RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR

As a rural-scale elementary campus in FORT WORTH, Texas, RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR works with 202 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 61% leaner than typical.

Across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD (70,612 students total), RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR reports that 80% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 11% Black, 6% White. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

BONNIE BRAE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. RIVERSIDE APPLIED LRN CTR's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 236 (now 202). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 6% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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