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Overton Park Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat 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
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 65.0% | 24.0% | 7.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 59.0% | 30.0% | 8.0% | 3.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 89.0% | 89.0% |
| 2024-25 | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 89.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Park Elementary School this school | 510 | 6.1% | 81.2% |
| McAuliffe Elementary School HIGHLAND VILLAGE | 511 | 7.6% | 74.2% |
| Stuard Elementary School ALEDO | 544 | 5.0% | 73.1% |
| Brock Intermediate School BROCK | 530 | 7.9% | 65.0% |
| Gullett Elementary School AUSTIN | 544 | 7.7% | 67.8% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School KINGWOOD | 581 | 9.1% | 76.1% |
Where Overton Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 510 | 29.4 | 17.3:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 32.5 | 16.4:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 33.5 | 16.2:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 7% (33) |
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.
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