Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001849
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School
1412 DENVER AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76164 · (817) 814-4700 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
316 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
6%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 13.0% | 28.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School this school | 342 | 92.4% | 18.3% |
| David G Sanchez Elementary School LA FERIA | 330 | 92.7% | 52.1% |
| Bowie Elementary School HARLINGEN | 335 | 93.4% | 61.3% |
| Castro Elementary School MISSION | 328 | 91.8% | 43.5% |
| Ysleta Elementary School EL PASO | 329 | 91.8% | 54.3% |
| Alton Elementary School ALTON | 337 | 93.5% | 36.4% |
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 Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #4,311 of 4,401 | #320 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,987 of 4,466 ▲ 338 | #292 of 339 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,212 of 4,466 ▲ 147 | #318 of 339 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,543 of 3,998 | #187 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #3,928 of 4,938 | #306 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,786 of 4,622 | #131 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #4,270 of 4,628 | #348 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #795 of 4,789 | #62 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #1,003 of 2,838 | #97 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
342
+37 (+12%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 342 | 23.9 | 14.3:1 | 92% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 22.2 | 14.7:1 | 89% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 91% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 96% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 27.3 | 16.1:1 | 89% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 89% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 88% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 83% (581) |
| 1990-91 | 806 | 37 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (439 to 342); teachers down 12% (27.3 to 23.9).
About Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in FORT WORTH, Texas. The school counts 342 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
FORT WORTH ISD operates 136 schools. Combined enrollment is 70,612 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School is 97% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 2% White. Among all residents of Tarrant County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1, with 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 92% of enrollment. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.
The allk12 Grade for Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School is F. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.2%. The school's actual rate is 18.3%, 16.0 points lower.
Tarrant County has about 2,167,390 residents, and the median household income is $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
Elder Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School. Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School places 4th of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over 4 years, Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School's enrollment climbed 12%, to 342. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 12.2 in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School?
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School serve?
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School?
At Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School in?
Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
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