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East Handley Elementary

Q: Is East Handley Elementary a good school?

East Handley Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend East Handley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended East Handley Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Handley Elementary?

Students at East Handley Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of East Handley Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Handley Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jean McClung Middle High : Eastern Hills High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4040^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

East Handley Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), serving 329 students in the Handley neighborhood of Fort Worth, TX, where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While East Handley has historically struggled academically with a current 1-star state rating (13th percentile), it is one of the few schools in its immediate area showing a slow but consistent upward trend, improving from the 5th percentile in 2021-2022. This is a notable contrast to nearby schools like West Handley Elementary (2nd percentile) and Eastern Hills Elementary (1st percentile), which have stagnated or declined. A bright spot is 3rd-grade math, where proficiency (37.14%) nearly matches the district average (38.22%) and outperforms Maudrie Walton Elementary (17.95%) and West Handley (13.04%). However, this success has been volatile in past years, and science achievement remains a persistent weakness, with only 7.14% of 5th graders proficient compared to 29.57% statewide.

The school also shows interesting contrasts in resource use and subgroup performance. Despite spending less per student ($12,777) than nearby John T White Elementary ($15,191) and Maudrie Walton Elementary ($15,038), East Handley achieves a higher state ranking. The performance gap with nearby charter schools is stark: Newman International Academy At Fort Worth (46th percentile) and Uplift Crescendo Prep Ps (58th percentile) serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students and achieve proficiency rates often double or triple East Handley's. Within the school, performance varies significantly by group, with male students (22nd percentile) outperforming female students (7th percentile), and a concerning recent decline for African American students from the 32nd to 5th percentile.

329

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,497

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2617 Mims St
Fort Worth, TX 76112-5713

(817) 815-4400

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend East Handley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jean McClung Middle
High:	Eastern Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.4%

African American:

20.1%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

4,040^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 78Elementary Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

664^th of 951Fort 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
2026	19.9	4040 of 4627	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	4131 of 4651	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4343 of 4710	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4352 of 4647	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	4363 of 4581	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3756 of 4578	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4029 of 4479	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3456 of 4359	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	3972 of 4329	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	3302 of 4286	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	3811 of 4320	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	3986 of 4260	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	3542 of 4221	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	3706 of 4206	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	3647 of 4095	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.8	2599 of 3937	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	3114 of 3884	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	3365 of 3768	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	2876 of 3724	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	2894 of 3476	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.1	2206 of 3475	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	2405 of 3465	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	2275 of 2406	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	1303 of 1905	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1882 of 2443	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2353 of 2443	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	2367 of 2421	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	2312 of 2444	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2217 of 2515	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	2008 of 2483	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	3647 of 4461	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	2578 of 4331	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	2772 of 4295	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	1834 of 4240	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	2133 of 2918	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	2546 of 3668	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	2577 of 3556	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	2916 of 3487	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1925 of 3446	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2417 of 3333	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1852 of 3226	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	4272 of 4575	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	3411 of 3744	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4234 of 4658	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	4270 of 4588	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	4431 of 4561	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3965 of 4499	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	3986 of 4348	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2777 of 4306	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	3008 of 3075	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	2126 of 2619	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	2608 of 2980	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	2563 of 3006	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	2843 of 3184	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2103 of 3106	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	3586 of 4413	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	3221 of 3644	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3823 of 4465	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	3777 of 4401	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3739 of 4376	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	2667 of 4329	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3550 of 4188	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2813 of 4168	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	3687 of 4520	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	2918 of 3705	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3880 of 4594	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4097 of 4521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	4157 of 4477	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3323 of 4451	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	3652 of 4309	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3030 of 4264	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	3591 of 4582	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	3057 of 3739	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4065 of 4647	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	4268 of 4585	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4135 of 4563	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3465 of 4498	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3836 of 4357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	3958 of 4319	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3409 of 4301	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	2274 of 3549	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	2776 of 4292	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	3808 of 4086	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	3765 of 3952	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3495 of 3799	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3162 of 3684	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	3460 of 3558	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	1.7	3068 of 3082	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

Reading29%-26 vs state

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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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
East Handley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2617 Mims St	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4400	329	22	15.2	93.0%	20 (6.1%)	66 (20.1%)	225 (68.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	19.9	4040^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.7%		18.2	4131^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.2%	91	0.0			0.0			28.6	26.7	30.4	37.1	40.0	33.3	$13,497
Newman International Academy At Fort Worth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	6801 Meadowbrook Dr	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 655-2255	255	10	24.5	54.9%	26 (10.2%)	146 (57.3%)	74 (29.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)													$10,073
Atwood McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1850 Barron Ln	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 496-7445	261	20	13.2	95.0%	8 (3.1%)	180 (69.0%)	54 (20.7%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	13.7	4356^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.9	4374^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%	18							31.3	18.4	30.0	25.0	31.6	33.3	$12,563
West Handley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2749 Putnam	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5100	341	18	19.0	96.2%	16 (4.7%)	58 (17.0%)	253 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	15.6	4265^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.5	4580^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.5%	315	20.0	63.6	16.7			0.0	28.6	28.6	30.9	13.0	38.2	34.4	$12,645
Eastern Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5917 Shelton St	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4500	459	26	17.7	92.4%	24 (5.2%)	171 (37.3%)	246 (53.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)								(n/a)													$10,902
Bill J Elliott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Cooks Ln	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4600	381	23	16.9	85.8%	29 (7.6%)	244 (64.0%)	79 (20.7%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	13.3	4378^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.4%		25.6	3695^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%	683							27.5	35.0	39.3	21.6	12.5	30.9	$11,381
John T White Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7300 John T White Rd	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7900	369	29	12.9	95.1%	7 (1.9%)	225 (61.0%)	122 (33.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	15.9	4248^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.2%		27	3604^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%	644	66.7	80.0	42.9				33.3	34.6	38.0	34.6	24.6	15.5	$18,219
Uplift Crescendo Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1200 Cooks Ln	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	532	29	18.5	81.0%	23 (4.3%)	270 (50.8%)	188 (35.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	53.2	1947^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.7	2513^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.0%	566							45.2	57.1	59.2	60.7	32.9	44.9	$11,008
Maudrie Walton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5816 Rickenbacker St	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3300	271	19	14.2	94.8%	8 (3.0%)	154 (56.8%)	95 (35.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	8.9	4522^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	2.3%		13.3	4360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.3%	162							25.6	12.1	36.7	18.0	27.3	23.3	$14,480
Iltexas Woodhaven Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5901 Boca Raton Blvd	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 395-1776	588	36	16.2	87.6%	28 (4.8%)	179 (30.4%)	330 (56.1%)	17 (2.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	16.6	4207^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.1%		7.2	4563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.9%	356	5.9	18.2	12.5	5.9	0.0	12.5	29.0	35.6	46.2	21.3	30.1	24.4	$10,167

Frequently Asked Questions about East Handley Elementary

What schools do graduates of East Handley Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Handley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jean McClung Middle
High : Eastern Hills High School

How many students attend East Handley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended East Handley Elementary.

What district is East Handley Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of East Handley Elementary?

Students at East Handley Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is East Handley Elementary a good school?

East Handley Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Texas elementary schools.

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