E RAY EL

Located at 7309 SHERIDAN RD, in FORT WORTH, Texas, E RAY EL is a tight-knit elementary campus that serves 347 students (grades 1 through 5), part of EVERMAN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 11 schools in EVERMAN ISD (5,018 students total), E RAY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, E RAY EL logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 33% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting E RAY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, E RAY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.1%; this one delivers 31.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), E RAY EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SYCAMORE EL, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around E RAY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts E RAY EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 30%: 495 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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