MCRAE EL

MCRAE EL is a medium-sized elementary campus in FORT WORTH, Texas, run under FORT WORTH ISD. The school teaches 543 students in grades pre-K through 5.

FORT WORTH ISD runs 136 schools in total, collectively educating 70,612 students. MCRAE EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MCRAE EL logs that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MCRAE EL lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MCRAE EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 32.2%; actual is 18.3%, a gap of -13.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) records that median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. MCRAE EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: T A SIMS EL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MCRAE EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 23.1%.

MCRAE EL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 615 students in 2018 compared to 543 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.