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O H Stowe Elementary School

4201 RITA LN, HALTOM CITY, TX 76117 · (817) 547-2400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
487 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6610%
Kindergarten9715%
Grade 19414%
Grade 29114%
Grade 39314%
Grade 410516%
Grade 511417%

This year's kindergarten class (97) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
12819%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
38759%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
7411%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
457%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
254%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
30947%
Female
35153%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -10.0pp 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 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading22.0%24.0%25.0%29.0%
Mathematics13.0%22.0%26.0%39.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2646.0%35.0%
2024-2543.0%39.0%
2023-2433.0%25.0%
2022-2329.0%28.0%
2021-2245.0%38.0%
2020-2131.0%45.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 H Stowe Elementary School

O H Stowe Elementary School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
O H Stowe Elementary School this school66073.8%31.0%
Jackson Elementary School
PLANO
70573.0%31.1%
Thomas Elementary School
PLANO
68777.0%30.5%
San Jacinto Elementary School
CONROE
65869.3%43.7%
Mittelstadt Elementary School
KLEIN
69370.0%52.9%
Selman Elementary School
SEALY
74974.2%35.5%
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 O H Stowe Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tarrant County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#3,568 of 4,401#235 of 330
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#3,424 of 4,466
▼ 625
#239 of 339
▼ 60
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#2,985 of 4,466
▲ 190
#209 of 339
▲ 6
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+12.0pp#1,171 of 3,998#84 of 320
Enrollment
ranked largest first
660#1,185 of 4,938#56 of 353
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#1,889 of 4,622#143 of 348
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.0%#1,408 of 4,628#183 of 348
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.8%#2,331 of 4,789#173 of 341
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.3%#2,824 of 2,838#241 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 2024-25
Enrollment
660
+51 (+8%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566045.814.4:174% (487)
2023-2467540.616.6:181% (544)
2022-2367442.415.9:183% (557)
2020-216094214.5:177% (468)
2017-1866241.615.9:176% (503)
2015-168414618.3:175% (629)
2010-117294715.5:178% (568)
2000-014512716.7:146% (206)
1990-914872916.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O H Stowe Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (662 to 660); teachers up 10% (41.6 to 45.8).

About O H Stowe Elementary School

O H Stowe Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in HALTOM CITY. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 660 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 27% bigger than that mark.

BIRDVILLE ISD is the local district for O H Stowe Elementary School. It runs 30 schools with 22,267 students.

About 59% of the student body at O H Stowe Elementary School is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 19% White, 11% Black, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Tarrant County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.

The school's 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. At O H Stowe Elementary School, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.

O H Stowe Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Texas public elementary schools.

O H Stowe Elementary School scores 31.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.2%.

In Tarrant County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Tarrant County number 639, with about 385,835 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, North Oaks Middle School, is about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, O H Stowe Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 8%.

O H Stowe Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Tarrant County at a glance

View full county profile
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
O H Stowe Elementary School
District
BIRDVILLE ISD
Address
4201 RITA LN, HALTOM CITY, TX 76117
Phone
(817) 547-2400
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
660
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
487 (74%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481023000501
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About O H Stowe Elementary School
How many students attend O H Stowe Elementary School?
O H Stowe Elementary School enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
Is O H Stowe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
O H Stowe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O H Stowe Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O H Stowe Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is O H Stowe Elementary School?
O H Stowe Elementary School reports a student body of 19% White, 59% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is O H Stowe Elementary School in?
O H Stowe Elementary School is part of BIRDVILLE ISD.
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