JAMES F DELANEY EL

JAMES F DELANEY EL is a tight-knit elementary school in KENNEDALE, Texas, operated by KENNEDALE ISD. The school teaches 426 students in grades 2 through 5.

Within KENNEDALE ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,754 students, JAMES F DELANEY EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, JAMES F DELANEY EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 31% White, 23% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JAMES F DELANEY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at JAMES F DELANEY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JAMES F DELANEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household earnings sit near $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%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which JAMES F DELANEY EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JAMES An ARTHUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JAMES F DELANEY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAMES F DELANEY EL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. JAMES F DELANEY EL's enrollment has contracted 36% since 2018, when it stood at 661 (now 426). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 31%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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