Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001888
Morningside Elementary School
2601 EVANS AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76104 · (817) 814-0600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
378 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 | 58 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
39%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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Morningside Elementary School
Morningside Elementary School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside Elementary School this school | 401 | 94.3% | 25.6% |
| David K Sellars Elementary School FORT WORTH | 436 | 92.9% | 33.4% |
| Anderson Elementary School ARLINGTON | 426 | 92.0% | 26.2% |
| Golden Rule Desoto DESOTO | 402 | 91.3% | 36.4% |
| IDEA Eastside Academy SAN ANTONIO | 392 | 97.4% | 38.0% |
| Kennedy Elementary School HOUSTON | 430 | 97.0% | 44.8% |
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 Morningside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,014 of 4,401 | #279 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,222 of 4,466 ▲ 237 | #220 of 339 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,668 of 4,466 ▲ 458 | #259 of 339 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,247 of 3,998 | #89 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #3,470 of 4,938 | #268 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,233 of 4,622 | #80 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #3,097 of 4,628 | #297 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #592 of 4,789 | #34 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #295 of 2,838 | #23 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
401
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 401 | 29.4 | 13.6:1 | 94% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 28.1 | 14.6:1 | 96% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 97% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 95% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 42.5 | 14.6:1 | 85% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 79% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 83% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 69% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 47 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morningside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (620 to 401); teachers down 31% (42.5 to 29.4).
About Morningside Elementary School
Morningside Elementary School is an elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, and it is part of FORT WORTH ISD. It serves 401 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
FORT WORTH ISD counts 136 schools and 70,612 students, including Morningside Elementary School.
At 76%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Morningside Elementary School combined. The school is also 19% Black and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Morningside Elementary School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Morningside Elementary School's 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 31 points lower.
Morningside Elementary School is 7.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (25.6% versus 33.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Morningside Elementary School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The school nearest to Morningside Elementary School is Morningside Middle School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Morningside Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Morningside Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Morningside Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Morningside Elementary School went from 375 students to 401. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 13.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about 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
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Other Morningside Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 10 states are named Morningside Elementary. Morningside Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 16.
- Morningside Elementary SchoolNEW BRAUNFELS, TX · 665 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolDUMAS, TX · 410 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolTHE COLONY, TX · 338 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 722 students
- MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ST LUCIE, FL · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Morningside Middle School0.4 mi · 415
- Edward Briscoe Elementary School0.6 mi · 288
- Carroll Peak Elementary School0.8 mi · 489
- Daggett Montessori0.9 mi · 546
- Daggett Elementary School1.0 mi · 526
- Daggett Middle School1.2 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Morningside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morningside Elementary School?
Morningside Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Morningside Elementary School serve?
Morningside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Morningside Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Morningside Elementary School.
How diverse is Morningside Elementary School?
Morningside Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Morningside Elementary School in?
Morningside Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
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