Total enrollment
384,099
+545 (+0%) vs SY 2017-18
Tarrant County
Texas · Public K-12
For a Texas county, Tarrant County operates a sizable public-school system: 639 schools and 385,835 students, broken out as 376 elementary, 115 middle, and 122 high.
7-year change in Tarrant County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
599
+46 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
24%
was 30%
% Hispanic
43%
was 41%
% Black
21%
was 20%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
2,167,390
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
639
52 districts
Enrollment
385,835
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$84,207
Above Texas avg
Free/reduced lunch
63.2%
Above Texas avg
Elementary
376
180,726 students
Middle
115
80,702 students
High
122
118,555 students
Combined / other
26
5,852 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
FORT WORTH ISD
70,612 students · 52 districts in Tarrant County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Tarrant County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
34.8%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
8.2%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.7%
civilian labor
Median age
35
25.4% under 18
Test scores in Tarrant County
Latest 2023-24 ELA proficiency, 530 schools ranked. Texas state average: 52.7%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY· 100.0%
- TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW· 99.0%
- CARROLL H S· 95.0%
- IUNIVERSITY PREP· 94.0%
- KELLER COLLEGIATE ACADEMY· 94.0%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- CLIFFORD DAVIS EL· 8.0%
- MARILYN MILLER LANGUAGE ACADEMY· 14.0%
- EDWARD BRISCOE EL· 15.0%
- ROCKETSHIP EXPLORE EL· 15.0%
- WESTERN HILLS EL· 17.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A HARGRAVE EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 442 | · |
| ROCKETSHIP DENNIS DUNKINS EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 442 | · |
| ROY JOHNSON STEM ACADEMY | Fort Worth | Middle | 06-08 | 441 | · |
| TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - WEST | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 | · |
| ELIZABETH LOPEZ HATLEY EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 440 | · |
| ILTEXAS KELLER MIDDLE | Fort Worth | Middle | 06-08 | 440 | · |
| MARY JO SHEPPARD EL | Mansfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 440 | · |
| DONNA PARK | Hurst | Elementary | PK-06 | 439 | · |
| POPE EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-06 | 439 | · |
| WORTH HEIGHTS EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 439 | · |
| IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL-FORT WORTH | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-08 | 438 | · |
| MARY HARRIS EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 438 | · |
| DAVID K SELLARS EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 436 | · |
| UPLIFT SUMMIT PREP H S | Arlington | High | 09-12 | 436 | · |
| JONES FINE ARTS / DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY | Arlington | Elementary | KG-05 | 435 | · |
| DAVID L WALKER ELT | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 434 | · |
| S S DILLOW EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 432 | · |
| JOHN D SPICER EL | Haltom City | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 | · |
| FOSTER VILLAGE EL | North Richland Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 430 | · |
| JAMES A ARTHUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Kennedale | Elementary | PK-01 | 430 | · |
| INT'L NEWCOMER ACAD | Fort Worth | Middle | 06-09 | 429 | · |
| NANCY NEAL EL | Mansfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 427 | · |
| ANDERSON EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-06 | 426 | · |
| JAMES F DELANEY EL | Kennedale | Elementary | 02-05 | 426 | · |
| JOHN AND POLLY TOWNLEY EL | Everman | Elementary | 01-05 | 424 | · |
| PARKWAY EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 423 | · |
| THELMA JONES EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-04 | 423 | · |
| COMO EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 422 | · |
| SIDNEY H POYNTER | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 418 | · |
| YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | Fort Worth | High | 06-12 | 418 | · |
| SUNRISE - MCMILLAN EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 417 | · |
| COLLEYVILLE EL | Colleyville | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 | · |
| FORT WORTH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS | Fort Worth | High | 07-12 | 415 | · |
| MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE | Fort Worth | Middle | 06-08 | 415 | · |
| LIBERTY EL | Colleyville | Elementary | PK-04 | 414 | · |
| LOWERY ROAD | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 414 | · |
| DOVE EL | Grapevine | Elementary | PK-05 | 411 | · |
| WIMBISH WORLD LANGUAGE ACADEMY | Arlington | Elementary | PK-06 | 411 | · |
| SAGAMORE HILL EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 408 | · |
| SAM ROSEN EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 407 | · |
| GREEN VALLEY EL | North Richland Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 | · |
| SHORT EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-06 | 406 | · |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | Fort Worth | High | 06-12 | 403 | · |
| UPLIFT MIGHTY PREP H S | Fort Worth | High | 09-12 | 402 | · |
| ARLINGTON COLLEGIATE H S | Arlington | High | 09-12 | 401 | · |
| GLENN HARMON EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-04 | 401 | · |
| MORNINGSIDE EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 401 | · |
| UPLIFT ASCEND PREP MIDDLE | Fort Worth | Middle | 06-08 | 401 | · |
| BRUCE SHULKEY EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 400 | · |
| JANET BROCKETT EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-04 | 398 | · |
| HIDDEN LAKES EL | Keller | Elementary | PK-04 | 396 | · |
| OAKLAWN EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 395 | · |
| M L PHILLIPS EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 394 | · |
| REMYNSE EL | Grand Prairie | Elementary | PK-06 | 394 | · |
| CHRISTENE C MOSS EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 393 | · |
| SPRINGDALE EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 393 | · |
| WESTERN HILLS PRI | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-01 | 393 | · |
| BECKHAM EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-06 | 392 | · |
| CAROL HOLT EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-04 | 391 | · |
| KEY EL | Arlington | Elementary | PK-06 | 391 | · |
| WALNUT CREEK EL | Azle | Elementary | PK-04 | 389 | · |
| GEORGE CLARKE EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 388 | · |
| MCLEAN 6TH GRADE | Fort Worth | Middle | 06-06 | 388 | · |
| WESTCREEK EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 388 | · |
| NORTH HI MOUNT EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 386 | · |
| BILL J ELLIOTT EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 381 | · |
| SNOW HEIGHTS EL | North Richland Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 380 | · |
| ALICE CARLSON APPLIED LRN CTR | Fort Worth | Elementary | KG-05 | 379 | · |
| SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 378 | · |
| SHADY GROVE EL | Keller | Elementary | PK-04 | 378 | · |
| TEXAS ACADEMY OF BIOMEDICAL | Fort Worth | High | 09-12 | 374 | · |
| CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY | Arlington | Elementary | PK-04 | 373 | · |
| ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE | Arlington | Middle | 06-08 | 370 | · |
| DR SARAH JANDRUCKO ACADEMY FOR EARLY LEARNERS | Arlington | Elementary | PK-PK | 369 | · |
| HELBING EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 369 | · |
| JOHN T WHITE EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 369 | · |
| VAN ZANDT-GUINN EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 366 | · |
| BURTON HILL EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 365 | · |
| TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - ARLINGTON | Arlington | Elementary | PK-06 | 362 | · |
| J T STEVENS EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 361 | · |
| ILTEXAS SAGINAW MIDDLE | Saginaw | Middle | 06-08 | 359 | · |
| GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY AT TCC NE | Hurst | High | 09-12 | 358 | · |
| WESTPARK EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 358 | · |
| EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY | Lake Worth | Elementary | PK-KG | 356 | · |
| DAGGETT MIDDLE | Fort Worth | Middle | 06-08 | 353 | · |
| ILTEXAS NORTH RICHLAND HILLS MIDDLE | N Richland Hills | Middle | 06-08 | 350 | · |
| MARINE CREEK COLLEGIATE H S | Fort Worth | High | 09-12 | 350 | · |
| N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY | Lake Worth | Elementary | 01-05 | 349 | · |
| NATHA HOWELL EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 349 | · |
| E RAY EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | 01-05 | 347 | · |
| MARINE CREEK LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | Fort Worth | Elementary | 01-05 | 347 | · |
| TARRANT CO COLLEGE SOUTH/FORT WORTH COLLEGIATE H S | Fort Worth | High | 09-12 | 347 | · |
| BENBROOK EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 346 | · |
| TREETOPS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL | Euless | Combined | KG-12 | 343 | · |
| RUFINO MENDOZA SR EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 342 | · |
| BISHOP EL | Everman | Elementary | 01-05 | 341 | · |
| W J TURNER EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 341 | · |
| WEST HANDLEY EL | Fort Worth | Elementary | PK-05 | 341 | · |
| ARLINGTON COLLEGE AND CAREER H S | Arlington | High | 09-12 | 340 | · |
| IMOGENE GIDEON EL | Arlington | Elementary | KG-04 | 340 | · |
Cities in Tarrant County
Fort Worth280 schoolsArlington106 schoolsKeller27 schoolsMansfield27 schoolsEuless17 schoolsHaltom City15 schoolsGrand Prairie14 schoolsNorth Richland Hills13 schoolsSouthlake13 schoolsBedford11 schoolsGrapevine11 schoolsAzle10 schoolsCrowley10 schoolsColleyville9 schoolsHaslet9 schoolsHurst9 schoolsEverman8 schoolsWhite Settlement8 schoolsFt Worth7 schoolsSaginaw6 schoolsKennedale5 schoolsLake Worth5 schoolsWatauga5 schoolsBurleson3 schoolsRichland Hills3 schoolsN Richland Hills2 schoolsRoanoke2 schoolsBenbrook1 schoolEdgecliff Village1 schoolNorth Richland Hill1 schoolWestlake1 school
About Tarrant County
In Texas, Tarrant County is a large county of about 2,167,390 residents. 639 public schools across the county teaches about 385,835 students between them.
Looking at the wider area, census numbers show the median household earns about $84,207 a year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That income level is 27% above the Texas median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Tarrant County comprises 376 elementary schools (180,726 students), 115 middle schools (80,702), 122 high schools (118,555), and 26 combined or other schools.
FORT WORTH ISD is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 70,612 students across Tarrant County.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Tarrant County has stayed largely flat since SY 2017-18, moving from about 383,554 students to 384,099. Tarrant County now counts 599 public schools, up from 553 in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment declined from 30% to 24%.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data