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West Handley El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2749 Putnam, Fort Worth, TX 76112 · (817) 815-5100 · Part of Fort Worth Independent School District

Fort Worth’s School Grade D better than 10% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
341
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about West Handley El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 25.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Worth kids: 21 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Worth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5West Handley ElYou are here
6–821 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2749 Putnam, Fort Worth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten40
Grade 155
Grade 246
Grade 353
Grade 448
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
459’20
418’21
395’22
333’23
341’24

Down 25.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 17%White 5%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Handley El from Fort Worth families.

Other schools in Fort Worth Independent School District

The district →
Clifford Davis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ft Worth
D−
868 students22:1
Ridglea Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
742 students17:1
South Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
649 students16:1
Waverly Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C
639 students15:1
Tanglewood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
A+
575 students18:1
Manuel Jara El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
567 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Fort Worth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.