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Overton Park Elementary School

4865 BRIARHAVEN RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76109 · (817) 814-6900 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Texas public elementary schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
31 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5210%
Kindergarten8016%
Grade 17515%
Grade 28316%
Grade 38717%
Grade 47114%
Grade 56212%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (62).

Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
40980%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
5711%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
255%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
27354%
Female
23746%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
89.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
89.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading65.0%24.0%7.0%4.0%
Mathematics59.0%30.0%8.0%3.0%
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
2025-2689.0%89.0%
2024-2592.0%89.0%
2023-2494.0%89.0%
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Overton Park Elementary School

Overton Park Elementary School's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Overton Park Elementary School this school5106.1%81.2%
McAuliffe Elementary School
HIGHLAND VILLAGE
5117.6%74.2%
Stuard Elementary School
ALEDO
5445.0%73.1%
Brock Intermediate School
BROCK
5307.9%65.0%
Gullett Elementary School
AUSTIN
5447.7%67.8%
Willow Creek Elementary School
KINGWOOD
5819.1%76.1%
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 Overton Park Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tarrant County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
81.2%#73 of 4,401#4 of 330
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
89.0%#22 of 4,466
▼ 4
#3 of 339
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
89.0%#36 of 4,466
▼ 12
#5 of 339
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
510#2,431 of 4,938#165 of 353
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#4,007 of 4,622#315 of 348
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
34.1%#3,287 of 4,628#304 of 348
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
6.1%#4,736 of 4,789#340 of 341
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
510
+35 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2551029.417.3:16% (31)
2023-2453232.516.4:17% (37)
2022-2354233.516.2:18% (42)
2020-214752817.0:17% (33)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overton Park Elementary School.

About Overton Park Elementary School

Overton Park Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in FORT WORTH, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 510 students enrolled.

The 136 schools of FORT WORTH ISD, including Overton Park Elementary School, enroll 70,612 students.

Of every 100 students at Overton Park Elementary School, about 80 are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Tarrant County is roughly 48% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 17.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Overton Park Elementary School, which has 29.4. The school's 17.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 6%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 57 points.

Overton Park Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of Texas public elementary schools.

In Texas, Overton Park Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 81.2% actual against a predicted 71.1%.

In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Overton Park Elementary School shares Tarrant County with 638 other public schools.

Overton Park Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 81.2% is above the 44.2% average for nearby schools.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 475 to 510.

The allk12 page for Overton Park Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

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
Overton Park Elementary School
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
4865 BRIARHAVEN RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76109
Phone
(817) 814-6900
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
510
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
31 (6%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970013769
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Overton Park Elementary School
How many students attend Overton Park Elementary School?
Overton Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
Is Overton Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Overton Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Overton Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Overton Park Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Overton Park Elementary School?
Overton Park Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Overton Park Elementary School?
Overton Park 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.
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