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Western Hills Elementary

Q: Is Western Hills Elementary a good school?

Western Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Western Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Western Hills Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Western Hills Elementary?

Students at Western Hills Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 39% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Western Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Western Hills Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Leonard Middle High : Western Hills High School

Public Grades 2-5

4541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Western Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 551 students in grades 2-5. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 733 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Hills Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas, with 0-star ratings from SchoolDigger for most years analyzed. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages on STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 20.25% in 3rd grade reading to just 1.14% in 5th grade science. The school's struggles are evident across various student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Luella Merrett Elementary, M.L. Phillips Elementary, and Waverly Park Elementary all perform significantly better than Western Hills Elementary, suggesting that factors beyond the school's control, such as socioeconomic status, may play a role in its academic outcomes. Additionally, the presence of higher-performing public charter schools in the area may indicate that families are seeking alternative educational options, further contributing to the challenges faced by Western Hills Elementary.

499

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,327

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2805 Laredo Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76116-3154

(817) 815-6800

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Western Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leonard Middle
High:	Western Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

African American:

39.1%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Reading scores 31 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Texas avg46%

4,541^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 80Elementary Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

733^rd of 961Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	4541 of 4651	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	4609 of 4710	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	4616 of 4647	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	4546 of 4581	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	4425 of 4578	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	4434 of 4479	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	4305 of 4359	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	4208 of 4329	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	3919 of 4286	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	4068 of 4320	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	3757 of 4260	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	3511 of 4221	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	3762 of 4206	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	3849 of 4095	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	3799 of 3937	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	3761 of 3884	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	3727 of 3768	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	3352 of 3724	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	2864 of 3476	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.6	2646 of 3475	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.0	2347 of 3465	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1754 of 1905	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2339 of 2443	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2381 of 2443	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	2351 of 2421	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	2294 of 2444	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	2451 of 2515	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2382 of 2483	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	4167 of 4461	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	3425 of 4331	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3792 of 4295	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3704 of 4240	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	2855 of 2918	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	3564 of 3668	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	3379 of 3556	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	2528 of 3487	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1895 of 3446	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2645 of 3333	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	2778 of 3226	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	3596 of 3744	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	4608 of 4658	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	4561 of 4588	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	4511 of 4561	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	4268 of 4499	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	4280 of 4348	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	4253 of 4306	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	2386 of 2619	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.4	2972 of 2980	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	2921 of 2958	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	2860 of 3006	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	3140 of 3184	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	2867 of 3106	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	3572 of 3644	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	4394 of 4465	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	4247 of 4401	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4001 of 4376	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3533 of 4329	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	3945 of 4188	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	3949 of 4168	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	3567 of 3705	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	4500 of 4594	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	4470 of 4521	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	4410 of 4477	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4217 of 4451	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	4247 of 4309	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4192 of 4264	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	3688 of 3739	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	4556 of 4647	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	4533 of 4585	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	4526 of 4563	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	4388 of 4498	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	4328 of 4357	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	4265 of 4319	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	985 of 1128	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1074 of 1099	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	997 of 1004	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	958 of 961	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1102 of 1112	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	791 of 1046	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1972 of 3549	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	3940 of 4292	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3708 of 4086	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	3627 of 3952	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	2732 of 3799	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	3244 of 3684	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2116 of 3558	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	0.7	3104 of 3106	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	3059 of 3082	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	3051 of 3082	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	3053 of 3142	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	2579 of 3127	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+70 vs state

Reading24%-31 vs state

Mathematics19%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Western Hills Elementary	Public	2-5	2805 Laredo Dr	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6800	499	32	15.4	97.6%	16 (3.2%)	195 (39.1%)	270 (54.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	7.9	4541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	2.4%		7.5	4609^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.1%	68	7.5	18.8	13.2	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	20.3	29.2	21.8		19.2	24.4	13.5		1.1	$10,327
Western Hills Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	8300 Mojave Trl	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6900	393	24	16.4	95.2%	22 (5.6%)	148 (37.7%)	205 (52.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$10,115
Trinity Basin Preparatory - West	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8300 W Fwy	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 600-1735	441	32	13.6	45.6%	237 (53.7%)	57 (12.9%)	119 (27.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.3%)	39.2	2825^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.3%		47	2363^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	49.8%	462								44.3	35.3	67.5		40.3	20.0	39.0		29.9	$9,670
Idea Rise Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3000 S Cherry Ln	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 885-4150	681	31	21.9	88.5%	81 (11.9%)	252 (37.0%)	323 (47.4%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	22	3915^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.8%		36.4	3069^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.8%	846	0.0		37.5	0.0		33.3	16.7	26.7	42.1	47.1		17.7	16.7	35.9		20.8	$10,405
Fine Arts Academy	Public	1-6	8301 Downe Dr	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-5396	274	20	13.8	36.5%	149 (54.4%)	10 (3.6%)	90 (32.8%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	82	682^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.3%		77.3	859^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.8%	177								78.7	58.1	78.6	76.7	55.3	62.8	58.5	53.5	47.6	$8,471
Waverly Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Cimarron Tr	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6700	639	44	14.5	76.7%	141 (22.1%)	135 (21.1%)	328 (51.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	26	3670^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.1%		26.2	3698^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.5%	28								40.4	35.1	40.6		27.7	35.1	34.8		20.3	$10,013
Liberty Elementary	Public	1-5	7976 Whitney Dr	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1312	654	41	16.1	78.0%	125 (19.1%)	58 (8.9%)	421 (64.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	17.2	4173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%		23.6	3860^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.0%	313	31.3	40.7	66.7	15.6	25.9	37.5	33.3	38.3	36.0	43.1		24.1	21.9	21.1		8.6	$8,719
West Early Learners Academy	Public	PK-K	8900 Oels St	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1334	753	38	19.9	70.0%	233 (30.9%)	98 (13.0%)	369 (49.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)								(n/a)																	$9,570
Luella Merrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Kermit Ave	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6600	456	30	15.1	92.1%	53 (11.6%)	29 (6.4%)	365 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	33.6	3223^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	30.7%		32.7	3291^st of 4710 public elementary schools	30.1%	68	16.7	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	40.0	27.7	61.2		36.1	29.2	49.0		18.4	$11,640
Founders Classical Academy - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	K-3	501 Academy Blvd	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	38	4	8.9	42.1%	21 (55.3%)	7 (18.4%)	9 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)																	$79,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Hills Elementary

What district is Western Hills Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Western Hills Elementary?

Students at Western Hills Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 39% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Western Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Western Hills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Western Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Western Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leonard Middle
High : Western Hills High School

Is Western Hills Elementary a good school?

Western Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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