Fifth grader Eden Esquivel does not understand why his school is closing in June.<\/p>\n
Eden attends Riverside Applied Learning Center, one of four Fort Worth ISD campuses closing at the end of the academic year. As a result, school trustees signed off on new boundaries determining where its students will attend in August.<\/p>\n
Eden knows his campus is an A-rated school that uses a hands-on learning approach. He\u2019ll be among the last students at Riverside Applied Learning Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really dislike this because the plan was for my sister to come here,\u201d he told trustees during a Dec. 9 meeting.<\/p>\n
Instead, Riverside students will attend Bonnie Brae Elementary about half a mile away. The school will transition to applied learning instruction for all students, according to board documents.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s where other students will attend classes:<\/p>\n
Affected schools will hold parent meetings about the shuffling and transportation plans in January, according to board documents.<\/p>\n
The closures are among 18 schools that will shutter through 2029<\/a>. Fort Worth ISD leaders say the closures are necessary for dealing with the district\u2019s aging buildings that require $1.2 billion in repairs and declining enrollment<\/a>.<\/p>\n The district has lost nearly 13,000 students<\/a> since 2019 and expects to lose more than 6,500 by 2030.<\/p>\n Administrators project the closures<\/a> will save more than $77 million over five years. The savings will be reinvested into classrooms, officials said.<\/p>\n Jacob Sanchez is education editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org<\/a> or @_jacob_sanchez<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n This <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2025\/12\/29\/4-fwisd-schools-close-in-may-heres-where-students-will-attend-class-next-year\/”>article<\/a> first appeared on <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org”>Fort Worth Report<\/a> and is republished here under a <a target=”_blank” href=”https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/”>Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License<\/a>.<img src=”https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fortworthreport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cropped-favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&quality=80&ssl=1″ style=”width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;”><\/p>\n <img id=”republication-tracker-tool-source” src=”https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/?republication-pixel=true&post=334181&ga4=2820184429″ style=”width:1px;height:1px;”><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: “https:\/\/fortworthreport.org\/2025\/12\/29\/4-fwisd-schools-close-in-may-heres-where-students-will-attend-class-next-year\/”, urlref: window.location.href }); } } <\/script> <script id=”parsely-cfg” src=”\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/fortworthreport.org\/p.js”><\/script>