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Watauga Elementary

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Watauga Elementary ranks 2240 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Watauga Elementary is a mid-sized PK-5 school in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd), serving about 700 students in a community where 82.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the highest rate among nearby schools.

Watauga Elementary has a standout bilingual program that is a clear strength. The school consistently outperforms its district and state averages on Spanish-language STAAR tests, such as scoring 59% proficient in 3rd Grade Math (Spanish) compared to the district's 39% and state's 27%. This is a unique advantage over nearby schools like O H Stowe Elementary, which also has a Spanish program but scored only 37.5% in the same test. The school also excels with its Special Education students, ranking in the 71st percentile for that subgroup. However, overall academic performance is mixed. While the school has improved from the 28th percentile to the 52nd percentile in recent years, it still trails higher-performing neighbors like Grace E Hardeman Elementary (75th percentile) and Snow Heights Elementary (79th percentile), which have lower poverty rates and higher per-student spending.

For parents, Watauga Elementary offers a strong bilingual program and dedicated support for Special Education students, making it a particularly good fit for Spanish-speaking families. However, the school faces challenges tied to high poverty and lower funding compared to nearby options. While it is on an upward trajectory, families seeking higher overall test scores might also consider Grace E Hardeman Elementary or Snow Heights Elementary, which are within a two-mile radius and offer different academic profiles.

700

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,140

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5937 Whitley Rd
Watauga, TX 76148-3532

(817) 547-2700

District: Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Watauga Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Watauga Middle
High:	Haltom High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

White:

19.0%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

2,240^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

374^th of 951Birdville 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
2026	47.5	2240 of 4627	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.0	2574 of 4651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2381 of 4710	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2629 of 4647	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3295 of 4581	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	3085 of 4578	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2493 of 4479	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2322 of 4359	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	2358 of 4329	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	2754 of 4286	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.2	2895 of 4320	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	2611 of 4260	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	2107 of 4221	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.9	2719 of 4206	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	2825 of 4095	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	2485 of 3937	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	2149 of 3884	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	2520 of 3768	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.7	1317 of 3724	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.7	2298 of 3476	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.5	1899 of 3475	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.6	1777 of 3465	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	1817 of 2406	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	1723 of 1905	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1533 of 2443	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2208 of 2443	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2332 of 2421	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	2301 of 2444	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	1298 of 2515	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1400 of 2483	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	2703 of 4461	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	1989 of 4331	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	1326 of 4295	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	1376 of 4240	67.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	928 of 2918	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	1672 of 3668	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	1996 of 3556	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	2554 of 3487	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	1675 of 3446	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1033 of 3333	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	1089 of 3226	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	1811 of 4575	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.7	2246 of 3744	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	1656 of 4658	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	1791 of 4588	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	2955 of 4561	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3545 of 4499	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2420 of 4348	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2203 of 4306	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	1672 of 3075	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.7	1239 of 2619	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	2365 of 2980	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2506 of 2958	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2144 of 3006	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	1504 of 3184	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	1904 of 3106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	1725 of 4413	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	1522 of 3644	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	2054 of 4465	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	2312 of 4401	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2868 of 4376	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2720 of 4329	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1971 of 4188	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2309 of 4168	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	1746 of 4520	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	1208 of 3705	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1358 of 4594	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	1997 of 4521	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	2748 of 4477	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	2701 of 4451	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	1710 of 4309	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	1603 of 4264	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	2774 of 4582	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	1784 of 3739	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.5	3167 of 4647	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3312 of 4585	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3504 of 4563	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2588 of 4498	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2495 of 4357	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2443 of 4319	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	47.3	625 of 1099	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	729 of 1046	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	1253 of 4301	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	1199 of 3549	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	1510 of 4292	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	1631 of 4086	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	2018 of 3952	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	2500 of 3799	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1838 of 3684	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	1936 of 3558	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	2143 of 3006	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	1960 of 2612	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	2263 of 3108	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	2632 of 3106	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2727 of 3082	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	2712 of 3082	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	2661 of 3142	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2186 of 3127	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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Schools Near Watauga Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Watauga Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5937 Whitley Rd	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2700	700	47	14.9	82.7%	133 (19.0%)	33 (4.7%)	498 (71.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (3.0%)	47.5	2240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.6%		43	2574^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.7%	334	32.0	35.3	42.1	59.1	41.2	44.4	52.9	38.6	56.6				45.5	42.2	49.4					$9,140
Grace E Hardeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Whispering Ln	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2800	600	40	15.0	65.0%	218 (36.3%)	63 (10.5%)	218 (36.3%)	48 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	44 (7.3%)	73.4	1003^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	78.3%		65.8	1317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.7%	314							55.3	66.7	71.2				48.6	62.2	59.2					$10,105
Newman International Academy Watauga	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7200 Denton Hwy	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 214-2085	306	12	26.0	35.9%	118 (38.6%)	87 (28.4%)	47 (15.4%)	37 (12.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	36.3	2997^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.2%		36.1	3040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.6%	43							34.2	62.8	53.3	51.4	56.3	33.3	22.0	45.2	25.8	25.7	23.1	0.0	11.1	$14,922
John D Spicer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Estes Park Rd	Haltom City	76137	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-3300	431	29	14.6	67.7%	103 (23.9%)	146 (33.9%)	114 (26.5%)	39 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	54.8	1874^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.5%		39.8	2786^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%	912							56.9	52.9	38.2				54.9	58.2	43.6					$10,805
Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Teal Dr	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-4500	546	41	13.4	46.7%	212 (38.8%)	62 (11.4%)	179 (32.8%)	34 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.6%)	42.3	2569^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.5%		55.3	1820^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.9%	749							44.3	48.5	57.8				39.2	24.4	47.2	93.3				$8,868
Whitley Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7600 Whitley Rd	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-5800	323	28	11.6	58.8%	151 (46.7%)	29 (9.0%)	102 (31.6%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (8.0%)	54.5	1886^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.2%		62.7	1451^st of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%	435							50.0	44.3					55.6	46.3	100.0					$11,783
Snow Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Vance Rd	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2200	380	26	14.8	38.9%	190 (50.0%)	36 (9.5%)	112 (29.5%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	74.3	965^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.1%		73.6	976^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.0%	11							61.9	62.3	71.0				54.0	68.3	47.6					$10,459
Foster Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Springdale Ln	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-3100	430	28	15.5	60.7%	172 (40.0%)	58 (13.5%)	144 (33.5%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	72.1	1049^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.3%		59.1	1624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.1%	575							46.6	72.7	64.5				41.4	80.0	68.3					$10,227
O H Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 Rita Ln	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-2400	660	46	14.4	73.8%	128 (19.4%)	74 (11.2%)	387 (58.6%)	45 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	31.6	3335^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.9%		34.4	3174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.8%	161	39.1	46.7	23.1	37.5	14.3	7.1	46.0	37.1	45.4				38.9	24.7	46.9					$9,122
Park Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5100 Glen Canyon Rd	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-5400	479	31	15.5	30.5%	228 (47.6%)	43 (9.0%)	125 (26.1%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.8%)	84.6	594^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.2%		81.5	708^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.8%	114							69.5	67.0					62.4	59.1	88.0					$9,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Watauga Elementary

What schools do graduates of Watauga Elementary attend?

Students who attend Watauga Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Watauga Middle
High : Haltom High School

How many students attend Watauga Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Watauga Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Watauga Elementary?

Students at Watauga Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Watauga Elementary a good school?

Watauga Elementary ranks 2240^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Watauga Elementary in?

Birdville Independent School District (Isd)

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