LOWERY ROAD

LOWERY ROAD operates as a compact elementary-level community in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD. Current enrollment sits at 414 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

LOWERY ROAD is one of 136 schools operated by FORT WORTH ISD, a district that hosts 70,612 students overall.

On demographics, LOWERY ROAD records that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 41% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LOWERY ROAD tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) shows that median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), LOWERY ROAD is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UPLIFT CRESCENDO PREP PS, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LOWERY ROAD comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. LOWERY ROAD's enrollment has decreased 38% since 2018, when it stood at 670 (now 414). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 53% to 43%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the LOWERY ROAD community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.