Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001890
Charles Nash Elementary School
401 SAMUELS AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76102 · (817) 814-9400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
183 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 | 29 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
54%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Charles Nash Elementary School
Charles Nash Elementary School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Nash Elementary School this school | 213 | 85.9% | 31.2% |
| Kooken Ed Center ARLINGTON | 233 | 89.3% | N/A |
| Candlewood STEM Academy PK-1 SAN ANTONIO | 199 | 82.9% | N/A |
| Impact Leadership Academy HOUSTON | 193 | 81.9% | 44.7% |
| Candlewood Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 263 | 82.1% | 22.7% |
| Montgomery Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 248 | 86.3% | 37.1% |
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 Charles Nash Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #3,555 of 4,401 | #234 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,159 of 4,466 ▼ 506 | #310 of 339 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,057 of 4,466 ▼ 38 | #299 of 339 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #373 of 3,998 | #36 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #4,590 of 4,938 | #347 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,850 of 4,622 | #141 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #2,016 of 4,628 | #234 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #1,488 of 4,789 | #113 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #955 of 2,838 | #96 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
213
-24 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 213 | 14.8 | 14.4:1 | 86% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 88% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 90% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 86% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 16.6 | 16.6:1 | 81% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | 79% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 13 | 20.0:1 | 78% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 86% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Nash Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (276 to 213); teachers down 11% (16.6 to 14.8).
About Charles Nash Elementary School
Charles Nash Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in FORT WORTH, Texas. The school reports 213 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
FORT WORTH ISD is made up of 136 schools with 70,612 students in all.
Charles Nash Elementary School is 60% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 31% Black, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County residents are about 30% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 14.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Tarrant County, the average is 63%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Charles Nash Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.0%. Charles Nash Elementary School scores 31.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Tarrant County, the median household income is $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 is home to 639 public schools and about 385,835 public school students.
The shortest distance from Charles Nash Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Young Women's Leadership Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.6%, higher than Charles Nash Elementary School's 31.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 24 students since 2020-21, to 213. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.4:1, from 13.2:1.
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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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- Premier H S - Fort Worth (southside)1.4 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Nash Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Charles Nash Elementary School?
Charles Nash Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-05.
Is Charles Nash Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles Nash Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Charles Nash Elementary School have?
Charles Nash Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles Nash Elementary School?
At Charles Nash Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 60% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles Nash Elementary School?
Charles Nash Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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