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EASTERN HILLS H S

5701 SHELTON ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76112 · (817) 815-4000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,189 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,189
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,060 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
487
Grade 10
288
Grade 11
217
Grade 12
197
Student demographics
White
484%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
55246%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Black
52344%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
202%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
413%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
63453%
Female
55547%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
29.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
6.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,189
+39 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
46%
was 35%
% Black
44%
was 56%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About EASTERN HILLS H S

As a mid-tier four-year high school in FORT WORTH, Texas, EASTERN HILLS H S hosts 1,189 students from grades 9 through 12, part of FORT WORTH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

EASTERN HILLS H S is one of 136 schools operated by FORT WORTH ISD, a district that enrolls 70,612 students overall.

On the student-mix side, EASTERN HILLS H S lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 44% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, EASTERN HILLS H S has 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EASTERN HILLS H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 27.5%, a residual of -7.5 points.

In the area at large, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. EASTERN HILLS H S is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

EASTERN HILLS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EASTERN HILLS H S. On composite proficiency, EASTERN HILLS H S comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 22.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 1,150 students in 2018 compared to 1,189 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 56% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
EASTERN HILLS H S
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
5701 SHELTON ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76112
Phone
(817) 815-4000
County
Tarrant County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,189
Teachers (FTE)
77
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
1,060 (89%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970001857
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About EASTERN HILLS H S
How many students attend EASTERN HILLS H S?
EASTERN HILLS H S enrolls approximately 1,189 students in grades 09-12.
Is EASTERN HILLS H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
EASTERN HILLS H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at EASTERN HILLS H S?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at EASTERN HILLS H S.
What is the student diversity at EASTERN HILLS H S?
Student demographics at EASTERN HILLS H S are roughly 4% White, 46% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is EASTERN HILLS H S in?
EASTERN HILLS H S is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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