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Enrollment
700
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000504
Watauga Elementary School
5937 WHITLEY RD, WATAUGA, TX 76148 · (817) 547-2700 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL700 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
579 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 | 71 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
45%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Watauga Elementary School
Watauga Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga Elementary School this school | 700 | 82.7% | 41.6% |
| Leonard Shanklin Elementary School LULING | 735 | 81.4% | 47.6% |
| Anderson Elementary School CONROE | 686 | 81.5% | 51.8% |
| Hodge Elementary School DENTON | 660 | 83.9% | 28.1% |
| Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary School FERRIS | 641 | 79.4% | 33.2% |
| Brookwood Forest Elementary School PORTER | 791 | 83.7% | 37.4% |
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 Watauga Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #2,380 of 4,401 | #139 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,829 of 4,466 ▲ 259 | #112 of 339 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,352 of 4,466 ▲ 326 | #158 of 339 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,695 of 3,998 | #127 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #918 of 4,938 | #37 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,421 of 4,622 | #188 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #2,760 of 4,628 | #277 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #1,751 of 4,789 | #131 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #1,711 of 2,838 | #153 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
700
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 986
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
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 | 700 | 46.7 | 15.0:1 | 83% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 47.2 | 15.1:1 | 83% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 46.8 | 15.3:1 | 80% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 78% (579) |
| 2017-18 | 811 | 53.7 | 15.1:1 | 74% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 73% (639) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 47 | 17.1:1 | 76% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 732 | 43 | 17.0:1 | 34% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 986 | 49 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watauga Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (811 to 700); teachers down 13% (53.7 to 46.7).
About Watauga Elementary School
Watauga Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in WATAUGA, Texas. A federal count lists 700 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Watauga Elementary School is part of BIRDVILLE ISD, where 30 schools serve 22,267 students.
Watauga Elementary School is 71% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 19% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 30% of Tarrant County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Eligible students account for 83% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Tarrant County, the average is 63%.
allk12 grades Watauga Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Watauga Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.6% is 3.2 points above the 38.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Tarrant County (population about 2,167,390), the median household income is $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Watauga Elementary School is one of 639 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Watauga Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Watauga Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Watauga Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 740 in 2020-21 to 700 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 WATAUGA
- Grace E Hardeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Watauga Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Whitley Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Newman International Academy WataugaElementary · 306 students
Other Watauga Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Watauga Elementary. Watauga Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Watauga ElementaryAbingdon, VA · 581 students
- Watauga ElementaryRidgetop, TN · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Watauga Middle School0.6 mi · 572
- Grace E Hardeman Elementary School0.7 mi · 600
- Newman International Academy Watauga1.4 mi · 306
- John D Spicer Elementary School1.4 mi · 431
- Haltom High School1.5 mi · 2,757
- Bluebonnet Elementary School1.7 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About Watauga Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Watauga Elementary School?
Watauga Elementary School enrolls approximately 700 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Watauga Elementary School serve?
Watauga Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Watauga Elementary School have?
Watauga Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Watauga Elementary School?
Student demographics at Watauga Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 71% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Watauga Elementary School in?
Watauga Elementary School is part of BIRDVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.