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.