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Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary

Q: Is Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary a good school?

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary ranks 1264 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 3-6

1264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Fort Worth, Texas, with a relatively small student population of 238 students compared to nearby traditional public schools.

The school has a strong academic reputation, consistently outperforming the state and district averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 100% of 3rd graders at Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 52.02%. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 14th out of 1,035 Texas elementary schools for Asian students in STAAR Reading and 10th out of 3,487 schools for English Language Learner students in 2021-2022. This high academic performance may be attributed to the school's significantly higher spending per student ($8,717 in 2020-2021) and lower student-teacher ratio of 15.2 in 2023-2024, compared to nearby traditional public schools.

Interestingly, Overton Park Elementary, located just 0.23 miles away from Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary, is also a high-performing school, ranking among the top 25 elementary schools in Texas. This suggests that the area may have a concentration of families that value and support high-quality education. Overall, Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary is a standout elementary school in the Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts district, with a strong track record of academic excellence.

255

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,464

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3901 S Hulen St
Fort Worth, TX 76109

(817) 924-1482

District: Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Hispanic:

34.9%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Texas avg47%

1,264^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 961Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts 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	67.0	1264 of 4651	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	1056 of 4710	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	907 of 4647	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	712 of 4581	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	579 of 4578	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	680 of 4479	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	497 of 4359	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	89.7	378 of 4329	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	90 of 4286	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	90.1	198 of 4320	95.4%	★★★★★
2014	81.4	648 of 4260	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	474 of 4221	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	650 of 4206	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	1280 of 4095	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	1364 of 3937	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.5	863 of 3884	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	715 of 1905	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	476 of 2443	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	649 of 2443	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	772 of 2421	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	463 of 2444	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	347 of 2515	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	215 of 2483	91.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	14 of 1045	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	59.5	419 of 957	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.2	98 of 967	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	465 of 1009	53.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	99.1	16 of 4461	99.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	821 of 3668	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	98.9	10 of 3487	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	1111 of 3744	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	1214 of 4658	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	1014 of 4588	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	747 of 4561	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	565 of 4499	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	671 of 4348	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	569 of 4306	86.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2458 of 2619	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2876 of 2980	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2845 of 2958	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	1963 of 3006	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2058 of 3184	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	1770 of 3106	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	1220 of 3644	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	1402 of 4465	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	1167 of 4401	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	906 of 4376	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	712 of 4329	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	790 of 4188	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	869 of 4168	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	72.2	814 of 4594	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	481 of 4521	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	373 of 4477	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	132 of 4451	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	117 of 4309	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	468 of 4264	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	583 of 3739	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	820 of 4647	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	545 of 4585	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	578 of 4563	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	618 of 4498	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	745 of 4357	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	274 of 4319	93.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	590 of 975	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	87.8	68 of 1099	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	228 of 1004	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	164 of 961	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	576 of 1112	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.3	325 of 1046	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	2057 of 3549	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.0	609 of 4292	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	127 of 4086	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	49.2	1466 of 3684	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	605 of 2612	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	1004 of 3108	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	938 of 3106	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.6	618 of 3082	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	511 of 3082	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	737 of 3142	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	416 of 3127	86.7%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2024)99th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading77%+23 vs state

Mathematics48%+5 vs state

Science22%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary	Public, Charter	3-6	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	255	16	15.8		93 (36.5%)	34 (13.3%)	89 (34.9%)	13 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	67	1264^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%		71.9	1056^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.6%	208						100.0	77.1	58.5	81.2	85.0	50.8	33.9	40.5	21.9	$7,464
Overton Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4865 Briarhaven Rd	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 814-6900	510	29	17.3	6.1%	409 (80.2%)	9 (1.8%)	57 (11.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	93.8	239^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.9%		98.5	41^st of 4710 public elementary schools	99.1%	198						86.4	95.8	93.7		95.5	88.6	76.6		31.8	$9,123
Tanglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3060 Overton Park W	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 814-5900	575	31	18.4	19.5%	381 (66.3%)	63 (11.0%)	77 (13.4%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	96.6	123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.4%		94.2	210^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.5%	87						84.3	84.0	89.9		76.5	76.5	78.5		57.0	$8,954
Westcliff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Clay Ave	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-6000	534	31	17.3	71.2%	83 (15.5%)	14 (2.6%)	415 (77.7%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	55.2	1826^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.7%		41.4	2763^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	41.3%	937			42.9	0.0	0.0	46.6	68.3	68.2		41.1	51.7	34.1		29.4	$9,746
Bruce Shulkey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5533 Whitman Ave	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8400	400	28	14.0	83.5%	52 (13.0%)	131 (32.8%)	175 (43.8%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	12.2	4403^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.2	4560^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.2%	157						28.0	32.1	36.8		26.0	24.5	5.9		8.8	$12,163
South Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3009 Bilglade Rd	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5800	649	41	15.7	87.1%	45 (6.9%)	24 (3.7%)	563 (86.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	19	4083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.2%		30.8	3411^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.6%	672	23.8	36.4	20.0			31.5	30.0	50.5		29.1	23.8	23.3		10.7	$10,758
Alice D Contreras	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Lubbock Ave	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7800	442	32	13.9	92.1%	13 (2.9%)	6 (1.4%)	416 (94.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	57.8	1679^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.9%		46.3	2426^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.5%	747						43.6	50.0	65.9		42.4	56.5	54.1		25.9	$11,253
Ridglea Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6817 Cumberland Rd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1700	742	45	16.6	52.7%	300 (40.4%)	180 (24.3%)	211 (28.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	43.9	2504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%		44.8	2517^th of 4710 public elementary schools	46.6%	13						56.0	46.0	52.7		41.8	31.7	43.6		22.7	$9,425
Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center	Public	K-5	3320 W Cantey St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 815-5700	379	23	16.1	25.9%	213 (56.2%)	24 (6.3%)	120 (31.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	81	724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.4%		66.3	1288^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.7%	564						76.9	66.1	74.6		63.1	62.9	39.0		59.3	$9,777
Como Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4000 Horne St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6500	422	29	14.6	95.0%	16 (3.8%)	209 (49.5%)	174 (41.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	36.5	3015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%		34.4	3191^st of 4710 public elementary schools	32.3%	176	33.3					51.0	54.6	38.8		35.0	52.5	30.9		10.5	$16,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary?

Students at Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary are 36% White, 35% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary a good school?

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary ranks 1264^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary in?

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How many students attend Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts Elementary.

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