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NORTH RIVERSIDE EL

7900 N RIVERSIDE DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76137 · (817) 744-5300 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
324 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
3
Kindergarten
66
Grade 1
85
Grade 2
73
Grade 3
78
Grade 4
80
Grade 5
84
Student demographics
White
9821%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
25655%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54%
Black
5211%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 13%
Asian
255%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6%
Two+
378%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
25154%
Female
21846%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
40.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +9.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
469
+36 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.7:1
% White
21%
was 33%
% Hispanic
55%
was 49%
% Black
11%
was 9%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NORTH RIVERSIDE EL

NORTH RIVERSIDE EL operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in FORT WORTH, Texas, run under KELLER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 469 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

KELLER ISD runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 32,042 students. NORTH RIVERSIDE EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, NORTH RIVERSIDE EL logs that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 21% White, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, NORTH RIVERSIDE EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at NORTH RIVERSIDE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTH RIVERSIDE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 34.3%, a residual of -9.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORTH RIVERSIDE EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTH RIVERSIDE EL. On composite proficiency, NORTH RIVERSIDE EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 433 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
NORTH RIVERSIDE EL
District
KELLER ISD
Address
7900 N RIVERSIDE DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76137
Phone
(817) 744-5300
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
469
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
324 (69%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482526008036
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About NORTH RIVERSIDE EL
How many students attend NORTH RIVERSIDE EL?
NORTH RIVERSIDE EL enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NORTH RIVERSIDE EL serve?
NORTH RIVERSIDE EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at NORTH RIVERSIDE EL?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at NORTH RIVERSIDE EL.
What is the student diversity at NORTH RIVERSIDE EL?
Student demographics at NORTH RIVERSIDE EL are roughly 21% White, 55% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is NORTH RIVERSIDE EL in?
NORTH RIVERSIDE EL is part of KELLER ISD.
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