Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001834
Burton Hill Elementary School
519 BURTON HILL RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76107 · (817) 815-1400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
211 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 | 62 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
63%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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Burton Hill Elementary School
Burton Hill Elementary School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Hill Elementary School this school | 365 | 57.8% | 41.4% |
| Gladys Polk Elementary School RICHWOOD | 396 | 54.8% | 71.0% |
| Jennie Reid Elementary School LA PORTE | 403 | 53.6% | 55.2% |
| Bowie Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 340 | 62.1% | 30.0% |
| Rockdale Intermediate School ROCKDALE | 344 | 64.2% | 39.2% |
| Bayshore Elementary School LA PORTE | 420 | 55.7% | 48.8% |
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 Burton Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,408 of 4,401 | #140 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,311 of 4,466 ▲ 1,944 | #74 of 339 ▲ 149 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,348 of 4,466 ▲ 156 | #85 of 339 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #743 of 3,998 | #50 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #3,767 of 4,938 | #296 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,604 of 4,622 | #107 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #1,182 of 4,628 | #157 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #3,223 of 4,789 | #234 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #376 of 2,838 | #31 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
365
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 365 | 25.9 | 14.1:1 | 58% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 30.4 | 11.3:1 | 56% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 31.5 | 11.4:1 | 56% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 58% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 38.3 | 14.2:1 | 48% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 55% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 66% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 52% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 33 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burton Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (543 to 365); teachers down 32% (38.3 to 25.9).
About Burton Hill Elementary School
Federal records list Burton Hill Elementary School as an elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. In all, 365 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 30% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, FORT WORTH ISD, has 70,612 students enrolled across 136 schools.
The student body at Burton Hill Elementary School is 51% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The school has 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.0 students per teacher. In all, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Burton Hill Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.4%) and its predicted rate (49.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For Tarrant County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 639 public schools in the county, enrolling about 385,835, Burton Hill Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Castleberry High School, is about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Burton Hill Elementary School is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Burton Hill Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 365, close to the 372 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.3:1 to 14.1:1.
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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 Burton Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Burton Hill Elementary School?
Burton Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Burton Hill Elementary School serve?
Burton Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burton Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Burton Hill Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burton Hill Elementary School?
At Burton Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 51% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Burton Hill Elementary School public or private?
Burton Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
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