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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GRACE E HARDEMAN EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000488
GRACE E HARDEMAN EL
6100 WHISPERING LN, WATAUGA, TX 76148 · (817) 547-2800 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
390 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 2024-25Enrollment
600
-46 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.4:1
% White
36%
was 41%
% Hispanic
36%
was 33%
% Black
11%
was 7%
% Asian
8%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GRACE E HARDEMAN EL
As an average-sized elementary school in WATAUGA, Texas, GRACE E HARDEMAN EL works with 600 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under BIRDVILLE ISD.
BIRDVILLE ISD comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 22,267 students; GRACE E HARDEMAN EL is among them.
Demographically, GRACE E HARDEMAN EL logs that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, GRACE E HARDEMAN EL records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, GRACE E HARDEMAN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.5%, the actual is 55.2%, a residual of +9.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, Tarrant County reports that 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%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), GRACE E HARDEMAN EL is one campus in the mix.
WATAUGA MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRACE E HARDEMAN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRACE E HARDEMAN EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 49.0%.
GRACE E HARDEMAN EL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. GRACE E HARDEMAN EL's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 646 (now 600). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 41% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in BIRDVILLE ISD
- HALTOM H SHigh · 2,757 students
- BIRDVILLE H SHigh · 2,069 students
- RICHLAND H SHigh · 2,063 students
- HALTOM MIDDLEMiddle · 909 students
- NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 882 students
- SMITHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in WATAUGA
- WATAUGA ELElementary · 700 students
- WATAUGA MIDDLEMiddle · 572 students
- WHITLEY ROAD ELElementary · 323 students
- NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGAElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- WATAUGA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 572
- WATAUGA EL0.7 mi · 700
- NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA1.1 mi · 306
- WHITLEY ROAD EL1.3 mi · 323
- FOSTER VILLAGE EL1.3 mi · 430
- BLUEBONNET EL1.7 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About GRACE E HARDEMAN ELWhat is the total enrollment at GRACE E HARDEMAN EL?
GRACE E HARDEMAN EL enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GRACE E HARDEMAN EL serve?
GRACE E HARDEMAN EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does GRACE E HARDEMAN EL have?
GRACE E HARDEMAN EL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at GRACE E HARDEMAN EL?
Student demographics at GRACE E HARDEMAN EL are roughly 36% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is GRACE E HARDEMAN EL in?
GRACE E HARDEMAN EL is part of BIRDVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.