FOSTER VILLAGE EL

FOSTER VILLAGE EL is a close-knit K-5 school in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, one of the schools within BIRDVILLE ISD. The school caters to 430 students in grades pre-K through 5.

FOSTER VILLAGE EL is one of 30 schools operated by BIRDVILLE ISD, a district that serves 22,267 students overall.

In terms of who attends, FOSTER VILLAGE EL lists that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, FOSTER VILLAGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tarrant County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which FOSTER VILLAGE EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOSTER VILLAGE EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. FOSTER VILLAGE EL's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 430). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 40%.

On the community side, the feed for FOSTER VILLAGE EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.