CARTER PARK EL

CARTER PARK EL is one of the medium-sized primary schools in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD, with 445 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD (70,612 students total), CARTER PARK EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CARTER PARK EL shows that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 12% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CARTER PARK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which CARTER PARK EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CARTER PARK EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 31%: 643 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 19% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the CARTER PARK EL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.