Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001848
De Zavala Elementary School
1419 COLLEGE AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76104 · (817) 814-5600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
207 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 | 48 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
Student demographics
50%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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where De Zavala Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #1,261 of 4,401 | #74 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,057 of 4,466 | #56 of 339 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #610 of 4,466 | #33 of 339 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,798 of 3,998 | #135 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #4,334 of 4,938 | #333 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,733 of 4,622 | #218 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #2,430 of 4,628 | #259 of 348 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #2,047 of 2,838 | #182 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
-29 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 11.8:1
% White
12%
was 10%
% Hispanic
68%
was 67%
% Black
16%
was 20%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 274 | 17.9 | 15.3:1 | 76% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 19.4 | 13.4:1 | 77% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 22.5 | 11.8:1 | 81% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 25.6 | 11.8:1 | 84% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Zavala Elementary School.
About De Zavala Elementary School
De Zavala Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, administered by FORT WORTH ISD. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 274 students. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 47% below average.
De Zavala Elementary School is one of 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD, which enrolls 70,612 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at De Zavala Elementary School is Hispanic: 68%. Other groups make up 16% Black, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, De Zavala Elementary School scores 50%.
Based on 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, De Zavala Elementary School has a ratio of 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. De Zavala Elementary School counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 13 points lower.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.4%.
In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 639 public schools in the county, enrolling about 385,835, De Zavala Elementary School among them.
De Zavala Elementary School's nearest public school is Ki Charter - Fort Worth (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, De Zavala Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 303 in 2017-18 to 274 in 2024-25. The student mix also changed: the Black share dropped from 20% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.8:1 in 2017-18 to 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Ki Charter - Fort Worth0.5 mi · 80
- Trimble Technical High School0.5 mi · 1,924
- Children's Medical Center0.7 mi · 41
- Daggett Middle School0.7 mi · 353
- Daggett Montessori0.7 mi · 546
- Daggett Elementary School0.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About De Zavala Elementary SchoolHow many students attend De Zavala Elementary School?
De Zavala Elementary School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
Is De Zavala Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
De Zavala Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does De Zavala Elementary School have?
De Zavala Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is De Zavala Elementary School?
De Zavala Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 68% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees De Zavala Elementary School?
De Zavala Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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