COMO EL

As a close-knit elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, COMO EL serves 422 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under FORT WORTH ISD.

FORT WORTH ISD comprises 136 schools with combined enrollment of 70,612 students; COMO EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, COMO EL reports that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 41% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, COMO EL reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, COMO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 35.0%.

In the broader community, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 COMO EL is one.

SUCCESS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

COMO EL operates from an urban location. COMO EL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COMO EL has shrank 8%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 422 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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