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Charles Nash Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Charles Nash Elementary is a small, urban school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 213 students in grades PK-5 within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), where about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has experienced a severe and accelerating academic decline over the past decade, dropping from a peak in the 62nd percentile statewide in 2016 to the 3rd percentile (0 stars) in the 2025-2026 school year, making it one of the lowest-performing schools in Texas.

The most critical issue is math proficiency, which is alarmingly low across all grade levels. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 13.33% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 38.22% district-wide and 44.33% statewide. This is far below nearby schools like Oakhurst Elementary, which achieved 58.33% proficiency in 3rd grade math the same year. The school also struggles across all student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 4% for Hispanic and low-income students. A former bright spot—5th grade reading proficiency that exceeded state averages in 2023-2024—has since collapsed, dropping from 55.56% to 29.63% in just two years.

Interestingly, spending is not the issue: Charles Nash spends $12,270 per student, more than high-performing Oakhurst Elementary ($10,545) but less than other struggling schools. The starkest comparison is with De Zavala Elementary, just 2.34 miles away, which serves a similar high-poverty community yet ranks in the 85th percentile (4 stars). This contrast suggests that school-level factors like leadership, curriculum, and teacher effectiveness—not demographics or funding—are driving Charles Nash’s persistent struggles, making its challenges solvable but urgent.

213

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,768

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Samuels Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76102-2395

(817) 814-9400

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Charles Nash Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle
High:	Carter-Riverside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

African American:

30.5%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 59 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

4,476^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 59 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	10.2	4476 of 4627	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	4075 of 4651	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3337 of 4710	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3839 of 4647	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3290 of 4581	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	3984 of 4578	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	3773 of 4479	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2589 of 4359	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	2031 of 4329	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	1611 of 4286	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.8	972 of 4320	77.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	1157 of 4260	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	760 of 4221	82.0%	★★★★☆
2012	60.9	1648 of 4206	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.9	1699 of 4095	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.8	2237 of 3937	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.4	1140 of 3884	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	875 of 3768	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	188 of 3724	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	76.7	610 of 3476	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	83.1	282 of 3475	91.9%	★★★★★
2004	60.3	1485 of 3465	57.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	1919 of 2406	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	1326 of 1905	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	948 of 2443	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	1686 of 2443	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	1140 of 2421	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.5	1741 of 2444	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	921 of 2515	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	1072 of 2483	56.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.8	1968 of 4461	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.4	3897 of 4331	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3141 of 4295	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.6	1055 of 4240	75.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	2602 of 2918	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	2492 of 3668	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2222 of 3556	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	1203 of 3487	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	2468 of 3446	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2134 of 3333	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	1325 of 3226	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	4241 of 4575	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	2577 of 3744	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2776 of 4658	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3713 of 4588	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3057 of 4561	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	4118 of 4499	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3485 of 4348	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	2044 of 4306	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	49.3	1947 of 2980	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2805 of 2958	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	2771 of 3006	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2978 of 3184	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	2791 of 3106	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	4229 of 4413	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	3117 of 3644	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	2868 of 4465	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3238 of 4401	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3153 of 4376	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3554 of 4329	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	3839 of 4188	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2420 of 4168	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	4319 of 4520	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	3220 of 3705	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	3015 of 4594	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3666 of 4521	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3332 of 4477	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	4042 of 4451	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3763 of 4309	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	2239 of 4264	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	4458 of 4582	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	3575 of 3739	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3349 of 4647	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	3747 of 4585	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3486 of 4563	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	3621 of 4498	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	3690 of 4357	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3045 of 4319	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	3129 of 4301	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	2917 of 3549	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3111 of 4086	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	1440 of 3799	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	3220 of 3684	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)35th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-25 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 17, 2013

This is a fantastic school. There is a low student to teacher ratio, which I believe has helped improved the academic performance of the students. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Friday, April 2, 2010

I was a student at Charles E. Nash five years ago, and I loved it there. The teachers were so great, and the classes small, so there was enough one on one time. I just loved that school, and everyone there. Close Quote

Schools Near Charles Nash 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
Charles Nash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Samuels Ave	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9400	213	15	14.3	85.9%	12 (5.6%)	65 (30.5%)	128 (60.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	10.2	4476^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.3%		19.1	4075^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.4%	401							26.7	30.6	29.6	13.3	22.2	29.6	$12,768
Versia Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Baurline St	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9700	307	22	13.8	95.4%	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.5%)	273 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	24	3816^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.5	3887^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%	71	40.0	37.5					20.8	26.9	40.9	23.5	50.0	38.6	$13,535
Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Denver Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4700	342	24	14.3	92.4%	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	331 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	3885^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.0%		9.7	4493^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	608	22.2	9.1	12.5		0.0	0.0	45.2	34.0	21.4	31.4	37.7	17.9	$11,436
Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Missouri Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2000	366	26	13.8	95.6%	14 (3.8%)	156 (42.6%)	190 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	22	3943^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.8%		12.8	4382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	439							23.5	20.0	53.9	25.7	22.2	48.7	$14,013
Insights Learning Center	Public	3-5	100 N University	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 255-2564	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fw Rgnl Program For Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N University Dr	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 871-2920	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oakhurst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Yucca Ave	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9500	466	34	13.6	88.2%	15 (3.2%)	14 (3.0%)	431 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	56.1	1806^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.0%		48.5	2220^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.3%	414	25.0	53.9			50.0		44.2	48.9	51.4	58.3	55.8	52.6	$10,776
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
De Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1419 College Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5600	274	18	15.3	75.5%	33 (12.0%)	43 (15.7%)	186 (67.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	82.5	679^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.3%		66.9	1268^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%	589							68.2	66.7	82.9	63.6	54.2	60.0	$13,965
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Nash Elementary

What district is Charles Nash Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Is Charles Nash Elementary a good school?

Charles Nash Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Charles Nash Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles Nash Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside Middle
High : Carter-Riverside High School

What is the racial makeup of Charles Nash Elementary?

Students at Charles Nash Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 31% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Charles Nash Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Charles Nash Elementary.

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