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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLESON ISD·NCES 481218011540

JUDY HAJEK EL

555 NE MCALISTER, BURLESON, TX 76028 · (817) 245-3700 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
234 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Pre-K
23
Kindergarten
85
Grade 1
99
Grade 2
101
Grade 3
108
Grade 4
90
Grade 5
122
Student demographics
White
29747%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
18630%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Black
9816%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 13%
Asian
173%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
244%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
33754%
Female
29146%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
67.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +24.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
628
-11 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.8:1
% White
47%
was 60%
% Hispanic
30%
was 24%
% Black
16%
was 7%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About JUDY HAJEK EL

JUDY HAJEK EL is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in BURLESON, Texas, part of BURLESON ISD, with 628 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so JUDY HAJEK EL sits 21% bigger than that benchmark.

Within BURLESON ISD, which oversees 18 schools and 12,759 students, JUDY HAJEK EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JUDY HAJEK EL reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JUDY HAJEK EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JUDY HAJEK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) shows that 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 JUDY HAJEK EL is one.

JACK TAYLOR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JUDY HAJEK EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

JUDY HAJEK EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. JUDY HAJEK EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 628). The White share of enrollment decreased from 60% to 47% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
JUDY HAJEK EL
District
BURLESON ISD
Address
555 NE MCALISTER, BURLESON, TX 76028
Phone
(817) 245-3700
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
628
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
234 (37%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481218011540
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JUDY HAJEK EL
How many students attend JUDY HAJEK EL?
JUDY HAJEK EL enrolls approximately 628 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does JUDY HAJEK EL serve?
JUDY HAJEK EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JUDY HAJEK EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JUDY HAJEK EL is approximately 15.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JUDY HAJEK EL?
JUDY HAJEK EL reports a student body of 47% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees JUDY HAJEK EL?
JUDY HAJEK EL is overseen by BURLESON ISD in Tarrant County.
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