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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEDO ISD·NCES 480778013642
Walsh Elementary School
14113 WALSH AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76008 · (817) 207-3355 · Parker County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
23 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +48.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 48 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 57.0% | 29.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Walsh Elementary School
Walsh Elementary School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh Elementary School this school | 550 | 4.2% | 76.0% |
| Gullett Elementary School AUSTIN | 544 | 7.7% | 67.8% |
| Highland Park Elementary School AUSTIN | 649 | 6.6% | 74.7% |
| Joe V Hart Elementary School LUCAS | 530 | 4.0% | 81.2% |
| Samuel Beck Elementary School TROPHY CLUB | 642 | 5.8% | 78.4% |
| Lakeway Elementary School AUSTIN | 524 | 6.9% | 65.6% |
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 Walsh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Parker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #165 of 4,401 | #1 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #311 of 4,466 ▼ 154 | #3 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #86 of 4,466 ▼ 28 | #1 of 24 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,692 of 3,998 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #2,034 of 4,938 | #7 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,471 of 4,622 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #2,814 of 4,628 | #15 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.2% | #4,758 of 4,789 | #26 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.7% | #62 of 1,307 | #1 of 10 |
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
550
-143 (-21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 550 | 33.8 | 16.3:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 39.5 | 14.9:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 37.1 | 14.3:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 14% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 22.9 | 14.6:1 | 22% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walsh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 65% (334 to 550); teachers up 48% (22.9 to 33.8).
About Walsh Elementary School
Walsh Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. Enrollment is 550 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
ALEDO ISD serves 8,430 students across 12 schools.
Walsh Elementary School's enrollment is 72% White. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Parker County's population at about 83%. Walsh Elementary School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 16.3:1 comes from the school's 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 4% of students at Walsh Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Parker County is 33%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.9% at Walsh Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.0%.
Walsh Elementary School is located in Parker County, where median household income is about $104,443, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 51 public schools in Parker County, with a combined enrollment of about 28,354.
Nearest public school: McAnally Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Walsh Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Walsh Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 21%, from 693 to 550.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Walsh Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Parker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
165,168
Census ACS
Median income
$104,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
28,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALEDO ISD
- Aledo High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Aledo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- McAnally Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Annetta Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Vandagriff Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Don R Daniel Ninth Grade CampusHigh · 619 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Other Walsh Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Walsh Elementary. Walsh Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Walsh Elementary SchoolLockport, IL · 363 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 245 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolSummit, IL · 182 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolWALSH, CO · 105 students
Nearby schools
- McAnally Middle School0.9 mi · 898
- Lynn McKinney Elementary School1.2 mi · 538
- Coder Elementary School2.8 mi · 533
- Don R Daniel Ninth Grade Campus3.0 mi · 619
- McCall Elementary School3.0 mi · 451
- Aledo High School3.1 mi · 1,730
Frequently asked questions
About Walsh Elementary SchoolHow large is Walsh Elementary School?
Walsh Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Walsh Elementary School serve?
Walsh Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walsh Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walsh Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Walsh Elementary School?
Walsh Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Walsh Elementary School public or private?
Walsh Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALEDO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.