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S S Dillow Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

S S Dillow Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 410 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 733 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

S S Dillow Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math are significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 97.8% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. S S Dillow Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the nearby schools in the Fort Worth ISD, such as Mitchell Boulevard Elementary and Christene C Moss Elementary, also perform below the district and state averages, some of these schools have slightly higher rankings and proficiency rates compared to S S Dillow Elementary. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students.

432

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,032

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Ave N
Fort Worth, TX 76105-3536

(817) 814-0400

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend S S Dillow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William James Middle
High:	Polytechnic High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.7%

African American:

13.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Texas avg46%

Not ranked this year

S S Dillow Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	24.3	3778 of 4651	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3390 of 4710	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4021 of 4647	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	4358 of 4581	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	4264 of 4578	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4023 of 4479	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	3899 of 4359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	3213 of 4329	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	3914 of 4286	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	4045 of 4320	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	3930 of 4260	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	4038 of 4221	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	3904 of 4206	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	4020 of 4095	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	3872 of 3937	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	3321 of 3884	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.4	3541 of 3768	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	3440 of 3724	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	3284 of 3476	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	3394 of 3475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.0	3285 of 3465	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1341 of 1905	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1930 of 2443	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2042 of 2443	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2304 of 2421	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1809 of 2444	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1780 of 2515	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	2085 of 2483	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	3605 of 4461	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3651 of 4331	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3064 of 4295	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2427 of 4240	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	2337 of 2918	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	2854 of 3668	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	2638 of 3556	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	3056 of 3487	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	2901 of 3446	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2672 of 3333	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2001 of 3226	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	3413 of 3744	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4123 of 4658	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4117 of 4588	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	4296 of 4561	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4122 of 4499	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	3724 of 4348	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	3650 of 4306	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	2510 of 2619	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2722 of 2980	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	2651 of 2958	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	2795 of 3006	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2826 of 3184	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2999 of 3106	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	3019 of 3644	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3380 of 4465	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3376 of 4401	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	4108 of 4376	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	4006 of 4329	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	3728 of 4188	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3387 of 4168	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	2888 of 3705	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3295 of 4594	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3717 of 4521	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4161 of 4477	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	4019 of 4451	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	3791 of 4309	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3630 of 4264	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	2953 of 3739	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3332 of 4647	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3869 of 4585	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	4348 of 4563	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	4205 of 4498	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4056 of 4357	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	3996 of 4319	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	2273 of 3549	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3011 of 4086	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	2354 of 3952	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	3709 of 3799	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	3540 of 3684	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	3334 of 3558	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics32%-14 vs state

Science5%-25 vs state

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Schools Near S S Dillow Elementary

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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 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
S S Dillow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Ave N	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0400	432	30	14.4	98.4%	3 (0.7%)	57 (13.2%)	366 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)												$11,032
T A Sims Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Crenshaw Ave	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0800	566	34	16.5	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	535 (94.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	3716^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.7%		21	3975^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.5%	259		7.7	30.0	14.3		24.2	43.7	40.2	29.4	44.1	37.5	$9,750
McRae Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3316 Ave N	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0500	543	36	14.9	95.4%	13 (2.4%)	35 (6.4%)	490 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	23.8	3827^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.3%		25.7	3690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%	137	26.9	15.4	26.3		0.0	33.9	32.3	47.8	31.0	31.0	36.5	$10,942
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3520 E Berry St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Rocketship Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(682) 339-1300	442	21	21.0	73.1%	7 (1.6%)	341 (77.1%)	85 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)								(n/a)												$18,104
Christene C Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Eastland St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3600	393	28	14.2	94.7%	11 (2.8%)	148 (37.7%)	230 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	47.7	2226^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.9%		43.9	2506^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.1%	280	52.6	25.0				46.0	46.9	54.4	50.0	52.5	37.7	$13,795
Sagamore Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 S Hughes Ave	Fort Worth	76103	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-5000	408	25	16.0	93.4%	6 (1.5%)	30 (7.4%)	369 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	4334^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.3%		23	3853^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.2%	481	15.0	30.4	14.3	33.3		26.7	29.8	45.3	21.4	33.3	16.9	$9,949
A M Pate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Anglin Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3800	227	17	13.6	96.0%	6 (2.6%)	172 (75.8%)	36 (15.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	11.3	4440^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.2	4408^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	32						17.7	19.4	32.1	11.8	38.9	28.6	$12,966
Maude I Logan Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2300 Dillard St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3700	319	25	12.9	94.0%	11 (3.4%)	118 (37.0%)	181 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	49.4	2148^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		40.4	2746^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.0%	598		55.6	70.0			37.7	38.9	62.8	48.2	55.6	47.2	$19,232
Uplift Mighty Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Mighty Mite Dr	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-3800	554	30	18.4	92.6%	6 (1.1%)	136 (24.5%)	395 (71.3%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	18.9	4105^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.3%		13	4372^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%	267						23.5	44.1	36.7	28.4	31.0	30.8	$10,055
Uplift Meridian Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 S Beach St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-1700	461	30	15.6	93.5%	5 (1.1%)	153 (33.2%)	288 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	34.5	3123^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	32.5%		25.2	3713^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.2%	590						52.8	24.1	40.0	50.9	41.4	32.0	$12,902

Frequently Asked Questions about S S Dillow Elementary

What is the racial makeup of S S Dillow Elementary?

Students at S S Dillow Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 13% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend S S Dillow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended S S Dillow Elementary.

What schools do graduates of S S Dillow Elementary attend?

Students who attend S S Dillow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William James Middle
High : Polytechnic High School

What district is S S Dillow Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

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