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McRae Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3827^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

McRae Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 543 students as part of the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. After years of ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, McRae has shown a clear upward trend, climbing to its highest state ranking in nearly a decade—the 17th percentile in 2025-2026. This recent improvement is a bright spot, especially when compared to nearby schools like A M Pate Elementary (4th percentile) and Oaklawn Elementary (9th percentile), which remain stagnant or declining.

One of McRae’s standout strengths is its 5th-grade reading performance, where proficiency (47.83%) nearly matches the district average and surpasses all nearby Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) schools, including Sagamore Hill Elementary (45.28%) and T A Sims Elementary (40.23%). The school also showed exceptional results with Special Education students in 2024-2025, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide—a dramatic leap from the 3rd percentile the year prior. However, challenges remain: 5th-grade Science scores have been stuck between 2% and 4.8% for three years, a systemic issue shared by schools like S S Dillow Elementary (4.88%) and Mitchell Boulevard Elementary.

For context, Christene C Moss Elementary (1.31 miles away) is the academic leader in the area, ranking in the 52nd percentile and serving a similar demographic, proving that high performance is achievable. McRae’s spending ($10,530 per student) is on the lower end compared to Mitchell Boulevard Elementary ($17,794), yet its trajectory is more positive. While the school offers the STAAR test in Spanish, performance drops sharply in upper grades, with 0% proficiency in 5th-grade Spanish Math in 2025-2026. Overall, McRae is a school in transition, showing promising gains in reading and targeted support, but it must work to make progress consistent across all subjects and grades.

543

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,942

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3316 Ave N
Fort Worth, TX 76105-3499

(817) 814-0500

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend McRae Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William James Middle
High:	Polytechnic High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

African American:

6.4%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2026) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,827^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th 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	23.8	3827 of 4627	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	3690 of 4651	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	4441 of 4710	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	4530 of 4647	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	4431 of 4581	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	4348 of 4578	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4067 of 4479	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3453 of 4359	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	2992 of 4329	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	2705 of 4286	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	2674 of 4320	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.4	2727 of 4260	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.0	3145 of 4221	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	3805 of 4206	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	3971 of 4095	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.8	3844 of 3937	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	3745 of 3884	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	3448 of 3768	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	3558 of 3724	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	3002 of 3476	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.4	2852 of 3475	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	2887 of 3465	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	2363 of 2406	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	61.7	567 of 1905	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	9.4	2417 of 2443	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2214 of 2443	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2265 of 2421	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	2296 of 2444	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1964 of 2515	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1548 of 2483	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	3998 of 4461	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3839 of 4331	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2024 of 4295	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	1837 of 4240	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1816 of 2918	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	3129 of 3668	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	3409 of 3556	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	3260 of 3487	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	3095 of 3446	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2012 of 3333	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1888 of 3226	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	4143 of 4575	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	3125 of 3744	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	4507 of 4658	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	4390 of 4588	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	4316 of 4561	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	4193 of 4499	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	4141 of 4348	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3722 of 4306	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	2366 of 3075	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.2	1924 of 2619	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	2894 of 2980	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2870 of 2958	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	2901 of 3006	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	3008 of 3184	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	2811 of 3106	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	3164 of 4413	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	2811 of 3644	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4124 of 4465	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	4302 of 4401	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	4243 of 4376	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	4134 of 4329	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	3646 of 4188	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3137 of 4168	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3203 of 4520	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	2747 of 3705	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	4336 of 4594	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	4400 of 4521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4313 of 4477	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	4172 of 4451	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3620 of 4309	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2917 of 4264	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	3375 of 4582	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	2790 of 3739	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	4349 of 4647	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	4497 of 4585	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	4480 of 4563	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	4312 of 4498	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3644 of 4357	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3059 of 4319	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3222 of 4301	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.0	862 of 3549	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	13.1	4172 of 4292	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	3948 of 4086	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	3752 of 3952	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	2797 of 3799	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	1533 of 3684	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.4	3028 of 3558	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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Schools Near McRae 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mitchell Boulevard Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3601 Mitchell Blvd	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-9000	338	26	12.8	93.5%	3 (0.9%)	152 (45.0%)	174 (51.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	26.1	3684^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		33.7	3212^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.9%	472	18.2	62.5		16.7			32.6	23.5	38.5	21.3	56.9	37.9	$16,978
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
Oaklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 Hardeman St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-9100	395	26	15.4	95.4%	7 (1.8%)	40 (10.1%)	342 (86.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.9	4197^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.3%		16.9	4187^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	10							26.5	34.0	40.8	30.0	29.1	30.0	$10,113
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McRae Elementary

What is the racial makeup of McRae Elementary?

Students at McRae Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend McRae Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended McRae Elementary.

What district is McRae Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of McRae Elementary attend?

Students who attend McRae Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William James Middle
High : Polytechnic High School

Is McRae Elementary a good school?

McRae Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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