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SUNSET VALLEY EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SUNSET VALLEY EL
As a medium-sized primary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, SUNSET VALLEY EL caters to 592 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by KELLER ISD.
KELLER ISD comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 32,042 students; SUNSET VALLEY EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SUNSET VALLEY EL shows that the most-represented group is White (26%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 16% Black, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, SUNSET VALLEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.0%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SUNSET VALLEY EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
Nearest neighbor: SAGINAW H S, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNSET VALLEY EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.
SUNSET VALLEY EL operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 49%: 397 students in 2018 compared to 592 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 36% to 26% across the same window.
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