Daggett Elementary

Daggett Elementary in Fort Worth, TX, is a PK-5 public school in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) serving 526 students in a high-poverty area, where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has shown a remarkable turnaround from a 1-star to a 2-star rating in recent years.

Daggett Elementary stands out for its strong upward trajectory, especially in Mathematics, where its 5th graders scored 46.77% proficient compared to the district average of 40.23%. This is a significant improvement from its low point in the 2018-2019 school year, when it ranked in the 7th percentile statewide. The school now ranks in the 31st percentile, outperforming nearby high-poverty schools like Edward Briscoe Elementary and Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary, which remain in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools. However, it still lags behind Worth Heights Elementary, a similar high-poverty school that ranks in the 70th percentile and outperforms Daggett in nearly every subject, such as 5th-grade Math (67.19% vs. 46.77%).

While Daggett has shown consistent improvement, Science remains a weakness, with only 17.39% of 5th graders proficient in the subject, slightly above the district average but far below the state average. The school also benefits from its proximity to Daggett Montessori, a K-8 magnet school with a lower poverty rate and higher test scores, which creates a visible benchmark for academic success in the same community. For parents, Daggett represents a school in the midst of a promising turnaround, with a healthy student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 and a focus on math that sets it apart from many of its peers, though continued growth in science and consistency across all student groups will be key to its future success.