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Helbing Elementary

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Helbing Elementary ranks 3086 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3086^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Helbing Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) serving 369 students in a high-poverty area, where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The most important story here is a dramatic turnaround: after years of ranking in the 11th to 12th percentile statewide, Helbing jumped to the 33rd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning 2 stars—its highest ranking in nearly a decade. This 22-percentile-point leap in a single year is the most dramatic improvement among nearby schools, outpacing even Moore M.H. Elementary, which is just 0.56 miles away and improved to the 34th percentile but from a more consistent baseline.

Helbing’s success is broad-based, with standout results for specific student groups. The school ranked in the 60th percentile for serving Special Education students, earning 3 stars—a radical improvement from the 1st percentile just two years earlier and far exceeding nearby schools. It also performed well with Hispanic students (45th percentile) and low-income students (49th percentile), showing that its improvement strategy is reaching its core demographic. However, a persistent weakness remains in 5th-grade mathematics, where only 25.64% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, a sharp drop from 4th grade and the lowest among all nearby schools like W J Turner Elementary (33.33%).

Interestingly, Helbing’s turnaround appears driven by changes in instruction or leadership rather than spending, as its per-student spending ($11,322) is in the middle of the pack compared to neighbors like Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary ($13,763), which ranked lower. A systemic issue across the area is 5th-grade science proficiency, which is critically low at Helbing (6.38%) and every nearby school, all scoring in single digits or low teens. One area needing attention is the Gifted and Talented program, which ranked in the 5th percentile, suggesting the school may not be adequately challenging its highest-achieving students even as it excels with those needing extra support.

369

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,881

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3524 N Crump St
Fort Worth, TX 76106-4420

(817) 815-0500

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Helbing Elementary usually attend:

High:

Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

African American:

2.4%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

3,086^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	35.0	3086 of 4627	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.4	4117 of 4651	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4203 of 4710	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4106 of 4647	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4054 of 4581	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3555 of 4578	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	3824 of 4479	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3210 of 4359	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	3506 of 4329	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	3613 of 4286	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	3369 of 4320	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.5	2232 of 4260	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.2	2054 of 4221	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.8	2724 of 4206	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.3	3082 of 4095	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.1	3386 of 3937	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.6	3211 of 3884	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.2	2608 of 3768	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.7	1216 of 3724	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.9	978 of 3476	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	57.8	1630 of 3475	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.4	1375 of 3465	60.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	3340 of 4461	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	2679 of 4331	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2318 of 4295	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	1297 of 4240	69.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	2313 of 2918	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	2635 of 3668	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	2586 of 3556	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	2813 of 3487	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	2106 of 3446	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1953 of 3333	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	1546 of 3226	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	2877 of 4575	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	2952 of 3744	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3966 of 4658	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4078 of 4588	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4236 of 4561	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	3227 of 4499	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3842 of 4348	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	3649 of 4306	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	2093 of 3075	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.3	2500 of 2619	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	2930 of 2980	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2743 of 2958	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	2519 of 3006	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2608 of 3184	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2480 of 3106	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2434 of 4413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	3193 of 3644	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	3902 of 4465	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3797 of 4401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	3885 of 4376	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	3155 of 4329	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3521 of 4188	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2958 of 4168	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	2310 of 4520	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	3256 of 3705	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4111 of 4594	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	3905 of 4521	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3812 of 4477	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2941 of 4451	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3559 of 4309	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3013 of 4264	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	3073 of 4582	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.7	3624 of 3739	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4398 of 4647	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4015 of 4585	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3745 of 4563	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3811 of 4498	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	3579 of 4357	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2750 of 4319	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	1707 of 4301	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.4	2958 of 3549	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	4238 of 4292	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	3975 of 4086	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3101 of 3952	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	1796 of 3799	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	1827 of 3684	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	2598 of 3558	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)32nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 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)			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
Helbing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3524 N Crump St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0500	369	26	14.3	91.6%	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	356 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35	3086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.3%		18.4	4117^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.5%	1031			28.6				44.4	50.0	45.7	40.0	43.9	25.6	$11,881
Moore M H Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1809 NE 36th St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0600	453	31	14.8	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.1%)	424 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	35.2	3073^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.6%		26.8	3625^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.1%	552	28.6	45.5	26.7	16.7	28.6	0.0	37.9	45.2	46.3	39.0	42.9	40.0	$12,206
Washington Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3215 N Houston St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0700	268	19	14.1	95.1%	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.9%)	248 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35.5	3051^st of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		35.3	3100^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	49	20.0	37.5	40.0				62.5	26.5	48.8	57.6	21.4	37.0	$13,201
Diamond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Dewey St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0400	482	28	16.9	94.6%	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.5	2548^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.9%		18.7	4105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.7%	1557		25.0	37.5				17.7	19.4	58.6	39.4	41.9	70.0	$10,640
Cesar Chavez Pri	Public	PK, KG-5	3710 Deen Rd	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 378-5000	447	34	13.0	94.2%	19 (4.3%)	33 (7.4%)	369 (82.6%)	24 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	58.2	1696^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.3%		46	2386^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.7%	690	37.5	58.3					42.3	66.7	63.6	38.3	48.5	55.9	$11,096
Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3229 Lincoln Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4600	296	21	14.1	94.3%	32 (10.8%)	40 (13.5%)	203 (68.6%)	14 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	18.5	4129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		8.6	4525^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	396	62.5	40.0					42.9	33.3	26.7	30.3	37.2	23.4	$12,369
Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3309 W Long Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 740-5550	443	35	12.7	93.7%	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	427 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52	2011^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.5%		26.2	3651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	21.5%	1640	12.5	47.4	38.5			40.0	51.2	51.2	55.8	45.5	45.0	50.0	$10,725
Sam Rosen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Roosevelt Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4800	407	28	14.4	95.1%	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	392 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.5	3719^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.6%		24.2	3782^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%	63	50.0	53.9	31.3				33.3	38.5	47.6	35.4	27.5	37.5	$11,292
Manuel Jara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Lincoln Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4500	567	40	14.3	92.9%	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	547 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.4	2420^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.7%		30.2	3411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.7%	991	33.3	18.8	70.0	12.5			38.6	47.5	61.0	40.6	45.1	44.1	$10,776
W J Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Azle Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4900	341	22	15.1	93.8%	7 (2.1%)	11 (3.2%)	321 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12.7	4396^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.2	4407^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	11	35.3	21.1	54.6				33.3	30.0	24.3	16.3	25.5	33.3	$11,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Helbing Elementary

What district is Helbing Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Is Helbing Elementary a good school?

Helbing Elementary ranks 3086^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Helbing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Helbing Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School

How many students attend Helbing Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Helbing Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Helbing Elementary?

Students at Helbing Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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