W J TURNER EL

As a close-knit elementary campus in FORT WORTH, Texas, W J TURNER EL instructs 341 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

FORT WORTH ISD runs 136 schools in total, collectively educating 70,612 students. W J TURNER EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, W J TURNER EL reports that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, W J TURNER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 25.8%.

Around the school, census data for Tarrant County shows 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. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), W J TURNER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DOLORES HUERTA EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 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), W J TURNER EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 24.0%.

W J TURNER EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 29%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 341 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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