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A M Pate Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4408th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

A.M. Pate Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 315 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 733 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A.M. Pate Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages on STAAR assessments, with only 31.03% of 3rd graders proficient in reading compared to 52.02% statewide, and just 2.04% of 5th graders proficient in science compared to 29.57% statewide. Despite higher per-student spending of around $12,800 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12-13 students per teacher, the academic performance at A.M. Pate Elementary does not reflect these advantages.

While nearby schools like Christene C Moss Elementary and Maude I Logan Elementary also serve similar demographics, they are able to achieve significantly better academic outcomes. The persistent underperformance and stark disparities in subgroup performance at A.M. Pate Elementary suggest the need for a comprehensive review and overhaul of the school's instructional practices, support systems, and resource allocation.

227
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,966
Per pupil spending ?
96%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3800 Anglin Dr
       Fort Worth, TX  76119-2126

(817) 815-3800

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend A M Pate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    J Martin Jacquet Middle
High:    Dunbar High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
75.8%
Hispanic:
15.9%
Two or more races:
4.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg35%
Texas avg47%
4,408th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
69th of 80Elementary Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)
733rd of 961Fort 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.24408 of 46515.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.34451 of 47105.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.14489 of 46473.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.04292 of 45816.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.83795 of 457817.1%★☆☆☆☆
20195.84438 of 44790.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.44298 of 43591.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.34179 of 43293.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201621.03683 of 428614.1%★☆☆☆☆
201518.03845 of 432011.0%★☆☆☆☆
20145.24213 of 42601.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20134.14186 of 42210.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20121.74191 of 42060.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20111.44084 of 40950.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.73896 of 39371.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20094.53847 of 38841.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20084.33739 of 37680.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200727.13179 of 372414.6%★☆☆☆☆
200622.03105 of 347610.7%★☆☆☆☆
20051.23469 of 34750.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200445.82227 of 346535.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.21520 of 190520.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.82236 of 24438.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.52272 of 24437.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.82085 of 242113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202135.81596 of 244434.7%★★☆☆☆
201916.82375 of 25155.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.62293 of 24837.7%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202225.63759 of 446115.7%★☆☆☆☆
202126.03663 of 433115.4%★☆☆☆☆
201915.94146 of 42953.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.13839 of 42409.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.92575 of 291811.8%★☆☆☆☆
202424.33108 of 366815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.73121 of 355612.2%★☆☆☆☆
202224.92990 of 348714.3%★☆☆☆☆
202131.82561 of 344625.7%★☆☆☆☆
201917.53162 of 33335.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.42825 of 322612.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202514.33520 of 37446.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.74305 of 46587.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.34340 of 45885.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.34039 of 456111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202127.43357 of 449925.4%★☆☆☆☆
20197.84305 of 43481.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.24229 of 43061.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.82203 of 261915.9%★☆☆☆☆
20230.32973 of 29800.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.12852 of 29583.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.82808 of 30066.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.13110 of 31842.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.02893 of 31066.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202546.11980 of 364445.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.32765 of 446538.1%★★☆☆☆
202330.33365 of 440123.5%★☆☆☆☆
202231.13347 of 437623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202135.32896 of 432933.1%★★☆☆☆
201916.03974 of 41885.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.53496 of 416816.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.63297 of 370511.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.04101 of 459410.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.74337 of 45214.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.34073 of 44779.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202129.63412 of 445123.3%★☆☆☆☆
20198.54262 of 43091.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.24193 of 42641.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.03213 of 373914.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.54303 of 46477.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.24469 of 45852.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.54369 of 45634.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.54025 of 449810.5%★☆☆☆☆
20196.94315 of 43571.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.84244 of 43191.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.62681 of 354924.5%★☆☆☆☆
202449.81915 of 429255.4%★★★☆☆
202313.34055 of 40860.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.93660 of 36840.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.23397 of 35584.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+40 vs school
Special Education (2025)24th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2025)20th percentile+15 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile+11 vs school
At Risk (2022)16th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)6th percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics26%-20 vs state
Reading25%-29 vs state
Science2%-28 vs state

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Students at A M Pate Elementary are 76% African American, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White.

Students who attend A M Pate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J Martin Jacquet Middle
High : Dunbar High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended A M Pate Elementary.

A M Pate Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Texas elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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