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If you could change one rule at JOHN T WHITE EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970012334
John T White Elementary School
7300 JOHN T WHITE RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76120 · (817) 814-7900 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- A-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
12.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
351 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 | 57 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
52%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 John T White Elementary School
John T White Elementary School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John T White Elementary School this school | 369 | 95.1% | 29.1% |
| McGowen Elementary School HOUSTON | 386 | 96.9% | 34.5% |
| Frost Elementary School HOUSTON | 402 | 98.0% | 30.9% |
| Ervin Elementary School LUBBOCK | 396 | 95.7% | 36.0% |
| Law Elementary School HOUSTON | 426 | 95.8% | 24.4% |
| Emeline Carpenter Elementary School NACOGDOCHES | 359 | 92.2% | 16.6% |
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 John T White Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #3,747 of 4,401 | #252 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,056 of 4,466 ▼ 588 | #304 of 339 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,013 of 4,466 ▼ 307 | #215 of 339 ▼ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #744 of 3,998 | #51 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #3,735 of 4,938 | #293 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #770 of 4,622 | #48 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #2,255 of 4,628 | #249 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #487 of 4,789 | #26 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.0% | #255 of 2,838 | #17 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
369
-124 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 369 | 28.6 | 12.9:1 | 95% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 33.8 | 12.2:1 | 95% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 95% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 46 | 10.7:1 | 95% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 48.5 | 12.1:1 | 90% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 82% (611) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John T White Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (586 to 369); teachers down 41% (48.5 to 28.6).
About John T White Elementary School
John T White Elementary School is a small elementary school found in FORT WORTH, Texas. Enrolled students number 369 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
John T White Elementary School is one of 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD, which enrolls 70,612 students in total.
Black students are the majority at John T White Elementary School, with 61% of enrollment. It is also 33% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Tarrant County's residents are about 18% Black, 43 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 28.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.9:1 here. Around 95% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Tarrant County averages 63%, lower than here.
allk12 grades John T White Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
John T White Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.1%, compared with a predicted 33.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Tarrant County has 639 public schools and roughly 385,835 students.
The closest public school to John T White Elementary School is Uplift Crescendo Prep PS, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, John T White Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes John T White Elementary School as City: Large. John T White Elementary School is a public charter school.
Enrollment is down 25% from 2020-21, when John T White Elementary School had 493 students, to 2024-25, when it had 369. Students per teacher rose from 10.7 in 2020-21 to 12.9 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
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- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
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Nearby schools
- Uplift Crescendo Prep PS0.7 mi · 532
- Lowery Road0.8 mi · 414
- Atwood McDonald Elementary School1.1 mi · 261
- Rocketship Explore Elementary School1.2 mi · 289
- Newman International Academy at Fort Worth1.6 mi · 255
- East Handley Elementary School1.7 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About John T White Elementary SchoolHow large is John T White Elementary School?
John T White Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
Is John T White Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John T White Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does John T White Elementary School have?
John T White Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is John T White Elementary School?
John T White Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 33% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is John T White Elementary School in?
John T White Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.