DAVID K SELLARS EL

As a compact K-5 school in FORT WORTH, Texas, DAVID K SELLARS EL educates 436 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD.

FORT WORTH ISD runs 136 schools in total, collectively educating 70,612 students. DAVID K SELLARS EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, DAVID K SELLARS EL shows that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DAVID K SELLARS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. DAVID K SELLARS EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

HARLEAN BEAL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DAVID K SELLARS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DAVID K SELLARS EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 33.6%.

DAVID K SELLARS EL operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DAVID K SELLARS EL has declined 32%, going from 642 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 36% to 21% across the same window.

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