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5533 Whitman Ave

Fort Worth, TX 76133
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Tel: (817)814-8400

bruceshulkey.fwisd.org

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Bruce Shulkey Elementary School serves 530 students in grades PK-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the TX average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 69% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 71%.
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School operates within the Fort Worth Independent School District.

School Overview

The student population of 530 students has grown by 28% over five years.
The teacher population of 32 teachers has grown by 10% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades PK-5
Total Students	530 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	32 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.73 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	16:1

Asian	11%	4%

Hispanic	37%	52%

Black	19%	13%

White	31%	29%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.73	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	64%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	6%

District Comparison

Fort Worth Independent School District's student population of 85,713 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,976 in this district is less than the state average of $12,126. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,447 is less than the state average of $11,704. The district spending/student has declined by 10% over four years.

School District Name	Fort Worth Independent School District
Number of Schools Managed	143	3
Number of Students Managed	85,713	825

District Total Revenue	$844 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$799 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,976	$12,126

District Spending / Student	$9,447	$11,704

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Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, TX Dept. of Education

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