Elementary school guide Fort Worth TX

Education plays a vital role in any child’s development, especially the early years. Sending your children off to school can cause any parent a whirlwind of emotions. Knowing you are leaving them in the hands of caring and qualified teachers in an accepting environment will bring peace of mind to both parents and students. 

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Bonnie Brae Elementary School | Tanglewood Elementary SchoolFort Worth Academy | Kay Granger Elementary School | Eagle Ridge Elementary School | Lily B. Clayton Elementary School

Bonnie Brae Elementary School

3504 Kimbo Rd, Fort Worth TX

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Bonnie Brae Elementary School is located in the northeast section of Fort Worth and there are 465 students who attend the school. It first opened its doors in 2003 and received it’s name from the former school, Bonnie Brae School which is located 3 blocks from the current school. The school is in the Fort Worth ISD school district. Teachers that work at Bonnie Brae Elementary School has a great deal of experience, with an average teacher’s experience of 13.8 years. 

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Tanglewood Elementary School

3060 Overton Park Dr, Fort Worth TX

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Tanglewood Elementary School has been in operation for nearly 60 years.  The school has students from kindergarten to grade 5.  In 1960, Cass Edwards gifted the land to the city for only $1.00  with the understanding that it would be used to build a public school.  The Parent Teacher Association has been paramount to cover any expenses that the school was unable to afford.  The schools neighbors have also been very important as their funding has allowed the school to offer many activities.   Due to the generous donations and fundraising Tanglewood Elementary is able to provide a computer lab that is staffed, after school classes, a science lab, computers and iPads in each classroom, playground equipment, additional material for the teachers and opportunities for personal development for the teachers. 

The staff at Tanglewood Elementary School are certified in Talented and Gifted Education.  This greatly benefits the students as the teachers change their method of instruction to meet the students needs. 

There is a dress code that students are expected to follow.  The expectation is that students wear solid navy, white or blue-denim collared shirts.  The pants or skirt need to be solid navy, khaki, black or blue-denim.  The socks that students wear need to be one solid color.  This is the same for sweaters. 

Every Friday the school celebrates Tanglewood Spirit Day.  Students are encouraged to wear a Tanglewood spirit shirt with approved bottoms.  On the first Monday of the month is College Spirit Day.  Students are allowed to wear college shirts. 

Tanglewood offers after-school enrichment classes.  One of the most well attended classes is the Slime Machine.  Students have the chance to make different types of slime, oobleck and floam.  There are a variety of sport classes where the students learn drills, coordination and rules.  

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Fort Worth Academy

76132 Dutch Branch Rd, Fort Worth TX

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Fort Worth Academy is a private elementary school. The Academy specialized in education for children from Kindergarten to Grade 8.   Students are personally greeted every morning by the head of the school.  They provide the children with a foundation of success in their personal and academic life. Due to the innovative 1:1 Laptop Program the school was honored with the Lausanne Learning Institute.  

All children are uniquely different and so are their learning styles.  Fort Worth Academy is the first school in Texas that has become fully trained in All Kinds of Minds.  This course provides teachers with learning variations and the tools to assist them in addressing the learning differences in their classrooms.  Classes are kept small so that children are given a customized education.  Technology is included in all aspects of the students learning.  

Taking ownership of their education is encouraged by all students.  Courses can be supplemented through online courses.  High school and some college courses and programs are offered.  Children who attend the Academy are thoroughly prepared and recruited by local high schools.  

The campus is equipped with everything to help the children succeed. The school has three science labs.  The Lower School science labs provide children with hands on science lessons and age appropriate experiments.  There are also two Middle School science labs where real time scientific experiments are done.  Fort Worth Academy has four Collaboratories. The word “collaboratory” comes from the words collaboration and laboratory.  They are large open spaces that are easily accessible and centrally located for students to action research and action learning with other students. This provides students the opportunity to interact with students from different grades.

The Academy has a regulation baseball diamond, football and soccer field.  The gymnasium is well equipped for volleyball, basketball and physical education. There are also facilities for performing arts and music as well as a visual art studio.

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Kay Granger Elementary School

12771 Saratoga Springs Cir, Fort Worth, Texas

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At Kay Granger Elementary School the children are the number one priority.  The school opened in August 2007.  At that time the school had 405 students that attended.  This year it is anticipated that they will be over 750 students.  The school is for children in kindergarten to grade 5. 

The school has won a number of awards.  They include Exemplary Rating in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, National School of Character in 2013 and 2018, and NISD Partner in Education Campus of the year in 2011 and 2012.  

Granger Elementary is a welcoming and friendly place with no shortage of volunteers in their school community.  There have been thousands of volunteers hours logged over the past years. Having the parents and community support is crucial for the success of the school.

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Eagle Ridge Elementary School

4600 Alta Vista Rd, Fort Worth, Texas

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At Eagle Ridge Elementary School there are many clubs and after school activities for the students. Fun, Fellowship and Fitness is the goal of the running club. During the school year there are five co-curricular classes that are offered.  The students will rotate through Physical Education, Library, Art and Music. 

There is a housing system at Eagle Ridge.  Students are randomly placed in 6 different houses. They will remain in the same house during their duration at Eagle Ridge.  The houses are similar to teams.  The houses will have a color, a name, mascot, chants and cheers. The character traits from the Wizard of Oz is what inspired the houses.  They are strength, hope, compassion, courage, friendship and respect.  The students get the opportunity to work for house points. To earn a house point, students must follow the Eagle Essentials, which are ten rules that students must abide to.  Houses that have the most points at the end of the week and after 6 weeks are celebrated. The flag of the house with the most points is displayed in the hall. 

The school has implemented a 5 to Thrive program, which is daily mini lessons that teach the students to have confidence and a graceful and elegant attitude. Every morning there is a short lesson about the skill of the week. Each week focuses on a different skill. After the lesson, the teachers demonstrate and practice what was just taught.

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Lily B. Clayton Elementary School

2000 Park Place Fort Worth, Texas

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Lily B. Clayton Elementary opened in February 1922 as Mistletoe Heights Elementary School.  The school had only 79 students and three teachers. Fort Worth had not had a female principle before Lulu Parker as she was the first woman to hold this title. The school was named after a well loved teacher, Lily Clayton. She began her career in 1885 and taught for 50 years. 

Lily B. Clayton Elementary School has grown a great deal since 1922.  The school now employees 31 full time teachers and has 560 students attending the school.  The school has students from kindergarten to Grade 5.

All the children at the Lily B wear uniforms.  It is the school’s belief that if the students wear uniforms it will promote a more serious learning environment.  Students are only allowed to wear jeans on Fridays. 

There are 2 elementary schools in Fort Worth that have been designated as a 2-way Dual Language Enrichment School.  In 2013, Lily B Clayton became one of them.  The program started with the kindergarten class of that year and will continue up through all the grades.

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