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David L Walker Elementary

Q: Is David L Walker Elementary a good school?

David L Walker Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend David L Walker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended David L Walker Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of David L Walker Elementary?

Students at David L Walker Elementary are 53% African American, 38% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of David L Walker Elementary attend?

Students who attend David L Walker Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : H F Stevens Middle High : Crowley High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3924^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

David L Walker Elt is an elementary school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 434 students in grades PK-5 within the Crowley Independent School District (Isd), where about 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-needs community.

This school has experienced a sharp decline in overall performance over the past few years, dropping from the 52nd percentile (3 stars) in 2021-2022 to the 15th percentile (1 star) for 2025-2026. This is a much steeper fall than nearby schools like Meadowcreek Elementary or Sycamore Elementary, which have been consistently low. Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student ($14,478) than most peers, including Parkway Elementary ($10,367) and Sidney H Poynter ($11,550), yet this higher investment hasn't translated into better overall test scores. In fact, Poynter, located just 0.76 miles away, has been improving and now ranks in the 38th percentile, outperforming Walker despite lower spending and a lower free/reduced lunch rate (76%).

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. The school's bilingual program is a standout, with STAAR Spanish Reading scores far exceeding state averages across all tested grades (3rd: 60%, 4th: 57%, 5th: 63%). Additionally, 5th-grade math has shown improvement, with 38% of students proficient, above the district average. However, the school struggles with a persistent gender gap, where female students consistently outperform male students, and its Gifted and Talented program has shown extreme volatility, swinging from the 97th percentile to the 0th percentile in recent years. These mixed results suggest that while some programs are effective, the school may need to re-evaluate how its resources are allocated to drive broader academic gains.

434

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,933

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9901 Hemphill St
Fort Worth, TX 76134

(817) 568-2745

District: Crowley Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend David L Walker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	H F Stevens Middle
High:	Crowley High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.0%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2022) to 15th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

Texas avg50%

3,924^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 6% (2021) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Crowley Independent School District (Isd)

792^nd of 947Crowley 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	22.4	3924 of 4643	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	3061 of 4651	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3000 of 4710	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	2424 of 4647	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	2188 of 4581	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.9	4286 of 4578	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	1609 of 2414	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	947 of 1905	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	1497 of 2443	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.8	630 of 2443	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	587 of 2421	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	21.1	2214 of 2444	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	2285 of 2515	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2439 of 2483	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	13.3	940 of 1009	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	988 of 1005	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.7	361 of 4461	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	27.6	3543 of 4331	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3926 of 4295	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3761 of 4240	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	1255 of 1646	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.6	1255 of 2918	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1412 of 3668	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	666 of 3556	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	957 of 3487	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	38.6	2157 of 3446	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1413 of 3333	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1380 of 3226	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	3463 of 4588	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.6	1822 of 3744	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	3150 of 4658	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	2095 of 4588	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2514 of 4561	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3970 of 4499	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4173 of 4348	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	4274 of 4306	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.5	3066 of 3080	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	2245 of 2619	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	76.8	100 of 2980	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	8.3	2876 of 3006	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2920 of 3184	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	3079 of 3106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	2182 of 4425	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	1388 of 3644	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	939 of 4465	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	3073 of 4401	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	2276 of 4376	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3153 of 4329	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3912 of 4188	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	3939 of 4168	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	3150 of 4535	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	1932 of 3705	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	2281 of 4594	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	1634 of 4521	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	1518 of 4477	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.3	4163 of 4451	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	4168 of 4309	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4209 of 4264	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	4043 of 4597	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	2923 of 3739	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2963 of 4647	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2684 of 4585	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	1963 of 4563	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	11.1	4393 of 4498	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4145 of 4357	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	4250 of 4319	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	14.3	1020 of 1112	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1013 of 1046	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	3428 of 4308	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	2763 of 3549	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2442 of 4292	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2203 of 4086	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1659 of 3952	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	2825 of 3799	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	3270 of 3684	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	3137 of 3558	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	16.6	2895 of 3142	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	3054 of 3127	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)8th percentile

White (2019)8th percentile

Asian (2019)7th percentile

Gifted and Talented (2026)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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)						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 (2025)	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 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
David L Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 Hemphill St	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-2745	434	30	14.6	89.2%	15 (3.5%)	230 (53.0%)	166 (38.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	22.4	3924^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.5%		35.9	3061^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.2%	863	30.0						40.0	36.4	40.0				26.2	30.5	38.2					$12,933
Sidney H Poynter	Public	PK, KG-5	521 Ashdale Rd	Fort Worth	76140	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-5730	418	29	14.3	76.1%	43 (10.3%)	220 (52.6%)	115 (27.5%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	38.4	2867^th of 4643 public elementary schools	38.3%		30.8	3379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	512							43.1	37.1	45.7				43.1	37.1	54.3					$11,365
Baylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 Floyd Hampton Rd	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 297-5800	37	2	15.6	64.9%	8 (21.6%)	20 (54.1%)	8 (21.6%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.7	3598^th of 4643 public elementary schools	22.5%					(n/a)							37.3	30.0	52.1				41.3	26.7	33.8					$564
Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 W Everman Pkwy	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-5710	423	29	14.4	89.6%	11 (2.6%)	151 (35.7%)	236 (55.8%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	27.1	3632^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.8	3812^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	180	47.1	36.4	40.9				40.9	27.8	36.6				33.9	48.3	29.0					$9,392
J A Hargrave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9200 Poynter St	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5630	442	25	17.9	83.5%	16 (3.6%)	180 (40.7%)	219 (49.5%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	21.6	3974^th of 4643 public elementary schools	14.4%		18.3	4121^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.4%	147	63.6	50.0	54.6				31.4	36.6	44.4				32.3	35.6	26.6					$10,005
Meadowcreek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Country Creek Ln	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5690	480	31	15.2	89.4%	25 (5.2%)	228 (47.5%)	196 (40.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	18.5	4144^th of 4643 public elementary schools	10.7%		24.7	3751^st of 4651 public elementary schools	19.4%	393	38.5	20.0	66.7	16.7	28.6		32.4	30.4	37.3				31.8	28.8	35.4					$11,391
Crowley Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 Bolden Ave	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 297-5800	292	17	17.6	50.0%	48 (16.4%)	98 (33.6%)	133 (45.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	40.4	2724^th of 4643 public elementary schools	41.3%		59.1	1621^st of 4651 public elementary schools	65.1%	1103	50.0						42.9	65.4	60.0	50.0			22.0	26.9	60.0	16.7				$13,627
Trinity Basin Preparatory - South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7421 Crowley Rd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 600-6269	534	34	15.5	73.2%	101 (18.9%)	222 (41.6%)	151 (28.3%)	19 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	20.9	4011^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.6%		26.8	3624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.1%	387							37.7	31.4	52.3	43.7	40.4	61.5	24.6	21.6	13.9	22.5	17.3	15.4	23.1	$8,623
Dan Powell Early Learning Academy	Public	PK-K	8875 Oak Grove Rd	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3523	561	30	18.7	97.0%	18 (3.2%)	199 (35.5%)	329 (58.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)								(n/a)																				$11,837
E Ray Elementary	Public	1-5	7309 Sheridan Rd	Fort Worth	76134	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3545	347	25	14.0	98.0%	8 (2.3%)	113 (32.6%)	202 (58.2%)	12 (3.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	13.8	4366^th of 4643 public elementary schools	6.0%		21.7	3932^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.5%	434						0.0	36.1	25.0	40.0				18.0	10.1	35.9					$12,709

Frequently Asked Questions about David L Walker Elementary

Is David L Walker Elementary a good school?

David L Walker Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of David L Walker Elementary attend?

Students who attend David L Walker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : H F Stevens Middle
High : Crowley High School

How many students attend David L Walker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended David L Walker Elementary.

What district is David L Walker Elementary in?

Crowley Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of David L Walker Elementary?

Students at David L Walker Elementary are 53% African American, 38% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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