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N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY

4000 DAKOTA TRL, LAKE WORTH, TX 76135 · (817) 306-4240 · Tarrant County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
315 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
Grade 1
59
Grade 2
61
Grade 3
80
Grade 4
76
Grade 5
73
Student demographics
White
8224%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
16347%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54%
Black
7421%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 13%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Two+
257%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17149%
Female
17851%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
33.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +24.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
349
-134 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.1:1
% White
24%
was 23%
% Hispanic
47%
was 60%
% Black
21%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY

Set in LAKE WORTH, Texas, N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY is a compact elementary campus, overseen by LAKE WORTH ISD. It caters to 349 students across grades 1 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

LAKE WORTH ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,249 students. N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY logs that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 24% White, 21% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 28.8%, a residual of -5.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

EFFIE MORRIS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY has contracted 28%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 60% to 47%.

On this page, members of the N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY
District
LAKE WORTH ISD
Address
4000 DAKOTA TRL, LAKE WORTH, TX 76135
Phone
(817) 306-4240
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–05
Total enrollment
349
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
315 (90%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482649012068
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY
How large is N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY?
N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY serve?
N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY?
At N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 24% White, 47% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY public or private?
N A HOWRY STEAM ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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