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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTLEBERRY ISD·NCES 481317000815
A V Cato Elementary School
4501 BARBARA RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76114 · (817) 252-2400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
14.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
600 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 65 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 V Cato Elementary School
A V Cato Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A V Cato Elementary School this school | 633 | 94.8% | 41.0% |
| De Zavala Elementary School CHANNELVIEW | 634 | 94.3% | 34.1% |
| South Elementary School MIDLAND | 651 | 93.2% | 32.6% |
| Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy SAN ANTONIO | 645 | 94.1% | 21.6% |
| Burnet Elementary School MIDLAND | 587 | 92.0% | 30.5% |
| Keyes Elementary School IRVING | 691 | 91.9% | 29.4% |
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 V Cato Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,450 of 4,401 | #146 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,250 of 4,466 ▲ 421 | #142 of 339 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,900 of 4,466 ▲ 779 | #122 of 339 ▲ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,646 of 3,998 | #121 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #1,369 of 4,938 | #77 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,183 of 4,622 | #170 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #3,710 of 4,628 | #322 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #543 of 4,789 | #31 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #1,837 of 2,838 | #161 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
633
+55 (+10%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 633 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 95% (600) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 44.7 | 13.4:1 | 92% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 40.8 | 14.0:1 | 92% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 90% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 41.1 | 17.5:1 | 87% (627) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 86% (688) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 87% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 55% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A V Cato Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (721 to 633); teachers up 5% (41.1 to 43).
About A V Cato Elementary School
A V Cato Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of FORT WORTH, Texas. The school counted 633 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 22% above the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Across its 7 schools, CASTLEBERRY ISD enrolls 3,851 students. A V Cato Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 88% of those enrolled at A V Cato Elementary School. Other reported shares: 9% White. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Tarrant County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
On staff are 43 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A V Cato Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 95%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
A V Cato Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Texas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 33.2% for a school in Texas with A V Cato Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. A V Cato Elementary School posts 41.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that median household income comes to about $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Tarrant County counts 639 public schools with about 385,835 students.
Irma Marsh Middle School is about 0.4 miles from A V Cato Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around A V Cato Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, A V Cato Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 55 students, from 578 to 633.
The discussion board for A V Cato Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in CASTLEBERRY ISD
- Castleberry High SchoolHigh · 1,085 students
- Irma Marsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Castleberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 754 students
- Joy James Academy of LeadershipElementary · 471 students
- Reach High SchoolHigh · 41 students
- T R U C E Learning CenterHigh · 27 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- Irma Marsh Middle School0.4 mi · 840
- Castleberry High School0.6 mi · 1,085
- T R U C E Learning Center0.8 mi · 27
- Reach High School0.8 mi · 41
- Castleberry Elementary School0.9 mi · 754
- Jo Kelly Sp Ed1.1 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About A V Cato Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at A V Cato Elementary School?
A V Cato Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does A V Cato Elementary School serve?
A V Cato Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A V Cato Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A V Cato Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at A V Cato Elementary School?
Student demographics at A V Cato Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is A V Cato Elementary School in?
A V Cato Elementary School is part of CASTLEBERRY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.