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A V Cato Elementary

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A V Cato Elementary ranks 2116 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

A V Cato Elementary is a PK-5 school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 633 students within the Castleberry Independent School District (Isd), where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is currently in a period of significant upward momentum, climbing from the 25th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to its highest rank in the data provided—the 54th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year. This turnaround is especially notable given the school's highly economically disadvantaged population, and it now outperforms nearby schools with similar poverty rates, such as Sam Rosen Elementary and W J Turner Elementary, which rank in the bottom 20th percentile overall.

A V Cato's most defining strength is its exceptional performance with low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide for this group and earning a 4-star rating. The school also excels with its Hispanic student population, which has ranked in the 60th percentile or higher for three consecutive years, and has achieved a dramatic turnaround in Special Education, jumping from the 13th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 51st percentile in 2025-2026. In upper elementary grades, the school consistently outperforms its district, with 5th-grade Reading proficiency at 63.24% versus the district's 55.14%, and 5th-grade Math at 50% versus 42.91%. However, the school's performance with Gifted and Talented students has declined from the 78th percentile to the 61st percentile, and 5th-grade Science remains a persistent weakness, with only 25.51% of students proficient in 2024-2025.

While A V Cato is a clear outperformer within its district, it is not the top-performing school in its immediate geographic area. Nearby North High Mount Elementary (Fort Worth ISD), which has a much lower poverty rate of 52%, consistently ranks higher (70th percentile in 2024-2025) and achieves higher test scores in nearly every subject. This contrast highlights the powerful correlation between socioeconomic status and test scores, making A V Cato's success with its low-SES population even more noteworthy. The school's upward trajectory, particularly in supporting its most vulnerable students, suggests recent interventions are yielding positive results, though targeted improvement in Science and for Gifted and Talented students remains a priority.

633

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,798

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Barbara Rd
Fort Worth, TX 76114-2698

(817) 252-2400

District: Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend A V Cato Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Irma Marsh Middle
High:	Castleberry High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

White:

9.2%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

Texas avg50%

2,116^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)

679^th of 951Castleberry Independent School District (Isd) 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	49.9	2116 of 4627	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	2775 of 4651	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	2195 of 4710	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	2691 of 4647	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3427 of 4581	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	3395 of 4578	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3117 of 4479	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3380 of 4359	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	3752 of 4329	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	3511 of 4286	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	3795 of 4320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.6	2927 of 4260	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	2117 of 4221	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.0	2888 of 4206	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	2542 of 4095	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.0	3573 of 3937	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	3465 of 3884	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	3238 of 3768	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.5	3357 of 3724	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	31.8	2775 of 3476	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	2969 of 3475	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.1	2938 of 3465	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	47.9	1213 of 2515	51.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.8	2454 of 4461	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	2427 of 4331	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2151 of 4295	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3072 of 4240	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	1434 of 1643	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.0	1053 of 2918	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	1254 of 3668	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	1789 of 3556	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	1230 of 3487	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	2031 of 3446	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1428 of 3333	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	1801 of 3226	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	1971 of 4575	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	2276 of 3744	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	2630 of 4658	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3754 of 4588	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3879 of 4561	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3438 of 4499	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2977 of 4348	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3031 of 4306	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	1186 of 3075	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	1203 of 2619	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	670 of 2980	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	1583 of 2958	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	1437 of 3006	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2131 of 3184	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	1834 of 3106	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	1580 of 4413	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	1734 of 3644	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	1755 of 4465	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	2287 of 4401	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3300 of 4376	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3330 of 4329	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	2699 of 4188	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3166 of 4168	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	1118 of 4520	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.9	1420 of 3705	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	1200 of 4594	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	1908 of 4521	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	2565 of 4477	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	3119 of 4451	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2550 of 4309	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	2981 of 4264	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	2386 of 4582	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	2067 of 3739	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	1990 of 4647	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	1785 of 4585	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	2851 of 4563	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	3231 of 4498	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3183 of 4357	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3621 of 4319	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	2110 of 4301	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.9	2925 of 3549	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	3739 of 4292	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	2954 of 4086	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	2780 of 3952	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	2871 of 3799	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	3430 of 3684	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3031 of 3558	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2140 of 2612	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1907 of 3108	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	2387 of 3106	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	2549 of 3082	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	2764 of 3082	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2622 of 3142	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	2798 of 3127	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2019)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)45th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
A V Cato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Barbara Rd	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2400	633	43	14.7	94.8%	58 (9.2%)	8 (1.3%)	558 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	49.9	2116^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.3%		39.9	2775^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%	659	22.7	14.3	55.6				46.6	56.0	63.2	34.7	43.6	50.0	$13,798
Castleberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Roberts Cut-Off	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2300	754	48	15.6	90.5%	82 (10.9%)	24 (3.2%)	628 (83.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)	42.1	2581^st of 4627 public elementary schools	44.2%		40.1	2765^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.6%	184	65.2	61.1	50.0				46.5	34.1	58.4	36.3	44.3	47.5	$11,791
North High Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 W Seventh St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1500	386	25	15.3	52.1%	98 (25.4%)	50 (13.0%)	219 (56.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	55.2	1844^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		63.6	1401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	443							45.3	52.2	65.5	43.4	43.5	55.2	$10,170
Burton Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 Burton Hill Rd	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1400	365	26	14.0	57.8%	116 (31.8%)	36 (9.9%)	186 (51.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	64.1	1396^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.8%		41.8	2652^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	1256							54.4	53.1	66.7	45.7	62.5	51.1	$12,818
Insights Learning Center	Public	3-5	100 N University	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 255-2564	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fw Rgnl Program For Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N University Dr	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 871-2920	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Denver Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4700	342	24	14.3	92.4%	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	331 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	3885^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.0%		9.7	4493^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	608	22.2	9.1	12.5		0.0	0.0	45.2	34.0	21.4	31.4	37.7	17.9	$11,436
Sam Rosen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Roosevelt Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4800	407	28	14.4	95.1%	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	392 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	3719^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.6%		24.2	3782^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%	63	50.0	53.9	31.3				33.3	38.5	47.6	35.4	27.5	37.5	$11,292
Manuel Jara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Lincoln Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4500	567	40	14.3	92.9%	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	547 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.4	2420^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.7%		30.2	3411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.7%	991	33.3	18.8	70.0	12.5			38.6	47.5	61.0	40.6	45.1	44.1	$10,776
W J Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Azle Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4900	341	22	15.1	93.8%	7 (2.1%)	11 (3.2%)	321 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12.7	4396^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.2	4407^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	11	35.3	21.1	54.6				33.3	30.0	24.3	16.3	25.5	33.3	$11,458

Frequently Asked Questions about A V Cato Elementary

What schools do graduates of A V Cato Elementary attend?

Students who attend A V Cato Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Irma Marsh Middle
High : Castleberry High School

What is the racial makeup of A V Cato Elementary?

Students at A V Cato Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend A V Cato Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended A V Cato Elementary.

What district is A V Cato Elementary in?

Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)

Is A V Cato Elementary a good school?

A V Cato Elementary ranks 2116^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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