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South High Mount Elementary

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South High Mount Elementary ranks 2256 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

South High Mount Elementary in Fort Worth, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 510 students within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), where approximately 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community. The school has shown a promising upward trend, improving from the 40th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 51st percentile (3 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year, though it faces significant challenges in math and science compared to reading.

South High Mount demonstrates a notable strength in reading, consistently outperforming its district average across all tested grades—for example, 4th-grade reading proficiency reached 55.2% versus the district's 43.9% in 2025-2026. However, this success does not extend to math and science, where proficiency rates are critically low: 3rd-grade math proficiency was just 28.8% (compared to the state's 44.3%), and 5th-grade science proficiency was only 15.9% in 2024-2025. The school also shows stark disparities in serving its diverse student body, ranking in the 75th percentile for White students but only the 37th percentile for low socioeconomic status students and the 29th percentile for English Language Learner and Special Education students, indicating a need for more equitable support.

Compared to nearby schools, South High Mount faces a steep challenge relative to more affluent peers like Tanglewood Elementary (97th percentile, 5 stars) and Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center (93rd percentile, 5 stars), which serve far fewer low-income students. Interestingly, South High Mount is on an upward trajectory while its neighbor North High Mount Elementary (1.2 miles away) is declining, dropping from the 63rd to the 60th percentile. Both schools struggle with science, but South High Mount's 15.9% proficiency in 5th-grade science is notably higher than North High Mount's 5.9%, suggesting a systemic issue in the area. The school's most urgent priorities should be improving math and science instruction and closing achievement gaps for its most vulnerable students.

510

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,378

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4101 Birchman Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76107-4396

(817) 815-1800

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend South High Mount Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stripling Middle
High:	Arlington Heights High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

White:

14.7%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 40th percentile in 2024 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2026) from a 40th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Texas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

2,256^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	47.2	2256 of 4627	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	2709 of 4651	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2817 of 4710	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2675 of 4647	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	2011 of 4581	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	2313 of 4578	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	1546 of 4479	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	2384 of 4359	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	2124 of 4329	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	1840 of 4286	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	1843 of 4320	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.7	1374 of 4260	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.5	1300 of 4221	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	1406 of 4206	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	1757 of 4095	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.6	2983 of 3937	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	3240 of 3884	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	2760 of 3768	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	2803 of 3724	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.3	2401 of 3476	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.9	1685 of 3475	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.5	1781 of 3465	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1452 of 2406	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	986 of 1905	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1711 of 2443	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1699 of 2443	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1750 of 2421	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.7	531 of 2444	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	22.9	2207 of 2515	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1776 of 2483	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	74.5	635 of 4461	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	1308 of 4331	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	586 of 4295	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	841 of 4240	80.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	2066 of 2918	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	2378 of 3668	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	2644 of 3556	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.6	1555 of 3487	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	809 of 3446	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	473 of 3333	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	1128 of 3226	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2283 of 4575	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	1821 of 3744	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2528 of 4658	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2457 of 4588	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	2203 of 4561	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	2175 of 4499	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	1310 of 4348	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	1999 of 4306	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	1677 of 3075	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	1654 of 2619	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2057 of 2980	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2106 of 2958	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	1889 of 3006	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1931 of 3184	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2409 of 3106	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	2343 of 4413	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	1932 of 3644	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2753 of 4465	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	2345 of 4401	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	1562 of 4376	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	2095 of 4329	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	865 of 4188	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	1863 of 4168	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	2829 of 4520	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	2050 of 3705	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2962 of 4594	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2714 of 4521	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	1685 of 4477	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	1814 of 4451	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	829 of 4309	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	48.3	2151 of 4264	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	2328 of 4582	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	2051 of 3739	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2883 of 4647	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	2904 of 4585	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	1920 of 4563	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	2426 of 4498	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1823 of 4357	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	2891 of 4319	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3067 of 4301	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.9	1874 of 3549	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	1778 of 4292	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	2729 of 4086	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2455 of 3952	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	990 of 3799	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.4	2548 of 3684	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2328 of 3558	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	751 of 3006	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.7	1007 of 2612	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	478 of 3108	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	1224 of 3106	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1175 of 3082	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	1935 of 3082	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	1552 of 3142	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1777 of 3127	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, January 30, 2010

I went to South High Mount in the late 60's, early 70's. In that time period, it was a wonderful school. It was right at the beginning of desegregation and students were being bussed to and from other schools. I loved getting to be in a mixed school and made lots of great friends.

Three of my teachers at South High Mount greatly influenced me in those early years and helped guide me to be the successful, confident person I am today. I think of them often and still live by the values they taught me. They were Mrs Stokes, my third grade teacher and Mrs Green and Mrs Daniels, two of my fifth grade teachers.

I am trying to find Mrs Green and Mrs Daniels so I can tell them what a difference they made in my life. Mrs Stokes passed away many years ago. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
South High Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Birchman Ave	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1800	510	36	14.2	74.5%	75 (14.7%)	62 (12.2%)	338 (66.3%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	47.2	2256^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.2%		41	2709^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%	453				46.6	55.2	64.7	28.8	42.5	43.3	$10,378
North High Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 W Seventh St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1500	386	25	15.3	52.1%	98 (25.4%)	50 (13.0%)	219 (56.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	55.2	1844^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		63.6	1401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	443				45.3	52.2	65.5	43.4	43.5	55.2	$10,170
Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center	Public	K-5	3320 W Cantey St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 815-5700	379	23	16.1	25.9%	213 (56.2%)	24 (6.3%)	120 (31.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	90.9	327^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.9%		81	724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.4%	397				75.4	86.2	80.7	72.1	69.2	59.7	$9,777
Lily B Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Park Pl Ave	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5400	476	32	15.1	39.3%	219 (46.0%)	28 (5.9%)	217 (45.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	81.9	705^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.8%		80.5	737^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%	32				73.1	68.1	78.9	68.7	52.9	56.3	$10,821
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	1725^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.7%		36.5	3015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%	1290	37.5	77.8		69.6	44.4	52.7	49.1	53.9	49.2	$16,317
Tanglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3060 Overton Park W	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 814-5900	575	31	18.4	19.5%	381 (66.3%)	63 (11.0%)	77 (13.4%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	95.8	134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.6	123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.4%	11				86.3	84.4	83.3	74.7	74.0	76.4	$8,954
Burton Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 Burton Hill Rd	Fort Worth	76107	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	1396^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.8%		41.8	2652^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%	1256				54.4	53.1	66.7	45.7	62.5	51.1	$12,818
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)
A V Cato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Barbara Rd	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2400	633	43	14.7	94.8%	58 (9.2%)	8 (1.3%)	558 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	49.9	2116^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.3%		39.9	2775^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%	659	22.7	14.3	55.6	46.6	56.0	63.2	34.7	43.6	50.0	$13,798

Frequently Asked Questions about South High Mount Elementary

How many students attend South High Mount Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended South High Mount Elementary.

What district is South High Mount Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of South High Mount Elementary?

Students at South High Mount Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is South High Mount Elementary a good school?

South High Mount Elementary ranks 2256^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of South High Mount Elementary attend?

Students who attend South High Mount Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stripling Middle
High : Arlington Heights High School

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