WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY

As an average-sized elementary school in MANSFIELD, Texas, WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY teaches 608 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under MANSFIELD ISD.

MANSFIELD ISD comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 35,354 students; WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY is among them.

In terms of who attends, WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY records that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 26% Black, 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.4%; this one delivers 69.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: MARY ORR INT, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIE BROWN ACADEMY has showed little movement, going from 614 students in 2018 to 608 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 53% to 36% over that span.

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