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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970006700
T A SIMS EL
3500 CRENSHAW AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76105 · (817) 814-0800 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
550 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
23.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 23 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
566
-206 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.5:1
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
95%
was 86%
% Black
5%
was 11%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About T A SIMS EL
T A SIMS EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD. The school educates 566 students in grades pre-K through 5.
T A SIMS EL is one of 136 schools operated by FORT WORTH ISD, a district that works with 70,612 students overall.
Looking at the student body, T A SIMS EL logs that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% Black. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, T A SIMS EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting T A SIMS EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, T A SIMS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.1%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) records that median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), T A SIMS EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ROCKETSHIP DENNIS DUNKINS EL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts T A SIMS EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 27%: 772 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 86% to 95% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the T A SIMS EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in FORT WORTH ISD
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
- TRIMBLE TECHNICAL H SHigh · 1,924 students
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS H SHigh · 1,898 students
- SOUTH HILLS H SHigh · 1,846 students
- NORTH SIDE H SHigh · 1,676 students
- O D WYATT H SHigh · 1,499 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R EATON H SHigh · 3,288 students
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- NORTH CROWLEY H SHigh · 2,936 students
- BOSWELL H SHigh · 2,445 students
- CHISHOLM TRAIL H SHigh · 2,258 students
- PASCHAL H SHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- ROCKETSHIP DENNIS DUNKINS EL0.3 mi · 442
- MCRAE EL0.4 mi · 543
- S S DILLOW EL0.6 mi · 432
- PAINT ROCK PANTHER ACADEMY0.7 mi · 23
- UPLIFT MIGHTY PREP PS0.8 mi · 554
- UPLIFT MIGHTY PREP MIDDLE0.8 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About T A SIMS ELWhat is the total enrollment at T A SIMS EL?
T A SIMS EL enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does T A SIMS EL serve?
T A SIMS EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at T A SIMS EL?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at T A SIMS EL.
What is the student diversity at T A SIMS EL?
Student demographics at T A SIMS EL are roughly 0% White, 95% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian.
Is T A SIMS EL public or private?
T A SIMS EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.