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Cesar Chavez Primary School

3710 DEEN RD, FT WORTH, TX 76106 · (817) 378-5000 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
421 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6114%
Kindergarten6114%
Grade 15813%
Grade 25613%
Grade 37116%
Grade 47016%
Grade 57016%

This year's kindergarten class (61) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).

Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
194%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
36983%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
337%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
245%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
23051%
Female
21749%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading32.0%27.0%19.0%22.0%
Mathematics18.0%31.0%20.0%31.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2659.0%49.0%
2024-2559.0%41.0%
2023-2432.0%31.0%
2022-2331.0%31.0%
2021-2235.0%36.0%
2020-2124.0%22.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% 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 Cesar Chavez Primary School

Cesar Chavez Primary School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cesar Chavez Primary School this school44794.2%32.9%
Rogers Elementary School
AMARILLO
49093.7%31.9%
Cactus Elementary School
CACTUS
48794.0%23.6%
Walnut Creek Elementary School
AUSTIN
49692.1%18.4%
Forest Hill Elementary School
AMARILLO
48494.6%44.3%
Brown Elementary School
AUSTIN
49796.8%14.0%
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 Cesar Chavez Primary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tarrant County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.9%#3,382 of 4,401#219 of 330
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#1,847 of 4,466
▲ 716
#114 of 339
▲ 47
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#1,527 of 4,466
▼ 19
#98 of 339
▼ 11
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+23.0pp#359 of 3,998#23 of 320
Enrollment
ranked largest first
447#3,044 of 4,938#225 of 353
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#861 of 4,622#56 of 348
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.8%#3,388 of 4,628#310 of 348
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.2%#604 of 4,789#36 of 341
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.3%#1,311 of 2,838#128 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 2024-25
Enrollment
447
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544734.213.1:194% (421)
2023-244723115.2:192% (435)
2022-234563214.3:191% (417)
2020-214773314.4:194% (450)
2017-1854731.117.6:192% (503)
2015-165853218.3:192% (540)
2010-115383216.8:189% (480)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cesar Chavez Primary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (547 to 447); teachers up 10% (31.1 to 34.2).

About Cesar Chavez Primary School

Cesar Chavez Primary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in FT WORTH, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 447 students.

FORT WORTH ISD enrolls 70,612 students in 136 schools, including Cesar Chavez Primary School.

At Cesar Chavez Primary School, 83% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 7% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% White. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Tarrant County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.

Staffing at Cesar Chavez Primary School comes to 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Cesar Chavez Primary School counts 94% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cesar Chavez Primary School, the prediction is 33.5% and the result is 32.9%.

For the population of Tarrant County, median household income comes to about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tarrant County's 639 public schools enroll about 385,835 students and include Cesar Chavez Primary School.

Measured in a straight line, Moore M H Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Cesar Chavez Primary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 29.8% proficiency; Cesar Chavez Primary School posts 32.9%.

The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment fell 6% over 4 years, reaching 447 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.

The Cesar Chavez Primary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Tarrant County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Cesar Chavez Primary School
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
3710 DEEN RD, FT WORTH, TX 76106
Phone
(817) 378-5000
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
447
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
421 (94%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970009378
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cesar Chavez Primary School
How large is Cesar Chavez Primary School?
Cesar Chavez Primary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cesar Chavez Primary School serve?
Cesar Chavez Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cesar Chavez Primary School is approximately 13.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cesar Chavez Primary School?
Cesar Chavez Primary School reports a student body of 4% White, 83% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Cesar Chavez Primary School?
Cesar Chavez Primary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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