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Sycamore Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 43.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 36.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Sycamore Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Elementary School this school | 509 | 85.3% | 27.9% |
| Fitzgerald Elementary School ARLINGTON | 451 | 83.6% | 43.4% |
| Iltexas Woodhaven Elementary School FORT WORTH | 588 | 87.6% | 16.2% |
| James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 541 | 86.7% | 22.0% |
| Westchase Neighborhood School HOUSTON | 595 | 88.2% | 32.7% |
| Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy TEMPLE | 487 | 86.4% | N/A |
Where Sycamore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,846 of 4,401 | #265 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,733 of 4,466 ▲ 293 | #266 of 339 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,910 of 4,466 ▼ 32 | #281 of 339 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #245 of 3,998 | #23 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,439 of 4,938 | #167 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,489 of 4,622 | #100 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #1,255 of 4,628 | #168 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #1,543 of 4,789 | #116 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #1,270 of 2,838 | #124 of 242 |
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 | 509 | 36.5 | 13.9:1 | 85% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 39.4 | 13.4:1 | 89% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 39.8 | 13.3:1 | 89% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 89% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 41.2 | 15.2:1 | 74% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 71% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 37% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 34 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (627 to 509); teachers down 12% (41.2 to 36.5).
About Sycamore Elementary School
Sycamore Elementary School serves students in FORT WORTH, Texas, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 509 students.
CROWLEY ISD has 24 schools; together they serve 17,011 students.
More than half of enrollment at Sycamore Elementary School is Hispanic: 52%. The remaining shares are 33% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sycamore Elementary School scores 62%.
For every teacher at Sycamore Elementary School, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 85%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sycamore Elementary School is -9.3 points: 27.9% actual, 37.3% predicted.
Looking at the county, Tarrant County, median household income comes to about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 639 public schools and about 385,835 students.
Measured in a straight line, Trinity Basin Preparatory - South is about 0.2 miles from Sycamore Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 27.9% is below the 35.6% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Sycamore Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 559 students in 2020-21 to 509 in 2024-25.
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