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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at OAKLAWN EL this year?
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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001896
OAKLAWN EL
3220 HARDEMAN ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 815-9100 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
377 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
19.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
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 2024-25Enrollment
395
-191 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
87%
was 85%
% Black
10%
was 12%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OAKLAWN EL
OAKLAWN EL is one of the compact K-5 schools in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD, with 395 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so OAKLAWN EL sits 24% below that benchmark.
FORT WORTH ISD runs 136 schools in total, collectively educating 70,612 students. OAKLAWN EL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, OAKLAWN EL records that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OAKLAWN EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OAKLAWN EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.2%; OAKLAWN EL posts 15.0%, -17.2 points below that line.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $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 OAKLAWN EL is one.
UPLIFT MIGHTY PREP H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAKLAWN EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 29.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OAKLAWN EL has fell 33%, going from 586 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the OAKLAWN EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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
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
- UPLIFT MIGHTY PREP H S0.5 mi · 402
- UPLIFT MIGHTY PREP MIDDLE0.5 mi · 516
- UPLIFT MIGHTY PREP PS0.5 mi · 554
- PAINT ROCK PANTHER ACADEMY0.5 mi · 23
- MITCHELL BOULEVARD EL0.7 mi · 338
- ROCKETSHIP DENNIS DUNKINS EL0.8 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About OAKLAWN ELHow large is OAKLAWN EL?
OAKLAWN EL enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
Is OAKLAWN EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OAKLAWN EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does OAKLAWN EL have?
OAKLAWN EL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at OAKLAWN EL?
Student demographics at OAKLAWN EL are roughly 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees OAKLAWN EL?
OAKLAWN EL is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.