Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001898
A M Pate Elementary School
3800 ANGLIN DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 815-3800 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
218 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 49% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 17.0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 40.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A M Pate Elementary School
A M Pate Elementary School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Pate Elementary School this school | 227 | 96.0% | 23.9% |
| Otto M Fridia Elementary School DALLAS | 212 | 98.1% | 37.2% |
| Adelle Turner Elementary School DALLAS | 258 | 96.9% | 27.1% |
| Birdie Alexander Elementary School DALLAS | 259 | 96.1% | 25.4% |
| Henderson N Elementary School HOUSTON | 251 | 99.6% | 27.3% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center TEXARKANA | 265 | 98.1% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A M Pate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,110 of 4,401 | #297 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,752 of 4,466 ▼ 100 | #268 of 339 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,308 of 4,466 ▼ 131 | #327 of 339 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,483 of 3,998 | #181 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #4,543 of 4,938 | #345 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,275 of 4,622 | #86 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #3,062 of 4,628 | #294 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #385 of 4,789 | #15 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.5% | #26 of 2,838 | #1 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
227
-130 (-36%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 651
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 227 | 16.6 | 13.7:1 | 96% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 24.4 | 12.9:1 | 98% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 98% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 33.8 | 15.4:1 | 92% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 90% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 86% (496) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 79% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 651 | 27 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A M Pate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 57% (522 to 227); teachers down 51% (33.8 to 16.6).
About A M Pate Elementary School
A M Pate Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. It enrolled 227 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
A M Pate Elementary School is part of a district of 136 schools: FORT WORTH ISD, with 70,612 students.
Roughly 76% of students at A M Pate Elementary School are Black. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. Among people living in Tarrant County, the Black share is about 18%. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.7 students per teacher and 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%. The rate at public schools in Tarrant County averages 63%, lower than here.
A M Pate Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at A M Pate Elementary School are 8.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.9% actual, 32.7% predicted).
Census estimates describe Tarrant County this way: the median household income is $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides A M Pate Elementary School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Christene C Moss Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, A M Pate Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place A M Pate Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A M Pate Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 357 in 2020-21 to 227 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.
Community posts for A M Pate Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About A M Pate Elementary SchoolHow large is A M Pate Elementary School?
A M Pate Elementary School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A M Pate Elementary School serve?
A M Pate Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does A M Pate Elementary School have?
A M Pate Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at A M Pate Elementary School?
Student demographics at A M Pate Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 16% Hispanic, 76% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is A M Pate Elementary School in?
A M Pate Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.