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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001841
Manuel Jara Elementary School
2100 LINCOLN AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76164 · (817) 814-4500 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- 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.
- AThree-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
14.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
527 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 | 66 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
7%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 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 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Manuel Jara Elementary School
Manuel Jara Elementary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Jara Elementary School this school | 567 | 92.9% | 31.8% |
| Brite Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 584 | 93.2% | 47.7% |
| IDEA Sports Park Academy BROWNSVILLE | 571 | 92.3% | 42.0% |
| Hinojosa Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 578 | 92.7% | N/A |
| Kelly-Pharr Elementary School PHARR | 587 | 93.7% | 40.3% |
| Ortiz Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 564 | 94.3% | 68.5% |
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 Manuel Jara Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,504 of 4,401 | #229 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,153 of 4,466 ▲ 1,202 | #135 of 339 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,382 of 4,466 ▲ 723 | #162 of 339 ▲ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #604 of 3,998 | #36 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,884 of 4,938 | #116 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,785 of 4,622 | #130 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #4,231 of 4,628 | #345 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #745 of 4,789 | #53 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #2,558 of 2,838 | #220 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
567
+76 (+15%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 567 | 39.7 | 14.3:1 | 93% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 91% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 93% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 93% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 36.3 | 16.2:1 | 90% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 94% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 89% (614) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 57 | 16.2:1 | 89% (823) |
| 1990-91 | 896 | 38 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manuel Jara Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (589 to 567); teachers up 9% (36.3 to 39.7).
About Manuel Jara Elementary School
This page covers Manuel Jara Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 567 students.
Manuel Jara Elementary School is one school in a 136-school district, FORT WORTH ISD, which enrolls 70,612 students.
Manuel Jara Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. In Tarrant County overall, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Manuel Jara Elementary School comes in at 7%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 at Manuel Jara Elementary School, with 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 93% of enrollment. Among public schools in Tarrant County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Manuel Jara 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.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Manuel Jara Elementary School is 2.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.8% actual, 34.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Tarrant County census figures show that median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 639 public schools operate in Tarrant County, serving about 385,835 students.
The closest other public school is Elder Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 26.3% on proficiency, and Manuel Jara Elementary School is above that at 31.8%.
Manuel Jara Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 491 to 567. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 14.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Elder Middle School0.1 mi · 646
- Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School0.7 mi · 342
- North Side High School0.7 mi · 1,676
- Sam Rosen Elementary School0.9 mi · 407
- Kirkpatrick Middle School1.4 mi · 485
- Kirkpatrick Elementary School1.4 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Manuel Jara Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manuel Jara Elementary School?
Manuel Jara Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Manuel Jara Elementary School serve?
Manuel Jara Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Manuel Jara Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Manuel Jara Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Manuel Jara Elementary School?
Student demographics at Manuel Jara Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Manuel Jara Elementary School public or private?
Manuel Jara Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.