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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELLER ISD·NCES 482526007072
Park Glen Elementary School
5100 GLEN CANYON RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76137 · (817) 744-5400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
146 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (95).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 35.0% | 16.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Schools most like Park Glen Elementary School
Park Glen Elementary School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Glen Elementary School this school | 479 | 30.5% | 69.1% |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School KELLER | 499 | 30.7% | 59.5% |
| Pauline Naumann Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 473 | 28.8% | 52.3% |
| Pond Springs Elementary School AUSTIN | 532 | 30.1% | 58.4% |
| James L Burrell Elementary School TEMPLE | 466 | 27.3% | 44.1% |
| Yale Elementary School RICHARDSON | 429 | 31.0% | 58.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Park Glen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #337 of 4,401 | #20 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #544 of 4,466 ▲ 166 | #31 of 339 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #778 of 4,466 ▼ 38 | #49 of 339 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,079 of 3,998 | #157 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #2,736 of 4,938 | #192 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,898 of 4,622 | #239 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #690 of 4,628 | #109 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #4,204 of 4,789 | #305 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #1,402 of 2,838 | #134 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
-74 (-13%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 30.9 | 15.5:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 36.9 | 13.3:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 29% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 24% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 39.9 | 14.5:1 | 16% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 3% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Glen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (579 to 479); teachers down 22% (39.9 to 30.9).
About Park Glen Elementary School
Park Glen Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools in KELLER ISD. The school enrolls 479 students in pre-K through 4.
KELLER ISD has 32,042 students in 42 schools, and Park Glen Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Park Glen Elementary School is White, with 48% of students. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 8% Asian. In Tarrant County overall, the White share is about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Park Glen Elementary School scores 68%.
The school has 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. The school reported 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Park Glen Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 89% of Texas public elementary schools.
Park Glen Elementary School is 8.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (69.1% versus 60.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the surrounding county, Tarrant County, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Park Glen Elementary School, Tarrant County has 639 public schools.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Parkwood Hill Intermediate School, is the closest to Park Glen Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Park Glen Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Park Glen Elementary School enrolled 553 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 479. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Park Glen Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 KELLER ISD
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- Keller High SchoolHigh · 2,951 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Hillwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,126 students
- Parkwood Hill Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,022 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- Parkwood Hill Intermediate School0.8 mi · 1,022
- Bluebonnet Elementary School0.8 mi · 546
- Newman International Academy Watauga0.9 mi · 306
- Hillwood Middle School0.9 mi · 1,126
- Whitley Road Elementary School1.2 mi · 323
- Friendship Elementary School1.4 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Park Glen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Park Glen Elementary School?
Park Glen Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Park Glen Elementary School serve?
Park Glen Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Glen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Glen Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Park Glen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Park Glen Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Park Glen Elementary School?
Park Glen Elementary School is overseen by KELLER ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.