East Handley Elementary

Summary:

East Handley Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 323 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 783 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Handley Elementary stands out from nearby schools in several key ways. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (66.87%) compared to surrounding schools, which range from 15.9% to 44.22% Hispanic. Academically, East Handley consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its STAAR test scores are significantly lower than district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. Additionally, over 92% of East Handley's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school spends around $12,777 per student, which is higher than the district average but still relatively low compared to the state.

East Handley Elementary's persistent underperformance, with little to no improvement in academic outcomes over the past decade, suggests the school is facing significant challenges in effectively educating its predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student population. While nearby schools in the Fort Worth ISD also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of economic disadvantage, East Handley stands out as one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. This highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of East Handley's students and close the persistent achievement gaps.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2617 Mims St
       Fort Worth, TX  76112-5713


(817) 815-4400

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4311th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,777 Help


Students who attend East Handley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jean McClung Middle
High:    Eastern Hills High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  323

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.9%
African American:
25.7%
White:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.7% Help


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Compare Details East Handley Elementary ranks worse than 92.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 61st among 79 ranked elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.51. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.9%), African American (25.7%), White (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Handley Elementary is 13, which is the 16th best among 79 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Handley Elementary is $12,777, which is the 16th highest among 79 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

East Handley Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) 783rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Handley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 41.87 2405th 3465 30.6%
2005 46.06 2206th 3475 36.5%
2006 28.93 2894th 3476 16.7%
2007 35.16 2876th 3724 22.8%
2008 22.35 3365th 3768 10.7%
2009 31.88 3114th 3884 19.8%
2010 44.78 2599th 3937 34.0%
2011 23.19 3647th 4095 10.9%
2012 23.63 3706th 4206 11.9%
2013 26.59 3542nd 4221 16.1%
2014 14.56 3986th 4260 6.4%
2015 18.97 3811th 4320 11.8%
2016 29.78 3302nd 4286 23.0%
2017 16.15 3972nd 4329 8.2%
2018 25.95 3456th 4359 20.7%
2019 17.69 4029th 4479 10.0%
2021 21.40 3756th 4578 18.0%
2022 11.24 4363rd 4581 4.8%
2023 13.36 4352nd 4647 6.3%
2024 14.51 4311th 4675 7.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.24 1852nd 3226 42.6%
2019 34.67 2417th 3333 27.5%
2021 42.28 1925th 3446 44.1%
2022 26.73 2916th 3487 16.4%
2023 34.12 2577th 3556 27.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.73 3460th 3558 2.8%
2019 25.49 3162nd 3684 14.2%
2021 20.77 3495th 3799 8.0%
2022 18.00 3765th 3952 4.7%
2023 19.63 3808th 4086 6.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.06 3030th 4264 28.9%
2019 26.82 3652nd 4309 15.2%
2021 30.92 3323rd 4451 25.3%
2022 17.19 4157th 4477 7.1%
2023 20.00 4097th 4521 9.4%
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Rank History for Female students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.41 2777th 4306 35.5%
2019 17.40 3986th 4348 8.3%
2021 18.66 3965th 4499 11.9%
2022 10.24 4431st 4561 2.9%
2023 14.87 4270th 4588 6.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.23 2103rd 3106 32.3%
2019 23.74 2843rd 3184 10.7%
2021 21.61 2563rd 3006 14.7%
2023 27.03 2608th 2980 12.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.70 1834th 4240 56.7%
2019 38.60 2772nd 4295 35.5%
2021 39.86 2578th 4331 40.5%
2022 27.73 3647th 4461 18.2%
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Rank History for Male students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.34 3958th 4319 8.4%
2019 20.39 3836th 4357 12.0%
2021 25.81 3465th 4498 23.0%
2022 16.97 4135th 4563 9.4%
2023 14.30 4268th 4585 6.9%
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Rank History for African American students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.60 2008th 2483 19.1%
2019 22.71 2217th 2515 11.8%
2021 17.13 2312th 2444 5.4%
2022 11.87 2367th 2421 2.2%
2023 14.36 2353rd 2443 3.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.54 2813th 4168 32.5%
2019 25.45 3550th 4188 15.2%
2021 38.61 2667th 4329 38.4%
2022 24.31 3739th 4376 14.6%
2023 23.40 3777th 4401 14.2%
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Rank History for White students at East Handley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 1.66 3068th 3082 0.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for East Handley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 373 211 26 18 1 n/a n/a 0 629
1989 243 37 2 15 0 n/a n/a 0 297
1990 266 37 3 16 0 n/a n/a 0 322
1991 258 32 3 22 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1992 270 36 2 21 0 n/a n/a 0 329
1993 242 38 55 23 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1994 272 46 5 20 1 n/a n/a 0 344
1995 297 81 7 28 1 n/a n/a 0 414
1996 297 81 7 28 1 n/a n/a 0 414
1997 276 82 7 36 2 n/a n/a 0 403
1998 265 96 7 58 1 n/a n/a 0 427
1999 229 108 9 61 0 n/a n/a 0 407
2000 214 123 9 51 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2001 222 122 8 80 0 n/a n/a 0 432
2002 136 131 9 106 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2003 136 131 9 106 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2004 124 123 6 103 0 n/a n/a 0 356
2005 104 126 7 109 1 n/a n/a 0 347
2006 75 139 4 122 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2007 74 153 9 128 1 n/a n/a 0 365
2008 71 169 9 150 1 n/a n/a 0 400
2009 59 176 2 150 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2010 56 143 3 161 2 n/a n/a 0 365
2011 50 152 6 156 2 1 3 0 370
2012 48 186 4 201 3 1 2 0 445
2013 55 169 5 198 3 0 10 0 440
2014 55 163 5 196 4 2 18 0 443
2015 48 175 4 250 1 3 20 0 501
2016 39 180 5 260 1 2 15 0 502
2017 24 183 5 251 1 2 17 0 483
2018 26 143 6 230 1 3 18 0 427
2019 30 124 8 226 0 1 17 0 406
2020 21 93 7 199 0 0 22 0 342
2021 18 93 8 186 0 0 14 0 319
2022 16 91 7 204 0 0 4 0 322
2023 10 83 7 216 1 0 6 0 323

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Handley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 629 25.0 25.1 n/a
1989 297 n/a n/a n/a
1990 322 18.0 17.8 n/a
1991 315 18.1 17.4 n/a
1992 329 20.1 16.3 17.9
1993 358 20.0 17.9 26.3
1994 344 20.1 17.1 21.2
1995 414 23.1 17.9 30.9
1996 414 23.1 17.9 30.9
1997 403 23.2 17.4 29.5
1998 427 24.3 17.6 30.2
1999 407 24.3 16.7 37.1
2000 397 24.6 16.1 38
2001 432 24.1 17.9 38.4
2002 382 22.3 17.1 54.2
2003 382 22.3 17.1 54.2
2004 356 21.8 16.3 65.4
2005 347 21.5 16.1 63.1
2006 340 20.6 16.5 61.8
2007 365 22.0 16.6 63.3
2008 400 23.0 17.4 68.5
2009 387 23.0 16.8 69.3
2010 365 23.0 15.8 72.9
2011 370 23.8 15.5 75.4
2012 445 24.7 18.0 79.6
2013 440 26.0 16.9 76.1
2014 443 25.9 17.0 82.2
2015 501 25.0 20.0 81.2
2016 502 30.0 16.7 85.5
2017 483 30.0 16.1 89.4
2018 427 34.6 12.3 88.1
2019 406 32.0 12.6 93.6
2020 342 28.8 11.8 92.4
2021 319 24.8 12.8 92.2
2022 322 24.9 12.8 92.2
2023 323 24.8 13.0 94.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Handley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 629 25.0 25.1 n/a
1989 297 n/a n/a n/a
1990 322 18.0 17.8 n/a
1991 315 18.1 17.4 n/a
1992 329 20.1 16.3 17.9
1993 358 20.0 17.9 26.3
1994 344 20.1 17.1 21.2
1995 414 23.1 17.9 30.9
1996 414 23.1 17.9 30.9
1997 403 23.2 17.4 29.5
1998 427 24.3 17.6 30.2
1999 407 24.3 16.7 37.1
2000 397 24.6 16.1 38
2001 432 24.1 17.9 38.4
2002 382 22.3 17.1 54.2
2003 382 22.3 17.1 54.2
2004 356 21.8 16.3 65.4
2005 347 21.5 16.1 63.1
2006 340 20.6 16.5 61.8
2007 365 22.0 16.6 63.3
2008 400 23.0 17.4 68.5
2009 387 23.0 16.8 69.3
2010 365 23.0 15.8 72.9
2011 370 23.8 15.5 75.4
2012 445 24.7 18.0 79.6
2013 440 26.0 16.9 76.1
2014 443 25.9 17.0 82.2
2015 501 25.0 20.0 81.2
2016 502 30.0 16.7 85.5
2017 483 30.0 16.1 89.4
2018 427 34.6 12.3 88.1
2019 406 32.0 12.6 93.6
2020 342 28.8 11.8 92.4
2021 319 24.8 12.8 92.2
2022 322 24.9 12.8 92.2
2023 323 24.8 13.0 94.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Handley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $896 (7.9%) $10,441 (92.1%) $11,337
2020 $933 (8.2%) $10,488 (91.8%) $11,420
2021 $2,110 (16.5%) $10,667 (83.5%) $12,777

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Handley Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4029th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4352nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (East Handley Elementary)2321
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Handley Elementary)2220
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (East Handley Elementary)4214
 28%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3012
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (East Handley Elementary)2618
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (East Handley Elementary)1414
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (East Handley Elementary)3441
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4141
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (East Handley Elementary)3031
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4234
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (East Handley Elementary)5313
 40%
   5th Grade Science (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3418
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students406323
 20.4%
African American12483
 33.1%
American Indian01
Asian87
 12.5%
Hispanic226216
 4.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White3010
 66.7%
Two or More Races176
 64.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.6%94.7%
 1.1%


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Students at East Handley Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 26% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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

Middle : Jean McClung Middle
High : Eastern Hills High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 323 students attended East Handley Elementary.

East Handley Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Texas elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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