EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY

EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY operates as a compact K-5 school in LAKE WORTH, Texas, part of LAKE WORTH ISD. Current enrollment sits at 356 students spanning grades pre-K through K. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is one of 6 schools operated by LAKE WORTH ISD, a district that serves 3,249 students overall.

Looking at the student body, EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% Black, 18% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 91% of students at EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY qualify 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.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY.

EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 356). Black enrollment moved from 14% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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