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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001876
LUELLA MERRETT EL
7325 KERMIT AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76116 · (817) 815-6600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
-175 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.3:1
% White
12%
was 14%
% Hispanic
80%
was 78%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LUELLA MERRETT EL
Located at 7325 KERMIT AVE, in FORT WORTH, Texas, LUELLA MERRETT EL is a mid-tier elementary campus that educates 456 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under FORT WORTH ISD.
FORT WORTH ISD runs 136 schools in total, collectively educating 70,612 students. LUELLA MERRETT EL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, LUELLA MERRETT EL reports that 80% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 12% White, 6% Black. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LUELLA MERRETT EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.7%, the actual is 34.8%, a residual of +1.1 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which LUELLA MERRETT EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY FORT WORTH, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LUELLA MERRETT EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LUELLA MERRETT EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.1%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. LUELLA MERRETT EL's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 631 (now 456). Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
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- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H SHigh · 1,924 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H SHigh · 1,898 students
- SOUTH HILLS H SHigh · 1,846 students
- NORTH SIDE H SHigh · 1,676 students
- O D WYATT H SHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R EATON H SHigh · 3,288 students
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- NORTH CROWLEY H SHigh · 2,936 students
- BOSWELL H SHigh · 2,445 students
- CHISHOLM TRAIL H SHigh · 2,258 students
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY FORT WORTH0.7 mi · 167
- WESTERN HILLS H S0.8 mi · 854
- WORLD LANGUAGES INSTITUTE0.9 mi · 520
- RIDGLEA HILLS EL1.1 mi · 742
- WAVERLY PARK EL1.3 mi · 639
- IDEA RISE ACADEMY1.3 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About LUELLA MERRETT ELWhat is the total enrollment at LUELLA MERRETT EL?
LUELLA MERRETT EL enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LUELLA MERRETT EL serve?
LUELLA MERRETT EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LUELLA MERRETT EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LUELLA MERRETT EL is approximately 15.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LUELLA MERRETT EL?
At LUELLA MERRETT EL, the student body is approximately 12% White, 80% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is LUELLA MERRETT EL public or private?
LUELLA MERRETT EL 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.