RIVER TRAILS EL

Located at 8850 ELBE TRL, in FORT WORTH, Texas, RIVER TRAILS EL is a reasonably sized K-5 school that serves 676 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

RIVER TRAILS EL is one of 31 schools operated by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, a district that teaches 23,262 students overall.

On demographics, RIVER TRAILS EL lists that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Tarrant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RIVER TRAILS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 57.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. RIVER TRAILS EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

TRINITY LAKES EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIVER TRAILS EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RIVER TRAILS EL has grew 5%, going from 642 students in 2018 to 676 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.