Other / mixed grade configuration · Fort Worth, TX

Dolores Huerta El

Federal NCES profile for Dolores Huerta El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481970011018
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
11
📋 Attendance
21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dolores Huerta El earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

#100 of 157
schools in Fort Worth · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
13:1
students per teacher
87.8%
free-lunch eligible

Dolores Huerta El has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dolores Huerta El ranks #100 of 157 schools in Fort Worth, TX.

School address

Enrollment

443

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-12% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

87.8%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+42% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dolores Huerta El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dolores Huerta El

Dolores Huerta El is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Fort Worth, Texas, enrolling 443 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 87.8% of students eligible for free meals.

With 443 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 1,848 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #1,073.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 7/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 443 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 23.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Fort Worth Isd also operates Paschal H S (2,127 students) and Trimble Technical H S (1,924 students) alongside Dolores Huerta El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Dolores Huerta El compares

Dolores Huerta El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▼ 12% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 87.8% ▲ 42% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 443 top 58% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
443
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
87.8%
free-lunch eligible - 42% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 34% in Texas - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,874
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 443 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 96.4%
White 2.0%
African American 0.9%
Two or More 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 96.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.0, Dolores Huerta El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fort Worth Isd, which includes Dolores Huerta El.

$12,874
Per student
-6%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 51.0%
State 25.4%
Federal 23.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Dolores Huerta El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Paschal H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Trimble Technical H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Arlington Heights H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
South Hills H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
North Side H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dolores Huerta El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fort Worth Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dolores Huerta El's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dolores Huerta El

How many students attend Dolores Huerta El?

Dolores Huerta El has 443 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fort Worth, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dolores Huerta El?

The student-teacher ratio at Dolores Huerta El is 13:1, which is 12% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dolores Huerta El?

87.8% of students at Dolores Huerta El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dolores Huerta El?

The largest demographic group at Dolores Huerta El is Hispanic or Latino at 96.4% of enrollment, in Fort Worth, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dolores Huerta El?

Dolores Huerta El has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dolores Huerta El rank among schools in Fort Worth?

By Resource Investment Index, Dolores Huerta El ranks #100 of 157 schools in Fort Worth, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Fort Worth on the city page.

Is Dolores Huerta El a good school?

Dolores Huerta El earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Fort Worth Isd?

Besides Dolores Huerta El, Fort Worth Isd also operates Paschal H S (2,127 students), Trimble Technical H S (1,924 students), and Arlington Heights H S (1,898 students). See the Fort Worth Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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