Christene C Moss Elementary School
- 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.
- AThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 18.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% 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%.
Schools most like Christene C Moss Elementary School
Christene C Moss Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christene C Moss Elementary School this school | 393 | 94.7% | 40.0% |
| Montgomery Elementary School HOUSTON | 373 | 92.5% | 36.3% |
| Daniel Webster Elementary School DALLAS | 395 | 97.5% | 34.6% |
| Western Hills Primary School FORT WORTH | 393 | 95.2% | N/A |
| Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 371 | 97.0% | 28.0% |
| Roderick R Paige Elementary School HOUSTON | 393 | 97.2% | 32.0% |
Where Christene C Moss Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,579 of 4,401 | #161 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,749 of 4,466 ▼ 220 | #101 of 339 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,256 of 4,466 ▲ 202 | #148 of 339 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.0pp | #319 of 3,998 | #18 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #3,539 of 4,938 | #276 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,757 of 4,622 | #129 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #2,271 of 4,628 | #250 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #557 of 4,789 | #32 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #2,388 of 2,838 | #204 of 242 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 393 | 27.6 | 14.3:1 | 95% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 96% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 97% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 28.9 | 14.4:1 | 90% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 85% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 82% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 86% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (418 to 393); teachers down 5% (28.9 to 27.6).
About Christene C Moss Elementary School
Christene C Moss Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in FORT WORTH, Texas. The student body numbers 393 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Christene C Moss Elementary School reports to FORT WORTH ISD, which has 136 schools and 70,612 students.
Christene C Moss Elementary School is 59% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 38% Black and 3% White. County-wide, 30% of Tarrant County residents are Hispanic. Christene C Moss Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Christene C Moss Elementary School is 27.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 372 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 95%. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Christene C Moss Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Christene C Moss Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.0% is 6.8 points above the 33.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across 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.
Of nearby public schools, Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Christene C Moss Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 24.5% proficiency; Christene C Moss Elementary School posts 40.0%.
Christene C Moss Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school enrolled 393 students in 2024-25, 62 more than the 331 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.7:1 to 14.3:1.
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