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What's something COMO EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001844
Como Elementary School
4000 HORNE ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76107 · (817) 815-6500 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
401 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp 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 53 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 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Como Elementary School
Como Elementary School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Como Elementary School this school | 422 | 95.0% | 35.9% |
| Reece Academy HOUSTON | 402 | 94.8% | N/A |
| Hearne Elementary School HEARNE | 377 | 95.0% | 19.0% |
| South Waco Elementary School WACO | 490 | 97.1% | 12.0% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary School DALLAS | 453 | 96.2% | 32.0% |
| Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs PORT ARTHUR | 380 | 91.8% | N/A |
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 Como Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #3,078 of 4,401 | #187 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,484 of 4,466 ▲ 1,345 | #82 of 339 ▲ 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,525 of 4,466 ▲ 1,295 | #96 of 339 ▲ 87 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,616 of 3,998 | #193 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #3,306 of 4,938 | #256 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,093 of 4,622 | #159 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #1,586 of 4,628 | #199 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #505 of 4,789 | #28 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #2,180 of 2,838 | #192 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
422
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 422 | 28.9 | 14.6:1 | 95% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 33.2 | 12.7:1 | 95% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 92% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 96% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 27.5 | 16.7:1 | 93% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 89% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 87% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 78% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 29 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Como Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (460 to 422); teachers up 5% (27.5 to 28.9).
About Como Elementary School
Como Elementary School is an elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, and it is part of FORT WORTH ISD. The school had 422 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
In FORT WORTH ISD, 136 schools enroll a combined 70,612 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Como Elementary School, at 50%. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County residents are about 18% Black. Como Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 28.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Como Elementary School is 95%. For comparison, public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Como Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.9%; the prediction is 33.1%.
Within Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Como Elementary School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
Success High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Como Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Como Elementary School as City: Large. Como Elementary School is a public charter school.
The school enrolled 422 students in 2024-25, 19 more than the 403 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.4:1 to 14.6:1.
Discussions about Como Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in FORT WORTH ISD
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
- Trimble Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,924 students
- Arlington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,898 students
- South Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- O D Wyatt High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Other Como Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Como Elementary. Como Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Como Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Success High School0.2 mi · 585
- Premier H S of Fort Worth0.9 mi · 124
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program1.2 mi · 2
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program1.2 mi · 3
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program1.2 mi · 2
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program1.2 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Como Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Como Elementary School?
Como Elementary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Como Elementary School serve?
Como Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Como Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Como Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Como Elementary School?
At Como Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 41% Hispanic, 50% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Como Elementary School?
Como Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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