Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001921
W J Turner Elementary School
3001 AZLE AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76106 · (817) 814-4900 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
320 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 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 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 15.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 J Turner Elementary School
W J Turner Elementary School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W J Turner Elementary School this school | 341 | 93.8% | 24.2% |
| McBee Elementary School AUSTIN | 347 | 94.5% | 22.4% |
| John F Peeler Elementary School DALLAS | 353 | 95.2% | 40.6% |
| Ogden Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 335 | 94.6% | 11.3% |
| Houston Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 356 | 95.2% | 40.9% |
| Margaret B Henderson Elementary School DALLAS | 337 | 93.5% | 52.6% |
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 J Turner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,095 of 4,401 | #295 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,989 of 4,466 ▼ 158 | #294 of 339 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,214 of 4,466 ▲ 122 | #320 of 339 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,271 of 3,998 | #171 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #3,938 of 4,938 | #308 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,617 of 4,622 | #205 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #4,055 of 4,628 | #338 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #649 of 4,789 | #40 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #536 of 2,838 | #48 of 242 |
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
341
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 341 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 94% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 24.9 | 14.5:1 | 93% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 96% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 95% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 28.2 | 17.1:1 | 83% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 87% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 91% (470) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 47 | 17.6:1 | 85% (703) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 34 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W J Turner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (483 to 341); teachers down 20% (28.2 to 22.5).
About W J Turner Elementary School
W J Turner Elementary School sits in FORT WORTH, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 341 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 34% smaller than average.
FORT WORTH ISD has 70,612 students in 136 schools, and W J Turner Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 94% of the student body at W J Turner Elementary School is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Black and 2% White. In Tarrant County overall, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. W J Turner Elementary School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
W J Turner Elementary School's 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.2:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 31 points.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, W J Turner Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household income is $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. W J Turner Elementary School is one of 639 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Dolores Huerta Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, W J Turner Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 341, a 13% decrease from 392 in 2020-21.
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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
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- Lucyle Collins Middle School1.2 mi · 735
- Marilyn Miller Language Academy1.2 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About W J Turner Elementary SchoolHow large is W J Turner Elementary School?
W J Turner Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does W J Turner Elementary School serve?
W J Turner Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at W J Turner Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at W J Turner Elementary School.
How diverse is W J Turner Elementary School?
W J Turner Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees W J Turner Elementary School?
W J Turner Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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