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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970011017

SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL

5037 TOWNSEND DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76115 · (817) 920-1270 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
367 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
42
Kindergarten
54
Grade 1
63
Grade 2
54
Grade 3
52
Grade 4
57
Grade 5
56
Student demographics
White
236%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
25367%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Black
7219%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
267%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
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
Male
18950%
Female
18950%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above 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 2024-25
Enrollment
378
-2 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.4:1
% White
6%
was 7%
% Hispanic
67%
was 68%
% Black
19%
was 21%
% Asian
7%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL

SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL is a compact elementary campus in FORT WORTH, Texas, run under FORT WORTH ISD. The school works with 378 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 519.

Across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD (70,612 students total), SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Black, 7% Asian, 6% White. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.5%; this one delivers 31.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL is one.

GREENBRIAR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL. On composite proficiency, SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 380 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 2% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
5037 TOWNSEND DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76115
Phone
(817) 920-1270
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
378
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
367 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970011017
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL
What is the total enrollment at SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL?
SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL serve?
SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL.
How diverse is SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL?
SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL reports a student body of 6% White, 67% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL?
SEMINARY HILLS PARK EL is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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