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T A Sims Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3716^th

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

T A Sims Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Fort Worth, TX, serving 566 students within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), and it serves a high-poverty community where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out for its strong and improving performance with African American students, ranking in the 58th percentile statewide for this group in the 2025-2026 school year—a dramatic jump from the 22nd percentile just two years prior. This is notably higher than the school’s overall rank and far exceeds nearby schools like Sagamore Hill Elementary and Oaklawn Elementary in this area. Additionally, T A Sims has shown consistent improvement in its overall state ranking, climbing from the 9th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026, while some neighbors like Sagamore Hill have dropped. In 4th-grade mathematics, the school’s proficiency rate of 44.09% actually exceeded the district average and was higher than nearby schools like Sagamore Hill (33.33%) and Oaklawn (29.09%).

However, there are clear areas for growth. Science scores are a critical weakness, with only 3.66% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025—the lowest among immediate peers. While math is improving, reading scores have stagnated, fluctuating between 17% and 31% over the last four years and consistently lagging behind the district by 10-15 percentage points. The school also faces a bilingual challenge, as performance on Spanish-language STAAR tests is very low, often in the single digits. Interestingly, the closest high-performing peer, Christene C Moss Elementary, spends significantly more per student ($13,997 vs. $10,692) and has a lower student-to-teacher ratio (14.2 vs. 16.5), suggesting that additional resources could help T A Sims continue its upward trajectory.

566

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,750

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 Crenshaw Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76105-4019

(817) 814-0800

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend T A Sims Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William James Middle
High:	Polytechnic High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

African American:

4.9%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,716^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	25.6	3716 of 4627	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	3975 of 4651	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4119 of 4710	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	4227 of 4647	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4103 of 4581	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	4164 of 4578	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4180 of 4479	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4082 of 4359	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	4197 of 4329	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	4112 of 4286	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	4141 of 4320	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	34.0	3205 of 4260	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	3411 of 4221	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	3618 of 4206	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	4012 of 4095	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	3859 of 3937	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	3835 of 3884	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	3692 of 3768	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	3711 of 3724	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	3131 of 3476	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	3193 of 3475	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.0	3433 of 3465	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	1004 of 2406	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	1901 of 2443	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1757 of 2443	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1742 of 2421	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	2218 of 2444	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2318 of 2515	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2173 of 2483	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	3260 of 4461	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3576 of 4331	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2731 of 4295	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	2624 of 4240	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	2072 of 2918	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	3240 of 3668	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	3068 of 3556	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	3057 of 3487	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	3031 of 3446	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	2409 of 3333	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	2084 of 3226	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	3351 of 4575	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	3069 of 3744	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	4137 of 4658	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	4250 of 4588	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4080 of 4561	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3996 of 4499	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	4127 of 4348	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	4056 of 4306	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	2492 of 3075	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	2278 of 2619	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2717 of 2980	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	2652 of 2958	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	2938 of 3006	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	3088 of 3184	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	3098 of 3106	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	3399 of 4413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	3051 of 3644	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4003 of 4465	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	3955 of 4401	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3946 of 4376	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	3836 of 4329	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3803 of 4188	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3776 of 4168	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	2993 of 4520	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	2945 of 3705	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3957 of 4594	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3872 of 4521	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3743 of 4477	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3906 of 4451	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	3919 of 4309	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3864 of 4264	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	3898 of 4582	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	3304 of 3739	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4186 of 4647	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4049 of 4585	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4086 of 4563	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	4155 of 4498	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	3988 of 4357	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	4021 of 4319	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	2755 of 4301	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	3257 of 3549	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3279 of 4292	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	1584 of 4086	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	2672 of 3952	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3276 of 3799	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3205 of 3684	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	2710 of 3558	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)58th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

Reading36%-19 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
T A Sims Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Crenshaw Ave	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0800	566	34	16.5	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	535 (94.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	3716^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.7%		21	3975^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.5%	259		7.7	30.0		14.3		24.2	43.7	40.2	29.4	44.1	37.5	$9,750
Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3520 E Berry St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Rocketship Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(682) 339-1300	442	21	21.0	73.1%	7 (1.6%)	341 (77.1%)	85 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$18,104
McRae Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3316 Ave N	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0500	543	36	14.9	95.4%	13 (2.4%)	35 (6.4%)	490 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	23.8	3827^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.3%		25.7	3690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%	137	26.9	15.4	26.3			0.0	33.9	32.3	47.8	31.0	31.0	36.5	$10,942
S S Dillow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Ave N	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0400	432	30	14.4	98.4%	3 (0.7%)	57 (13.2%)	366 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$11,032
Uplift Mighty Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3700 Mighty Mite Dr	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-3800	554	30	18.4	92.6%	6 (1.1%)	136 (24.5%)	395 (71.3%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	18.9	4105^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.3%		13	4372^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.0%	267							23.5	44.1	36.7	28.4	31.0	30.8	$10,055
Christene C Moss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4108 Eastland St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3600	393	28	14.2	94.7%	11 (2.8%)	148 (37.7%)	230 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	47.7	2226^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.9%		43.9	2506^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.1%	280	52.6	25.0					46.0	46.9	54.4	50.0	52.5	37.7	$13,795
Mitchell Boulevard Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3601 Mitchell Blvd	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-9000	338	26	12.8	93.5%	3 (0.9%)	152 (45.0%)	174 (51.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	26.1	3684^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.4%		33.7	3212^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.9%	472	18.2	62.5		16.7			32.6	23.5	38.5	21.3	56.9	37.9	$16,978
Uplift Meridian Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1801 S Beach St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-1700	461	30	15.6	93.5%	5 (1.1%)	153 (33.2%)	288 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	34.5	3123^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	32.5%		25.2	3713^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.2%	590							52.8	24.1	40.0	50.9	41.4	32.0	$12,902
Oaklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 Hardeman St	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-9100	395	26	15.4	95.4%	7 (1.8%)	40 (10.1%)	342 (86.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.9	4197^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.3%		16.9	4187^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	10							26.5	34.0	40.8	30.0	29.1	30.0	$10,113
A M Pate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Anglin Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3800	227	17	13.6	96.0%	6 (2.6%)	172 (75.8%)	36 (15.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	11.3	4440^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.2	4408^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	32							17.7	19.4	32.1	11.8	38.9	28.6	$12,966

Frequently Asked Questions about T A Sims Elementary

How many students attend T A Sims Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended T A Sims Elementary.

What district is T A Sims Elementary in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Is T A Sims Elementary a good school?

T A Sims Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of T A Sims Elementary attend?

Students who attend T A Sims Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William James Middle
High : Polytechnic High School

What is the racial makeup of T A Sims Elementary?

Students at T A Sims Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 5% African American.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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