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What's one thing JAMES F DELANEY EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNEDALE ISD·NCES 482550006280
James F Delaney Elementary School
180 W KENNEDALE PKWY, KENNEDALE, TX 76060 · (817) 563-8400 · Tarrant County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
297 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 100 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 23% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within KENNEDALE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 James F Delaney Elementary School
James F Delaney Elementary School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James F Delaney Elementary School this school | 426 | 69.7% | 35.0% |
| James A Arthur Early Childhood Center KENNEDALE | 430 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Western Hills Elementary School TEMPLE | 417 | 70.0% | 41.9% |
| Bliss Elementary School EL PASO | 459 | 67.8% | 50.9% |
| Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 473 | 70.8% | 51.5% |
| Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School HENDERSON | 399 | 70.7% | 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 James F Delaney Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,151 of 4,401 | #198 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,522 of 4,466 ▲ 851 | #164 of 339 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,951 of 4,466 ▲ 1,550 | #130 of 339 ▲ 117 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,666 of 3,998 | #126 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,265 of 4,938 | #252 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #765 of 4,622 | #47 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #336 of 4,628 | #59 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #2,577 of 4,789 | #192 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.6% | #282 of 2,838 | #21 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
426
-134 (-24%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 426 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 70% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 38.9 | 13.1:1 | 67% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 49.3 | 13.4:1 | 64% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 51% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 47% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 40% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 41% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 20% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 23 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James F Delaney Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (661 to 426); teachers down 23% (43 to 33).
About James F Delaney Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in KENNEDALE, Texas, James F Delaney Elementary School is part of KENNEDALE ISD. Classes run from 2 through 5, and the school has 426 students.
KENNEDALE ISD counts 5 schools and 2,754 students, including James F Delaney Elementary School.
At James F Delaney Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 35%. The next largest groups are 31% White, 23% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 at James F Delaney Elementary School, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 70% of enrollment.
allk12 grades James F Delaney Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, James F Delaney Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.0%; the prediction is 43.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Tarrant County is home to 639 public schools and about 385,835 public school students.
James A Arthur Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around James F Delaney Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 40.1% on proficiency, and James F Delaney Elementary School is below that at 35.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, James F Delaney Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, James F Delaney Elementary School's enrollment dropped 24%, to 426. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for James F Delaney Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 KENNEDALE ISD
- Kennedale High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Kennedale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- James A Arthur Early Childhood CenterElementary · 430 students
- R F Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Kennedale Alter Ed ProgCombined
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in KENNEDALE
- Kennedale High SchoolHigh · 943 students
- Kennedale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- James A Arthur Early Childhood CenterElementary · 430 students
- Kennedale Alter Ed ProgCombined
Nearby schools
- James A Arthur Early Childhood Center0.3 mi · 430
- Kennedale Junior High School0.5 mi · 624
- Kennedale High School1.4 mi · 943
- Miller Elementary School2.4 mi · 549
- David K Sellars Elementary School2.6 mi · 436
- W M Green Elementary School2.8 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About James F Delaney Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James F Delaney Elementary School?
James F Delaney Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does James F Delaney Elementary School serve?
James F Delaney Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at James F Delaney Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at James F Delaney Elementary School.
How diverse is James F Delaney Elementary School?
James F Delaney Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 35% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is James F Delaney Elementary School public or private?
James F Delaney Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KENNEDALE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.