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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000486
Academy at Carrie F Thomas
8200 O'BRIAN WAY, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 · (817) 547-3000 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- 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.
- FThree-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
15.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
443 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Academy at Carrie F Thomas
Academy at Carrie F Thomas's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy at Carrie F Thomas this school | 586 | 75.6% | 39.1% |
| Elolf Steam Academy CONVERSE | 558 | 71.3% | 38.1% |
| Oaks Elementary School HUMBLE | 591 | 71.2% | 28.1% |
| Waverly Park Elementary School FORT WORTH | 639 | 76.7% | 31.3% |
| John C Webb Elementary School NAVASOTA | 648 | 75.8% | 33.6% |
| Uplift Elevate Prep PS FORT WORTH | 650 | 78.3% | 37.4% |
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 Academy at Carrie F Thomas ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,708 of 4,401 | #168 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,065 of 4,466 ▲ 168 | #206 of 339 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,315 of 4,466 ▼ 34 | #231 of 339 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.5pp | #90 of 3,998 | #9 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #1,718 of 4,938 | #108 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,188 of 4,622 | #268 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #798 of 4,628 | #120 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #2,238 of 4,789 | #165 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #2,345 of 2,838 | #201 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
586
+70 (+14%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 586 | 36.9 | 15.9:1 | 76% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 36.9 | 15.0:1 | 85% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 39.3 | 15.0:1 | 77% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 72% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 41.3 | 15.2:1 | 76% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 75% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 71% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 30% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy at Carrie F Thomas.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (627 to 586); teachers down 11% (41.3 to 36.9).
About Academy at Carrie F Thomas
In NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, Academy at Carrie F Thomas is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 586 students on the rolls.
Academy at Carrie F Thomas is in BIRDVILLE ISD, a district with 22,267 students across 30 schools.
Of every 100 students at Academy at Carrie F Thomas, about 48 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 25% Black, 17% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Tarrant County is roughly 30% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Academy at Carrie F Thomas reported 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.9:1. The school's 15.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 76% of students at Academy at Carrie F Thomas can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 13 points.
Academy at Carrie F Thomas earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Academy at Carrie F Thomas would be expected to post about 41.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%.
In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Academy at Carrie F Thomas shares Tarrant County with 638 other public schools.
Academy at Carrie F Thomas is about 0.8 miles from Walker Creek Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Academy at Carrie F Thomas ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 14%, from 516 to 586. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.6 to 15.9 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Academy at Carrie F Thomas 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 BIRDVILLE ISD
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- North Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 458
- Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy at Tcc Ne0.8 mi · 358
- Holiday Heights Elementary School0.9 mi · 463
- Birdville High School1.2 mi · 2,069
- Smithfield Middle School1.2 mi · 798
- Richland High School1.5 mi · 2,063
Frequently asked questions
About Academy at Carrie F ThomasHow large is Academy at Carrie F Thomas?
Academy at Carrie F Thomas enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Academy at Carrie F Thomas serve?
Academy at Carrie F Thomas serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Academy at Carrie F Thomas?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Academy at Carrie F Thomas.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Academy at Carrie F Thomas?
At Academy at Carrie F Thomas, the student body is approximately 17% White, 48% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Academy at Carrie F Thomas public or private?
Academy at Carrie F Thomas is a public K-12 school, overseen by BIRDVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.