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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001876
Luella Merrett Elementary School
7325 KERMIT AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76116 · (817) 815-6600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
420 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Luella Merrett Elementary School
Luella Merrett Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luella Merrett Elementary School this school | 456 | 92.1% | 36.0% |
| Reinhardt Elementary School DALLAS | 431 | 93.0% | 45.5% |
| Washington Elementary School SHERMAN | 464 | 91.8% | 22.1% |
| Hopkins Elementary School VICTORIA | 439 | 92.7% | 25.4% |
| Joy James Academy of Leadership FORT WORTH | 471 | 91.5% | 41.2% |
| Glenwood Elementary School AMARILLO | 455 | 90.5% | 46.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Luella Merrett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,069 of 4,401 | #186 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,045 of 4,466 ▲ 895 | #129 of 339 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,011 of 4,466 ▲ 404 | #213 of 339 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #786 of 3,998 | #54 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #2,956 of 4,938 | #216 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,600 of 4,622 | #204 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #3,286 of 4,628 | #303 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #827 of 4,789 | #66 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #624 of 2,838 | #59 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
-73 (-14%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 456 | 30.1 | 15.2:1 | 92% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 89% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 31.8 | 14.8:1 | 93% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 95% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 36.5 | 17.3:1 | 81% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 86% (571) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 79% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 44% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 25 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luella Merrett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (631 to 456); teachers down 17% (36.5 to 30.1).
About Luella Merrett Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, Luella Merrett Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD. The school counted 456 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Luella Merrett Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD, where 136 schools serve 70,612 students.
At Luella Merrett Elementary School, 80% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 12% White and 6% Black. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Tarrant County residents. The diversity index for Luella Merrett Elementary School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 15.2:1 is based on 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. In all, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Luella Merrett Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Luella Merrett Elementary School is 1.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.0% actual, 34.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household earns about $84,207 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tarrant County has 639 public schools with about 385,835 students, including Luella Merrett Elementary School.
Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth sits about 0.7 miles from Luella Merrett Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Luella Merrett Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 529 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 456 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Luella Merrett Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Nearby schools
- Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth0.7 mi · 167
- Western Hills High School0.8 mi · 854
- World Languages Institute0.9 mi · 520
- Ridglea Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 742
- Waverly Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 639
- IDEA Rise College Preparatory1.3 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Luella Merrett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Luella Merrett Elementary School?
Luella Merrett Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Luella Merrett Elementary School serve?
Luella Merrett Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luella Merrett Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luella Merrett Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Luella Merrett Elementary School?
At Luella Merrett Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 80% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Luella Merrett Elementary School public or private?
Luella Merrett Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.