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SANTO FORTE J H
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SANTO FORTE J H
Located at 479 SANDY BEACH RD, in AZLE, Texas, SANTO FORTE J H is a tight-knit middle-grades school that instructs 507 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within AZLE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so SANTO FORTE J H sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 12 schools in AZLE ISD (7,304 students total), SANTO FORTE J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, SANTO FORTE J H shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, SANTO FORTE J H logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, SANTO FORTE J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SANTO FORTE J H is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
Nearest neighbor: W E HOOVER EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SANTO FORTE J H. On composite proficiency, SANTO FORTE J H comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.
SANTO FORTE J H operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. SANTO FORTE J H's enrollment has increased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 507). The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.
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