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M L Phillips Elementary

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M L Phillips Elementary ranks 3182 nd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

M L Phillips Elementary in Fort Worth, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 394 students within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), located in a high-poverty community where approximately 87-90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has undergone a dramatic and recent turnaround, jumping from the bottom 1% of Texas elementary schools in 2023-2024 to the 31st percentile in 2025-2026—its highest rank in nearly a decade. This remarkable improvement sets it apart from nearby schools like Western Hills Elementary, which remains stuck in the bottom 6%, and positions it closer to the performance of more affluent schools like Ridglea Hills Elementary, despite serving a much higher-poverty population.

The school shows notable strengths in supporting specific student groups. In the 2025-2026 school year, White students performed in the 62nd percentile statewide, a significant jump from prior years, while Special Education students consistently ranked above average, reaching the 63rd percentile in 2024-2025. However, the turnaround is uneven: African American students performed in the bottom 10% (8th percentile), revealing a large achievement gap that the school must address. Additionally, test scores show a "bimodal" pattern in reading, with 4th graders outperforming the district average (50.94% vs. 43.92%) while 5th graders lagged behind (36.73% vs. 49.97%), suggesting recent improvements may be concentrated in specific grade levels.

Compared to peers, M L Phillips stands out for its potential. It now rivals Ridglea Hills Elementary (46th percentile in 2024-2025) despite a much higher poverty rate, and it has broken free from the cycle that traps Western Hills Elementary. However, Como Elementary, another high-poverty school nearby, has outperformed it by reaching the 63rd percentile in 2025-2026, providing a clear benchmark. The school's success is fragile and recent, and sustaining this momentum while closing achievement gaps will be key to ensuring its transformation benefits all students.

394

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,508

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3020 Bigham Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76116-4394

(817) 815-1600

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend M L Phillips Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monnig Middle
High:	Arlington Heights High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.9%

African American:

26.6%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,182^nd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 78Elementary Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

664^th of 947Fort 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	33.7	3182 of 4643	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.6	4204 of 4651	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	4624 of 4710	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	4611 of 4647	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4128 of 4581	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3679 of 4578	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3612 of 4479	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3020 of 4359	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	2891 of 4329	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.1	3465 of 4286	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.6	2186 of 4320	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.9	3060 of 4260	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.9	1959 of 4221	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	2165 of 4206	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.4	3243 of 4095	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	3175 of 3937	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	2997 of 3884	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.2	2568 of 3768	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	2132 of 3724	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.2	1261 of 3476	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.5	1701 of 3475	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.2	1681 of 3465	51.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	2214 of 2414	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	1278 of 1905	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	2258 of 2443	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2411 of 2443	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1654 of 2421	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1622 of 2444	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1802 of 2515	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1654 of 2483	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	3629 of 4461	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2828 of 4331	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	1767 of 4295	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	1418 of 4240	66.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2625 of 2918	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	3652 of 3668	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	3405 of 3556	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3174 of 3487	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	1988 of 3446	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	1054 of 3333	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	1570 of 3226	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	2555 of 4588	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	2818 of 3744	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	4553 of 4658	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	4525 of 4588	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	4299 of 4561	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	4013 of 4499	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	3705 of 4348	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3014 of 4306	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	2055 of 3080	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	2220 of 2619	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	2496 of 2958	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2195 of 3006	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	2823 of 3184	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	2237 of 3106	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2459 of 4425	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	2888 of 3644	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	4396 of 4465	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	4327 of 4401	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4118 of 4376	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3191 of 4329	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2979 of 4188	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	2986 of 4168	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	2735 of 4535	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	2886 of 3705	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	4475 of 4594	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	4462 of 4521	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4137 of 4477	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	3363 of 4451	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3208 of 4309	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2526 of 4264	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	3668 of 4597	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	3394 of 3739	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	4563 of 4647	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	4532 of 4585	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3763 of 4563	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3368 of 4498	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3306 of 4357	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3052 of 4319	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2104 of 4308	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	1315 of 3549	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.9	3354 of 4292	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	3885 of 4086	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	3698 of 3799	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	2516 of 3684	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2067 of 3558	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	1150 of 3015	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	1672 of 2612	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	1.8	3099 of 3108	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2975 of 3106	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	2257 of 3082	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	2455 of 3082	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	2868 of 3142	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.6	1414 of 3127	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)62nd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2026)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 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 (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
M L Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3020 Bigham Blvd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1600	394	27	14.5	87.6%	42 (10.7%)	105 (26.6%)	228 (57.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	33.7	3182^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	31.5%		16.6	4204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.6%	1022	10.5	30.8	38.5	10.0	18.2	33.3	37.0	50.9	36.7	38.9	40.0	40.0	$11,508
Como Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4000 Horne St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6500	422	29	14.6	95.0%	16 (3.8%)	209 (49.5%)	174 (41.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	57.8	1729^th of 4643 public elementary schools	62.8%		36.5	3015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%	1286	37.5	77.8					69.6	44.4	52.7	49.1	53.9	49.2	$16,317
Idea Rise Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3000 S Cherry Ln	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 885-4150	681	31	21.9	88.5%	81 (11.9%)	252 (37.0%)	323 (47.4%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	9.6	4513^th of 4643 public elementary schools	2.8%		22	3915^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.8%	598			0.0			0.0	26.0	23.6	43.2	16.4	12.8	24.3	$10,405
Luella Merrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Kermit Ave	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6600	456	30	15.1	92.1%	53 (11.6%)	29 (6.4%)	365 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	42.9	2532^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	45.5%		33.6	3223^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	30.7%	691	20.0	57.1	28.6			0.0	37.1	40.9	56.3	41.3	46.3	51.6	$11,640
Ridglea Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6817 Cumberland Rd	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1700	742	45	16.6	52.7%	300 (40.4%)	180 (24.3%)	211 (28.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	55.8	1821^st of 4643 public elementary schools	60.8%		43.9	2504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%	683							52.3	56.0	53.9	48.3	53.0	45.1	$9,425
Western Hills Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	8300 Mojave Trl	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6900	393	24	16.4	95.2%	22 (5.6%)	148 (37.7%)	205 (52.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)													$10,115
Burton Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 Burton Hill Rd	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1400	365	26	14.0	57.8%	116 (31.8%)	36 (9.9%)	186 (51.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	64.1	1398^th of 4643 public elementary schools	69.9%		41.8	2652^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	1254							54.4	53.1	66.7	45.7	62.5	51.1	$12,818
Western Hills Elementary	Public	2-5	2805 Laredo Dr	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6800	499	32	15.4	97.6%	16 (3.2%)	195 (39.1%)	270 (54.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	13.8	4365^th of 4643 public elementary schools	6.0%		7.9	4541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	2.4%	176	4.8	40.9	37.8	7.1	15.0	0.0	26.3	29.5	40.0	24.1	30.9	25.0	$10,327
Trinity Basin Preparatory - West	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8300 W Fwy	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 600-1735	441	32	13.6	45.6%	237 (53.7%)	57 (12.9%)	119 (27.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.3%)	41.7	2618^th of 4643 public elementary schools	43.6%		39.2	2825^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.3%	207							57.4	45.3	56.2	48.2	35.9	26.0	$9,670
Liberty Elementary	Public	1-5	7976 Whitney Dr	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1312	654	41	16.1	78.0%	125 (19.1%)	58 (8.9%)	421 (64.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	9.8	4508^th of 4643 public elementary schools	2.9%		17.2	4173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%	335	29.7	43.8	26.3	27.8	18.8	15.8	22.7	26.0	41.0	20.0	22.0	21.0	$8,719

Frequently Asked Questions about M L Phillips Elementary

What district is M L Phillips Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend M L Phillips Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended M L Phillips Elementary.

What schools do graduates of M L Phillips Elementary attend?

Students who attend M L Phillips Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monnig Middle
High : Arlington Heights High School

Is M L Phillips Elementary a good school?

M L Phillips Elementary ranks 3182^nd of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of M L Phillips Elementary?

Students at M L Phillips Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 27% African American, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

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