J A HARGRAVE EL

J A HARGRAVE EL is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in FORT WORTH, Texas, part of CROWLEY ISD, with 442 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

J A HARGRAVE EL is one of 24 schools operated by CROWLEY ISD, a district that educates 17,011 students overall.

In terms of who attends, J A HARGRAVE EL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 41% Black, 4% Asian, 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at J A HARGRAVE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, J A HARGRAVE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate 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), J A HARGRAVE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CROWLEY MIDDLE, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J A HARGRAVE EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 559 students in 2018 compared to 442 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 33% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.