Summary:
The 14 schools in zip code 76105, serving elementary through high school grades within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), Uplift Education, and Rocketship Public Schools, face significant challenges with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, but a few schools demonstrate that targeted investment can yield exceptional results.
The standout school is Young Men's Leadership Academy, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide with a 96.7% graduation rate, a 0.3% dropout rate, and proficiency scores far above district and state averages in nearly every subject. This contrasts sharply with Polytechnic High School, the largest school in the area, which has a 72.1% graduation rate and proficiency rates in Algebra I and English I at just 11%. Another bright spot is Maude I Logan Elementary, the only elementary school to reach the 54th percentile (3 stars) and achieve state-average proficiency in several subjects, supported by the highest per-student spending ($19,843). Meanwhile, J Martin Jacquet Middle acts as a hidden gem, with students taking high school-level End-of-Course exams achieving proficiency rates above the state average in Algebra I (82%), Biology (85%), and English I (82%), despite the school's overall low ranking.
Key takeaways include the power of resources: Young Men's Leadership Academy and Maude I Logan Elementary combine high spending with low student-teacher ratios to lead the zip code, while Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary has the highest student-teacher ratio (21:1) and ranks in the 1st percentile. The three Uplift Education schools at the same address show inconsistent performance, with the high school ranking highest (21st percentile) but still lagging state averages. A systemic weakness is 5th Grade Science, where proficiency rates often fall into single digits across elementary schools like T A Sims Elementary (3.7%) and McRae Elementary (4.8%).
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