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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ISD·NCES 483318011993
O A Peterson
2000 WINTER HAWK DR, FORT WORTH, TX 76177 · (817) 698-5000 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
264 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 O A Peterson
O A Peterson's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O A Peterson this school | 655 | 40.3% | 44.8% |
| J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School ROANOKE | 672 | 42.1% | 55.4% |
| Spring Garden Elementary School BEDFORD | 599 | 43.4% | 58.5% |
| Keeley Elementary School ROWLETT | 582 | 37.8% | 62.9% |
| Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School FORT WORTH | 565 | 39.6% | 30.7% |
| Molly Livengood Carter Elementary School HASLET | 680 | 35.4% | 41.3% |
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 O A Peterson ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,987 of 4,401 | #120 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,884 of 4,466 ▲ 483 | #122 of 339 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,769 of 4,466 ▲ 66 | #114 of 339 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,145 of 3,998 | #83 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #1,219 of 4,938 | #60 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,237 of 4,622 | #81 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #255 of 4,628 | #44 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #3,931 of 4,789 | #278 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #1,615 of 2,838 | #147 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
655
-77 (-11%) vs 2020
+39% since 2010-11, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 655 | 48 | 13.6:1 | 40% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 47.1 | 14.2:1 | 41% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 38% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 732 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 28% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 51.4 | 15.0:1 | 21% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 21% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 28% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O A Peterson.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (769 to 655); teachers down 7% (51.4 to 48).
About O A Peterson
O A Peterson is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. A total of 655 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 26% higher.
O A Peterson is one school in a 37-school district, NORTHWEST ISD, which enrolls 32,098 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at O A Peterson. The largest is White students, at 40%. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Tarrant County is about 48% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 48 full-time-equivalent teachers at O A Peterson and a ratio of 13.6:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 40% of students. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 23 points higher.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.5%. O A Peterson scores 44.8%.
In the county around the school, Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
Nearest public school: Iltexas Keller Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts O A Peterson at 6th of 8.
NCES describes the area around O A Peterson as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 77 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for O A Peterson covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 NORTHWEST ISD
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Byron Nelson High SchoolHigh · 2,969 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Medlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,109 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
- Iltexas Keller Middle School0.8 mi · 440
- Iltexas Keller Elementary School0.8 mi · 935
- Lizzie Curtis Elementary School1.0 mi · 783
- Keller Early Learning Center - North1.4 mi · 252
- Timberview Middle School1.6 mi · 967
- Iltexas Keller Saginaw High School1.6 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About O A PetersonHow many students attend O A Peterson?
O A Peterson enrolls approximately 655 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does O A Peterson serve?
O A Peterson serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does O A Peterson have?
O A Peterson employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O A Peterson?
At O A Peterson, the student body is approximately 40% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is O A Peterson in?
O A Peterson is part of NORTHWEST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.