A M PATE EL

Set in FORT WORTH, Texas, A M PATE EL is a compact elementary school, operated by FORT WORTH ISD. It educates 227 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% below the state mean of about 519.

FORT WORTH ISD comprises 136 schools with combined enrollment of 70,612 students; A M PATE EL is among them.

On demographics, A M PATE EL records that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, A M PATE EL records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 96% of students at A M PATE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), A M PATE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.9%; this one delivers 22.6%.

In the broader community, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. A M PATE EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

CHRISTENE C MOSS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, A M PATE EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 57%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 227 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for A M PATE EL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.