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What's the biggest difference between WHITLEY ROAD EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELLER ISD·NCES 482526006003
Whitley Road Elementary School
7600 WHITLEY RD, WATAUGA, TX 76148 · (817) 744-5800 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
190 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 26% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 35.0% | 12.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where Whitley Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #876 of 4,401 | #55 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,070 of 4,466 | #59 of 339 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,281 of 4,466 | #150 of 339 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #266 of 3,998 | #13 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #4,060 of 4,938 | #320 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #254 of 4,622 | #15 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #831 of 4,628 | #125 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #3,176 of 4,789 | #230 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #783 of 2,838 | #78 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
323
-74 (-19%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 323 | 27.7 | 11.7:1 | 59% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 32.8 | 11.4:1 | 61% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 35.5 | 11.3:1 | 56% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 38 | 10.4:1 | 58% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 35.6 | 12.1:1 | 59% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 38 | 11.3:1 | 48% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 50% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 15% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 848 | 39 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitley Road Elementary School.
About Whitley Road Elementary School
Whitley Road Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in WATAUGA, Texas. Total enrollment is 323 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 4. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
KELLER ISD enrolls 32,042 students in 42 schools, including Whitley Road Elementary School.
About 47% of students at Whitley Road Elementary School are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among Tarrant County residents, the White share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Whitley Road Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher, from 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Whitley Road Elementary School, 59% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.6%. Whitley Road Elementary School scores 58.0%.
In the surrounding county, Tarrant County, median household income comes to about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 639, with about 385,835 students.
Newman International Academy Watauga, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Whitley Road Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.5%; Whitley Road Elementary School's is 58.0%, ranking 4th of 9.
The NCES locale for Whitley Road Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 323, from 397 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 10.4 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
Related schools
Other schools in KELLER ISD
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- Keller High SchoolHigh · 2,951 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Hillwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,126 students
- Parkwood Hill Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,022 students
Other schools in WATAUGA
- Watauga Elementary SchoolElementary · 700 students
- Grace E Hardeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Watauga Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Newman International Academy WataugaElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Newman International Academy Watauga0.6 mi · 306
- Hillwood Middle School0.8 mi · 1,126
- Parkwood Hill Intermediate School0.8 mi · 1,022
- Keller Collegiate Academy0.8 mi · 296
- Indian Springs Middle School0.9 mi · 891
- Park Glen Elementary School1.2 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Whitley Road Elementary SchoolHow large is Whitley Road Elementary School?
Whitley Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Whitley Road Elementary School serve?
Whitley Road Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Whitley Road Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Whitley Road Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Whitley Road Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whitley Road Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Whitley Road Elementary School in?
Whitley Road Elementary School is part of KELLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.