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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at OAKLAWN EL this year?
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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001896
Oaklawn Elementary School
3220 HARDEMAN ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76119 · (817) 815-9100 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
377 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 | 61 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
24%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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 30.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Oaklawn Elementary School
Oaklawn Elementary School's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Elementary School this school | 395 | 95.4% | 21.2% |
| Smith Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 408 | 95.6% | 28.2% |
| Barrington Elementary School AUSTIN | 405 | 94.8% | 21.4% |
| Seguin Elementary School HOUSTON | 395 | 97.2% | 45.0% |
| Caldwell Elementary School GARLAND | 422 | 94.8% | 35.8% |
| Freeman Elementary School HOUSTON | 382 | 94.0% | 33.8% |
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 Oaklawn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #4,241 of 4,401 | #312 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,652 of 4,466 ▲ 380 | #262 of 339 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,992 of 4,466 ▲ 75 | #292 of 339 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #568 of 3,998 | #34 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #3,524 of 4,938 | #273 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,871 of 4,622 | #235 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #3,633 of 4,628 | #317 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #448 of 4,789 | #19 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #385 of 2,838 | #32 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
395
-149 (-27%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 395 | 25.5 | 15.5:1 | 95% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 97% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 25.2 | 18.1:1 | 96% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 97% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 35.8 | 16.4:1 | 95% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 91% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 91% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 82% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oaklawn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (586 to 395); teachers down 29% (35.8 to 25.5).
About Oaklawn Elementary School
Oaklawn Elementary School is a public elementary school run by FORT WORTH ISD in FORT WORTH, Texas. Its 395 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
FORT WORTH ISD has 136 schools; together they serve 70,612 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Oaklawn Elementary School, with 87% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 10% Black. Among people living in Tarrant County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. The chance that two students picked at random at Oaklawn Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Its teaching staff equals 25.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.5:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Around 95% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Tarrant County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oaklawn Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.2%; the prediction is 32.9%.
Federal survey data for Tarrant County show that median household income is about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oaklawn Elementary School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
Uplift Mighty Prep High School is located about 0.5 miles from Oaklawn Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 21.2% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Oaklawn Elementary School as City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 27%, from 544 to 395. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Oaklawn Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
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
Other Oaklawn Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Oaklawn Elementary. Oaklawn Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Oaklawn ElementaryOshkosh, WI · 416 students
- Oaklawn ElementaryMenomonie, WI · 382 students
- Oaklawn Elementary SchoolMonticello, IN · 323 students
- Oaklawn ElemWichita, KS · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Uplift Mighty Prep High School0.5 mi · 402
- Uplift Mighty Prep Middle School0.5 mi · 516
- Uplift Mighty Prep PS0.5 mi · 554
- Paint Rock Panther Academy0.5 mi · 23
- Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School0.7 mi · 338
- Rocketship Dennis Dunkins Elementary School0.8 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Oaklawn Elementary SchoolHow large is Oaklawn Elementary School?
Oaklawn Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oaklawn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oaklawn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oaklawn Elementary School have?
Oaklawn Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Oaklawn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oaklawn Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Oaklawn Elementary School?
Oaklawn Elementary School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.