Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001908
David K Sellars Elementary School
4200 DORSEY ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 531-6430 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- B-Beats 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
17.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
405 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 | 69 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
40%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 David K Sellars Elementary School
David K Sellars Elementary School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David K Sellars Elementary School this school | 436 | 92.9% | 33.4% |
| Morningside Elementary School FORT WORTH | 401 | 94.3% | 25.6% |
| Harris Elementary School HOUSTON | 448 | 89.1% | 25.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary School HOUSTON | 430 | 97.0% | 44.8% |
| Anderson Elementary School ARLINGTON | 426 | 92.0% | 26.2% |
| Child Development Center MOUNT PLEASANT | 416 | 90.4% | 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 David K Sellars Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #3,326 of 4,401 | #216 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,098 of 4,466 ▼ 154 | #207 of 339 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,840 of 4,466 ▼ 347 | #277 of 339 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #749 of 3,998 | #73 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #3,164 of 4,938 | #243 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #4,052 of 4,622 | #317 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #3,079 of 4,628 | #296 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #752 of 4,789 | #54 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #407 of 2,838 | #35 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
436
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
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 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 93% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 25.5 | 16.3:1 | 92% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 24.3 | 16.4:1 | 92% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 96% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 93% (597) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 87% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 88% (597) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 61% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David K Sellars Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (642 to 436); teachers down 36% (39 to 25).
About David K Sellars Elementary School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, David K Sellars Elementary School serves students in FORT WORTH, Texas. A total of 436 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
David K Sellars Elementary School is one school in a 136-school district, FORT WORTH ISD, which enrolls 70,612 students.
David K Sellars Elementary School's enrollment is 75% Hispanic. Next come 21% Black and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 30% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at David K Sellars Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
Its teaching staff equals 25 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.4:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 93% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, David K Sellars 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.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 639 public schools operate in Tarrant County, serving about 385,835 students.
Nearest public school: Harlean Beal Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around David K Sellars Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts David K Sellars Elementary School at 4th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 435 students in 2020-21 and 436 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 17.4:1.
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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
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
Nearby schools
- Harlean Beal Elementary School1.0 mi · 333
- W M Green Elementary School1.1 mi · 532
- Tarrant Co College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School1.4 mi · 347
- Glen Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 451
- Forest Oak Middle School1.7 mi · 1,044
- IDEA Southeast College Preparatory2.1 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About David K Sellars Elementary SchoolHow large is David K Sellars Elementary School?
David K Sellars Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
Is David K Sellars Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
David K Sellars Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at David K Sellars Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at David K Sellars Elementary School.
How diverse is David K Sellars Elementary School?
David K Sellars Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 75% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees David K Sellars Elementary School?
David K Sellars Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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