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Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary is a PK-5 school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 342 students within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating very high economic need.

The most defining feature of Mendoza is its dramatic, recent upward trajectory. After years of ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, the school jumped to the 16th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—its highest point ever. This improvement is not mirrored by nearby schools like Charles Nash Elementary (3rd percentile) or Kirkpatrick Elementary (11th percentile). Notably, Mendoza’s Special Education students ranked in the 47th percentile, a massive outlier compared to the school’s overall performance and a stark contrast to its own recent history. The school also shows a "two-speed" academic profile: 3rd graders outperformed the district in Reading (45.24% vs. 40.84%), but by 5th grade, proficiency drops to 21.43% in Reading and 17.86% in Math, falling far behind both the district and state averages.

Mendoza’s per-student spending ($13,763) is significantly higher than all nearby schools, including the high-performing North High Mount Elementary ($10,289), which is just 2 miles away and ranks in the 60th percentile. This contrast highlights the magnitude of the challenge Mendoza faces and the significance of its recent improvement. The school’s recent gains appear driven by specific subgroups: Male Students jumped to the 27th percentile (from 2nd the year prior), and Hispanic Students jumped to the 21st percentile (from 2nd). This suggests that whatever changes were implemented in the 2025-2026 school year may be particularly effective for these demographics, making this a critical area to monitor in future years.

342

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,436

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1412 Denver Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76164-9098

(817) 814-4700

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elder Middle
High:	North Side High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

White:

2.0%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,885^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 78Elementary Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

664^th of 951Fort Worth 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
2025	9.7	4493 of 4651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4490 of 4710	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4310 of 4647	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	4544 of 4581	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	4487 of 4578	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	4412 of 4479	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	4172 of 4359	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	4018 of 4329	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	4182 of 4286	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	4169 of 4320	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	3905 of 4260	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	3620 of 4221	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.9	2593 of 4206	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.6	3479 of 4095	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	3377 of 3937	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	3573 of 3884	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	3540 of 3768	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.2	3589 of 3724	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	3301 of 3476	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	3311 of 3475	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.1	3145 of 3465	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	4262 of 4461	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	4049 of 4331	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	3977 of 4295	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3310 of 4240	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2778 of 2918	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	3012 of 3668	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	2869 of 3556	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	3341 of 3487	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3174 of 3446	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	3110 of 3333	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	2513 of 3226	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	3632 of 3744	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	4521 of 4658	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	4281 of 4588	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	4504 of 4561	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	4324 of 4499	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	4272 of 4348	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4209 of 4306	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2461 of 2619	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	2898 of 2958	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	2889 of 3006	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	3148 of 3184	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	3061 of 3106	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	3557 of 3644	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	4295 of 4465	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4057 of 4401	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	4339 of 4376	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4252 of 4329	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	4126 of 4188	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4007 of 4168	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	3615 of 3705	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	4383 of 4594	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4129 of 4521	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	4411 of 4477	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	4345 of 4451	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	4235 of 4309	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4010 of 4264	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	3666 of 3739	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	4312 of 4647	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4105 of 4585	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	4535 of 4563	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	4459 of 4498	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	4280 of 4357	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	4031 of 4319	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	3069 of 3549	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4060 of 4292	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1986 of 4086	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.9	3934 of 3952	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3102 of 3799	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3425 of 3684	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3118 of 3558	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 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
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
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
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)
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
Charles Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Samuels Ave	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9400	213	15	14.3	85.9%	12 (5.6%)	65 (30.5%)	128 (60.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	10.2	4476^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.3%		19.1	4075^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.4%	401							26.7	30.6	29.6	13.3	22.2	29.6	$12,768
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
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
Washington Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3215 N Houston St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0700	268	19	14.1	95.1%	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.9%)	248 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35.5	3051^st of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		35.3	3100^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	49	20.0	37.5	40.0				62.5	26.5	48.8	57.6	21.4	37.0	$13,201
Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3229 Lincoln Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4600	296	21	14.1	94.3%	32 (10.8%)	40 (13.5%)	203 (68.6%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	18.5	4129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.6	4525^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	396	62.5	40.0					42.9	33.3	26.7	30.3	37.2	23.4	$12,369

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What schools do graduates of Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elder Middle
High : North Side High School

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Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary.

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Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Texas elementary schools.

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Students at Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

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