WHITLEY ROAD EL

Located at 7600 WHITLEY RD, in WATAUGA, Texas, WHITLEY ROAD EL is a small primary school that hosts 323 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under KELLER ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WHITLEY ROAD EL sits 38% below that benchmark.

KELLER ISD comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 32,042 students; WHITLEY ROAD EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WHITLEY ROAD EL records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Tarrant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WHITLEY ROAD EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WHITLEY ROAD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.2%, the actual is 53.3%, a residual of +5.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, 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), WHITLEY ROAD EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY WATAUGA, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WHITLEY ROAD EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 430 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 53% to 47% over that span.

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