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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000502
W A Porter Elementary School
2750 PRESTONDALE DR, HURST, TX 76053 · (817) 547-2900 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
91 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Schools most like W A Porter Elementary School
W A Porter Elementary School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W A Porter Elementary School this school | 538 | 16.9% | 66.8% |
| Lakewood Elementary School BELTON | 572 | 18.7% | 65.5% |
| Willis Lane Elementary School KELLER | 510 | 15.7% | 85.4% |
| Westwood Elementary School FRIENDSWOOD | 497 | 17.5% | N/A |
| Cypress Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 506 | 18.2% | 54.6% |
| Jo Ann Ford Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 504 | 14.7% | 61.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where W A Porter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #422 of 4,401 | #24 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #619 of 4,466 ▼ 120 | #37 of 339 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #759 of 4,466 ▼ 146 | #46 of 339 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #266 of 3,998 | #25 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #2,144 of 4,938 | #134 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,101 of 4,622 | #72 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #2,304 of 4,628 | #251 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #4,509 of 4,789 | #329 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #1,138 of 1,307 | #61 of 72 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
538
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 38.5 | 14.3:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 37.8 | 14.6:1 | 22% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 24% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 38.1 | 13.7:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 35 | 18.7:1 | 5% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W A Porter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (524 to 538); teachers up 5% (38.1 to 40).
About W A Porter Elementary School
Students in HURST, Texas, attend W A Porter Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 538 students, from pre-K through 5.
The district for W A Porter Elementary School is BIRDVILLE ISD, with 30 schools and 22,267 students.
At 67%, White students outnumber all other groups at W A Porter Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Tarrant County, the White share is about 48%. W A Porter Elementary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 40 full-time equivalents, or about 13.4 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 17% of students, or 91, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Tarrant County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for W A Porter Elementary School is +0.4 points: 66.8% actual, 66.5% predicted.
Tarrant County census figures show that median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 639 public schools operate in Tarrant County, serving about 385,835 students.
Birdville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, W A Porter Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 538, close to the 543 recorded in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 BIRDVILLE ISD
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in HURST
- Bell High SchoolHigh · 2,411 students
- Hurst Junior High SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Bellaire Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Shady Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Harrison Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Hurst Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Birdville High School0.6 mi · 2,069
- Walker Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 458
- Smithfield Middle School1.1 mi · 798
- Bedford Junior High School1.4 mi · 968
- Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy at Tcc Ne1.6 mi · 358
- Smithfield Elementary School1.6 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About W A Porter Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W A Porter Elementary School?
W A Porter Elementary School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does W A Porter Elementary School serve?
W A Porter Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W A Porter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W A Porter Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W A Porter Elementary School?
At W A Porter Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is W A Porter Elementary School in?
W A Porter Elementary School is part of BIRDVILLE ISD.
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