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Morningside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Morningside Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), serving 401 students in a high-poverty community where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Morningside has historically ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Texas elementary schools, but recent data shows a significant upward trend. In 2025-2026, the school climbed to the 23rd percentile statewide—its highest rank in years—outperforming nearby Edward Briscoe Elementary (3rd percentile) and Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary (15th percentile). The school is exceptionally effective with Special Education students, ranking in the 57th percentile statewide in 2025-2026 and the 74th percentile the year prior. Morningside also consistently excels in 4th Grade Mathematics, with 53.06% of students proficient in 2025-2026, outpacing both the district (43.6%) and the state (49.28%). Male students and African American students perform notably better here than the school’s overall rank suggests, ranking in the 31st and 30th percentiles respectively.

While Morningside shows clear strengths, challenges remain. Science scores are a critical weakness, with only 2.44% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 38% at nearby George Clarke Elementary. However, the bilingual program appears to be a relative strength, with Spanish reading scores often exceeding district averages. Interestingly, De Zavala Elementary (1.41 miles away) ranks in the 85th percentile despite a similar poverty rate, showing that high poverty does not predetermine outcomes. Morningside’s per-student spending ($13,903) is higher than the state average but lower than Mitchell Boulevard Elementary ($17,794), which has a similar demographic profile but a slightly lower overall ranking (20th percentile). This suggests that how funding is used—particularly in special education and 4th-grade math—is driving Morningside’s recent improvement.

401

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,106

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Evans Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104-6817

(817) 814-0600

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morningside Middle
High:	O D Wyatt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

African American:

19.0%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,545^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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
2026	28.2	3545 of 4627	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	4168 of 4651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4097 of 4710	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	4178 of 4647	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3900 of 4581	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3766 of 4578	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	4229 of 4479	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3768 of 4359	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	3586 of 4329	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	3893 of 4286	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	3856 of 4320	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	3823 of 4260	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	3773 of 4221	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	3959 of 4206	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	4018 of 4095	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	3914 of 3937	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	3849 of 3884	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.8	3750 of 3768	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	3705 of 3724	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	3147 of 3476	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	3179 of 3475	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.6	3100 of 3465	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1675 of 2406	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	833 of 1905	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	1370 of 2443	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1919 of 2443	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1386 of 2421	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1434 of 2444	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	2288 of 2515	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1901 of 2483	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	2399 of 4461	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	3195 of 4331	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3158 of 4295	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2967 of 4240	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2613 of 2918	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	3494 of 3668	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3009 of 3556	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	2217 of 3487	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2263 of 3446	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1748 of 3333	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	1209 of 3226	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	3685 of 4575	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	3340 of 3744	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4173 of 4658	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4046 of 4588	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3937 of 4561	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	3933 of 4499	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4002 of 4348	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3958 of 4306	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2369 of 3075	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	2539 of 2619	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	2959 of 2980	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2241 of 2958	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	2581 of 3006	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	3019 of 3184	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	2635 of 3106	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	2793 of 4413	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	3143 of 3644	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4042 of 4465	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3722 of 4401	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3633 of 4376	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3325 of 4329	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3535 of 4188	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2857 of 4168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	2832 of 4520	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3135 of 3705	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	3921 of 4594	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3867 of 4521	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3540 of 4477	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	3177 of 4451	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	4173 of 4309	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3607 of 4264	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3174 of 4582	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	3199 of 3739	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4088 of 4647	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4121 of 4585	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3779 of 4563	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3466 of 4498	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	4177 of 4357	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3420 of 4319	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	1835 of 4301	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	932 of 3549	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	1784 of 4292	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	3180 of 4086	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	3917 of 3952	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3516 of 3799	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	3607 of 3684	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1941 of 3558	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	6.8	3017 of 3082	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	2361 of 3142	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)57th percentile+34 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2021)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-16 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

This school has a problem. In the middle of the school year I was asked to attend a meeting at the school. When I arrived I was walked to a room with a few people sitting down, the principal, the counselor, the interventionist, my child's teachers and one other person. Basically, they called the meeting to pressure me to put my child in Special Education and to put him on ADHD medication. Since this was the first I had heard about the need to do such a thing, I refused. When The principal saw that I would not agree to her terms she told me to do something or she would take matters into her own hands. I not sure what that meant, but that's how things ended. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Evans Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0600	401	29	13.6	94.3%	13 (3.2%)	76 (19.0%)	303 (75.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	28.2	3545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.4%		17.4	4168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%	623	21.7	38.9	44.4		8.3			41.0	32.3	41.0				29.5	53.1	26.7					$11,106
Edward Briscoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2751 Yuma Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0300	288	21	13.7	93.1%	11 (3.8%)	200 (69.4%)	66 (22.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	10.4	4470^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.4	4558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.0%	88								37.1	30.0	26.5				17.1	22.5	17.7					$14,695
Carroll Peak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 E Jefferson Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0700	489	34	14.2	84.3%	25 (5.1%)	105 (21.5%)	330 (67.5%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	27	3631^st of 4627 public elementary schools	21.5%		26.3	3646^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.6%	15	30.8	35.3	0.0	0.0				40.5	37.0	44.9				34.8	39.0	31.5					$11,646
Daggett Montessori	Public	K-8	801 W Jessamine	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6300	546	34	16.0	46.0%	171 (31.3%)	29 (5.3%)	322 (59.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	51.5	2038^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.0%		52.5	1990^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.2%	48						100.0	100.0	65.1	44.1	52.4	66.7	64.7	62.9	41.3	30.5	39.7	50.8	22.7	56.9	50.0	$11,302
Daggett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	958 Page Ave	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5500	526	35	14.9	86.1%	39 (7.4%)	49 (9.3%)	426 (81.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	33.6	3183^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	31.2%		28.9	3499^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.8%	316	0.0	14.3						34.4	39.7	44.3				40.6	40.5	46.8					$11,497
Worth Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 E Butler St	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6200	439	33	13.1	88.8%	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	412 (93.8%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	64.1	1395^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.9%		47.6	2282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.9%	887	57.1	0.0						61.0	33.3	58.7				64.2	56.1	67.2					$11,556
De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 College Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5600	274	18	15.3	75.5%	33 (12.0%)	43 (15.7%)	186 (67.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	82.5	679^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.3%		66.9	1268^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%	589								68.2	66.7	82.9				63.6	54.2	60.0					$13,965
George Clarke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 S Henderson St	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6100	388	29	13.2	88.1%	12 (3.1%)	8 (2.1%)	358 (92.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.6	4364^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.7%		27.6	3579^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%	785		14.3						25.8	36.8	40.4				22.7	28.1	21.1					$11,719
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	101 W Pafford St	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 840-7501	2,020	126	16.0	83.5%	235 (11.6%)	150 (7.4%)	1,450 (71.8%)	103 (5.1%)	61 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	17.4	4180^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.7%		24	3799^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.3%	381						70.0		30.2	32.0	37.5	46.8	46.8	66.4	18.4	27.1	21.7	20.7	3.6	32.0	20.6	$11,377
Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Missouri Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2000	366	26	13.8	95.6%	14 (3.8%)	156 (42.6%)	190 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	22	3943^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.8%		12.8	4382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	439								23.5	20.0	53.9				25.7	22.2	48.7					$14,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Morningside Elementary?

Students at Morningside Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 19% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Morningside Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Is Morningside Elementary a good school?

Morningside Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Morningside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Morningside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Morningside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morningside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morningside Middle
High : O D Wyatt High School

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