Elementary School is -16.2 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.9%, and the predicted rate is 38.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that 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%. Tarrant County counts 639 public schools with about 385,835 students.
Wedgwood Middle School sits about 0.4 miles from Bruce Shulkey Elementary School. Bruce Shulkey Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 28.2%, higher than Bruce Shulkey Elementary School's 21.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, Bruce Shulkey Elementary School is City: Large.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 400 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.3:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Bruce Shulkey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School?
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bruce Shulkey Elementary School serve?
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 44% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Bruce Shulkey Elementary School?
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.