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North Elementary

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North Elementary ranks 2382 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

2382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

North Elementary in White Settlement Independent School District (Isd) is a mid-sized school serving 800 students in grades 1-5, located in a community where about 64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Historically a standout performer with a 4-star rating, the school has recently experienced a sharp decline to a 2-star rating, dropping from the 76th percentile statewide to the 49th percentile. This decline is widespread across all student groups, including special education and low-income students, suggesting a systemic issue rather than a targeted problem. However, the school's Gifted and Talented program remains a bright spot, improving to a 4-star rating, and its STAAR Spanish program consistently outperforms district and state averages.

When comparing North Elementary to nearby schools, the most striking contrast is with Fine Arts Academy, another school in the same district. While North has declined, Fine Arts Academy has risen to a 3-star rating, overtaking North as the top-performing traditional elementary in the district. This shift is notable given that Fine Arts Academy serves a less economically disadvantaged population (36.5% poverty rate vs. 63.9% at North). In contrast, Liberty Elementary, just 2.23 miles away with a higher poverty rate (78%), is ranked in the bottom 3% of Texas schools, showing that North still significantly outperforms its most similar neighbor.

For families considering options, North Elementary remains a much stronger choice than nearby Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) schools like Western Hills Elementary and Western Hills Pri, which are in the bottom 2% of the state with poverty rates above 95%. A unique strength at North is its 4th grade, which consistently outperforms other grades by a wide margin—for example, 66% proficiency in math compared to just 32% in 5th grade. This pattern is not seen at other nearby schools and may indicate a particularly effective teaching team at that grade level.

800

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,811

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9850 Legacy Dr
White Settlement, TX 76108

(817) 367-1323

District: White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

White:

28.3%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg38%

Texas avg50%

2,382^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)

695^th of 951White Settlement 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	45.1	2382 of 4627	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	1677 of 4651	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	1136 of 4710	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1127 of 4647	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	1200 of 4581	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	1028 of 4578	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	1473 of 4479	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	1023 of 4359	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.7	1308 of 4329	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	1285 of 4286	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	53.9	2123 of 4320	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.7	2414 of 4260	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	1448 of 4221	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.3	1804 of 4206	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.4	2622 of 4095	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.5	1360 of 3937	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.1	1915 of 3884	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	1345 of 3768	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	1621 of 3724	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	1014 of 3476	70.8%	★★★★☆
2005	62.3	1408 of 3475	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.2	1121 of 3465	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	1479 of 2406	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.5	680 of 1905	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.9	195 of 2443	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	236 of 2443	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	389 of 2421	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	38.9	1465 of 2444	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1464 of 2515	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	798 of 2483	67.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.0	996 of 4461	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	689 of 4331	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	1956 of 4295	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1146 of 4240	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	1249 of 1643	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.2	937 of 2918	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	1106 of 3668	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.0	363 of 3556	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	787 of 3487	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	690 of 3446	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	1260 of 3333	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.3	93 of 3226	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2237 of 4575	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	1613 of 3744	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	1330 of 4658	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	1354 of 4588	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	1414 of 4561	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	1029 of 4499	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	1086 of 4348	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	1118 of 4306	74.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	465 of 3075	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	696 of 2619	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	1308 of 2980	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	816 of 2958	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	597 of 3006	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	1077 of 3184	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1531 of 3106	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2872 of 4413	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	1330 of 3644	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1275 of 4465	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	1054 of 4401	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	664 of 4376	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	508 of 4329	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	1235 of 4188	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	603 of 4168	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	2842 of 4520	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.7	1197 of 3705	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	1084 of 4594	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	1442 of 4521	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	1238 of 4477	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	607 of 4451	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	1667 of 4309	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	634 of 4264	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	2548 of 4582	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.3	1113 of 3739	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	839 of 4647	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	929 of 4585	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	1055 of 4563	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	1008 of 4498	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	1993 of 4357	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	1028 of 4319	76.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	578 of 1106	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	557 of 975	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	626 of 1128	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	526 of 1099	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	481 of 1004	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	610 of 961	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.8	118 of 1112	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	1994 of 4301	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	768 of 3549	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	260 of 4292	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	63.4	947 of 4086	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.5	1736 of 3952	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	641 of 3799	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	30.6	2789 of 3684	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	2464 of 3558	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	1643 of 3006	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	1245 of 2612	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	575 of 3108	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	1244 of 3106	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	1689 of 3082	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	1235 of 3082	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	1662 of 3142	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	1500 of 3127	52.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile+36 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile~ school

White (2026)45th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
North Elementary	Public	1-5	9850 Legacy Dr	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1323	800	49	16.2	63.9%	226 (28.3%)	68 (8.5%)	427 (53.4%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	53 (6.6%)	45.1	2382^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	48.5%		57.8	1677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.9%	705	8.0	47.4	56.3	20.0	47.4	31.3	38.7	63.9	43.4		37.6	66.2	32.4		$9,811
Founders Classical Academy - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	K-3	501 Academy Blvd	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	38	4	8.9	42.1%	21 (55.3%)	7 (18.4%)	9 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	40.5	2707^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.5%					(n/a)							47.6	61.5	33.3	62.5	47.6	7.7	11.1	25.0	$79,438
West Early Learners Academy	Public	PK-K	8900 Oels St	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1334	753	38	19.9	70.0%	233 (30.9%)	98 (13.0%)	369 (49.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)								(n/a)															$9,570
Blue Haze Elementary	Public	1-5	601 Blue Haze Dr	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-2583	735	42	17.5	55.9%	296 (40.3%)	148 (20.1%)	221 (30.1%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (7.1%)	20.9	3993^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	13.7%		35.6	3082^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.7%	911							23.4	37.8	50.7		19.2	29.9	33.8		$7,943
Fine Arts Academy	Public	1-6	8301 Downe Dr	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-5396	274	20	13.8	36.5%	149 (54.4%)	10 (3.6%)	90 (32.8%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	55	1859^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.8%		82	682^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.3%	1177							48.3	54.6	64.9		50.6	44.3	43.9		$8,471
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	4495^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.9%		17.2	4173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%	322	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
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%)	41.6	2612^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.5%		39.2	2825^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.3%	213							57.4	45.3	56.2		48.2	35.9	26.0		$9,670
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	4352^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	5.9%		7.9	4541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	2.4%	189	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
Uplift Elevate Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10800 Chapin Rd	Fort Worth	76008	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	650	36	18.2	78.3%	84 (12.9%)	194 (29.8%)	306 (47.1%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	43.9	2448^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.1%		40.9	2716^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.6%	268							35.7	59.8	39.5		35.3	45.7	58.4		$10,599
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Elementary

Is North Elementary a good school?

North Elementary ranks 2382^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of North Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brewer Middle
High : Brewer High School

How many students attend North Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended North Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Elementary?

Students at North Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 28% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is North Elementary in?

White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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