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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001841
MANUEL JARA EL
2100 LINCOLN AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76164 · (817) 814-4500 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
527 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
32.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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
567
-22 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.2:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
96%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MANUEL JARA EL
As a moderately sized primary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, MANUEL JARA EL educates 567 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD.
FORT WORTH ISD comprises 136 schools with combined enrollment of 70,612 students; MANUEL JARA EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, MANUEL JARA EL shows that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, MANUEL JARA EL logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MANUEL JARA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.7%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. MANUEL JARA EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
The closest other public school is ELDER MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MANUEL JARA EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.2%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for MANUEL JARA EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Other schools in FORT WORTH ISD
- 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
- ELDER MIDDLE0.1 mi · 646
- RUFINO MENDOZA SR EL0.7 mi · 342
- NORTH SIDE H S0.7 mi · 1,676
- SAM ROSEN EL0.9 mi · 407
- KIRKPATRICK MIDDLE1.4 mi · 485
- KIRKPATRICK EL1.4 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About MANUEL JARA ELWhat is the total enrollment at MANUEL JARA EL?
MANUEL JARA EL enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MANUEL JARA EL serve?
MANUEL JARA EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MANUEL JARA EL?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at MANUEL JARA EL.
What is the student diversity at MANUEL JARA EL?
Student demographics at MANUEL JARA EL are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is MANUEL JARA EL public or private?
MANUEL JARA 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.