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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001911
SOUTH HI MOUNT EL
4101 BIRCHMAN AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76107 · (817) 815-1800 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
380 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
510
-29 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.0:1
% White
15%
was 16%
% Hispanic
66%
was 69%
% Black
12%
was 12%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SOUTH HI MOUNT EL
SOUTH HI MOUNT EL, a mid-tier primary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD, serves 510 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD (70,612 students total), SOUTH HI MOUNT EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, SOUTH HI MOUNT EL records that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 15% White, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. 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, SOUTH HI MOUNT EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at SOUTH HI MOUNT EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTH HI MOUNT EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.3%; this one delivers 38.7%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), SOUTH HI MOUNT EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is STRIPLING MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH HI MOUNT EL has shrank 5%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the SOUTH HI MOUNT EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 FORT WORTH ISD
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H SHigh · 1,924 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H SHigh · 1,898 students
- SOUTH HILLS H SHigh · 1,846 students
- NORTH SIDE H SHigh · 1,676 students
- O D WYATT H SHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R EATON H SHigh · 3,288 students
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- NORTH CROWLEY H SHigh · 2,936 students
- BOSWELL H SHigh · 2,445 students
- CHISHOLM TRAIL H SHigh · 2,258 students
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- STRIPLING MIDDLE0.3 mi · 518
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H S0.4 mi · 1,898
- TARRANT CO J J A E P0.7 mi · 2
- JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE ED PROGRAM0.7 mi · 12
- TARRANT COUNTY JJAEP0.7 mi · 2
- TARRANT CO J J A E P0.7 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH HI MOUNT ELHow large is SOUTH HI MOUNT EL?
SOUTH HI MOUNT EL enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SOUTH HI MOUNT EL serve?
SOUTH HI MOUNT EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SOUTH HI MOUNT EL have?
SOUTH HI MOUNT EL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at SOUTH HI MOUNT EL?
Student demographics at SOUTH HI MOUNT EL are roughly 15% White, 66% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTH HI MOUNT EL public or private?
SOUTH HI MOUNT EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.