WESTERN HILLS EL

Set in FORT WORTH, Texas, WESTERN HILLS EL is an average-sized elementary campus, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD. It caters to 499 students across grades 2 through 5.

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

Demographically, WESTERN HILLS EL records that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, WESTERN HILLS EL lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, WESTERN HILLS EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 31.3%; actual is 13.8%, a gap of -17.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), WESTERN HILLS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WESTERN HILLS PRI, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTERN HILLS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTERN HILLS EL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

WESTERN HILLS EL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 40%: 836 students in 2018 compared to 499 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 47% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the WESTERN HILLS EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.