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Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary

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Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary ranks 993 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 3-6

993^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary is a unique, arts-focused public charter school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 255 students in grades 3 through 6, and operates as its own single-school district, the Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts district.

This school stands out for its exceptional reading proficiency, which is dramatically higher than both the state average and nearby schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). For example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency reached 78.79% compared to the state's 51.08%. The school is also remarkably effective at serving students from low socio-economic status backgrounds, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for this group. However, the school faces a notable "math cliff" in upper grades: while 3rd-grade math proficiency is outstanding at 87.88%, it drops sharply by 6th grade to 34.09%, falling below the state average. This pattern suggests a systemic issue with the math curriculum or instruction as students progress.

Interestingly, the school is located just 0.23 miles from Overton Park Elementary, one of the top-ranked schools in Texas. While Overton Park has a massive spending advantage ($21,142 per student vs. $8,717 at Fort Worth Academy), Fort Worth Academy achieves comparable reading scores and even outperforms Overton Park in 3rd-grade math (87.88% vs. 90.12%). This makes Fort Worth Academy a story of high efficiency and a specialized, effective educational model. The school's arts integration is a likely contributor to its stellar reading scores, and its small-school, arts-focused environment appears to be a particularly beneficial alternative for at-risk students, offering a starkly different and more successful option than many struggling schools in the surrounding district.

255

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,464

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3901 S Hulen St
Fort Worth, TX 76109

(817) 924-1482

District: Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Hispanic:

34.9%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Texas avg49%

993^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 951Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	993 of 4627	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	1264 of 4651	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	1056 of 4710	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	907 of 4647	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	712 of 4581	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	579 of 4578	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	680 of 4479	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	497 of 4359	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	89.7	378 of 4329	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	90 of 4286	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	90.1	198 of 4320	95.4%	★★★★★
2014	81.4	648 of 4260	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	474 of 4221	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	650 of 4206	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	1280 of 4095	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	1364 of 3937	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.5	863 of 3884	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	756 of 2406	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	715 of 1905	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	476 of 2443	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	649 of 2443	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	772 of 2421	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	463 of 2444	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	347 of 2515	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	215 of 2483	91.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	14 of 1045	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	59.5	419 of 957	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.2	98 of 967	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	465 of 1009	53.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	99.1	16 of 4461	99.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	821 of 3668	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	98.9	10 of 3487	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	1143 of 4575	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	1111 of 3744	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	1214 of 4658	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	1014 of 4588	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	747 of 4561	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	565 of 4499	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	671 of 4348	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	569 of 4306	86.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	3037 of 3075	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	2458 of 2619	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2876 of 2980	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2845 of 2958	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	1963 of 3006	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2058 of 3184	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	1770 of 3106	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	1018 of 4413	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	1220 of 3644	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	1402 of 4465	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	1167 of 4401	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	906 of 4376	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	712 of 4329	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	790 of 4188	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	869 of 4168	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	263 of 4520	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	814 of 4594	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	481 of 4521	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	373 of 4477	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	132 of 4451	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	117 of 4309	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	468 of 4264	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	619 of 4582	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	583 of 3739	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	820 of 4647	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	545 of 4585	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	578 of 4563	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	618 of 4498	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	745 of 4357	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	274 of 4319	93.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	447 of 1106	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	590 of 975	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	87.8	68 of 1099	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	228 of 1004	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	164 of 961	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	576 of 1112	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.3	325 of 1046	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	950 of 4301	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	41.5	2057 of 3549	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.0	609 of 4292	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	127 of 4086	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	49.2	1466 of 3684	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	722 of 3006	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	605 of 2612	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	1004 of 3108	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	938 of 3106	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	618 of 3082	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	511 of 3082	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	737 of 3142	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	416 of 3127	86.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2024)99th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-77 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading76%+21 vs state

Mathematics50%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary	Public, Charter	3-6	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	255	16	15.8		93 (36.5%)	34 (13.3%)	89 (34.9%)	13 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	73.6	993^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	78.5%		67	1264^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%	271				78.8	78.0	70.8	76.1	87.9	59.3	43.1	34.1	$7,464
Overton Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4865 Briarhaven Rd	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 814-6900	510	29	17.3	6.1%	409 (80.2%)	9 (1.8%)	57 (11.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	98.7	28^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.4%		93.8	239^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.9%	211				81.5	90.9	95.5		90.1	88.6	87.9		$9,123
Tanglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3060 Overton Park W	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 814-5900	575	31	18.4	19.5%	381 (66.3%)	63 (11.0%)	77 (13.4%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	95.8	134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.6	123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.4%	11				86.3	84.4	83.3		74.7	74.0	76.4		$8,954
Westcliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Clay Ave	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6000	534	31	17.3	71.2%	83 (15.5%)	14 (2.6%)	415 (77.7%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	56.5	1785^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.4%		55.2	1826^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.7%	41				43.7	56.8	73.3		47.2	46.3	45.8		$9,746
Bruce Shulkey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5533 Whitman Ave	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8400	400	28	14.0	83.5%	52 (13.0%)	131 (32.8%)	175 (43.8%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	23.1	3870^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.2	4403^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.3%	533				15.9	38.3	65.8		15.9	31.9	31.6		$12,163
South Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3009 Bilglade Rd	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5800	649	41	15.7	87.1%	45 (6.9%)	24 (3.7%)	563 (86.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	36	3024^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		19	4083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.2%	1059	15.4	35.3	33.3	38.8	43.0	51.7		32.5	49.1	36.5		$10,758
Alice D Contreras	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Lubbock Ave	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7800	442	32	13.9	92.1%	13 (2.9%)	6 (1.4%)	416 (94.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	63.3	1446^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.7%		57.8	1679^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.9%	233	37.5		40.0	57.8	50.9	62.9		51.4	51.7	53.9		$11,253
Ridglea Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6817 Cumberland Rd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1700	742	45	16.6	52.7%	300 (40.4%)	180 (24.3%)	211 (28.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	55.8	1817^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.7%		43.9	2504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%	687				52.3	56.0	53.9		48.3	53.0	45.1		$9,425
Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center	Public	K-5	3320 W Cantey St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 815-5700	379	23	16.1	25.9%	213 (56.2%)	24 (6.3%)	120 (31.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	90.9	327^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.9%		81	724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.4%	397				75.4	86.2	80.7		72.1	69.2	59.7		$9,777
Como Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4000 Horne St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6500	422	29	14.6	95.0%	16 (3.8%)	209 (49.5%)	174 (41.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	57.8	1725^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.7%		36.5	3015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%	1290	37.5	77.8		69.6	44.4	52.7		49.1	53.9	49.2		$16,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary

How many students attend Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary?

Students at Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary are 36% White, 35% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary in?

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Is Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary a good school?

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary ranks 993^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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