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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892008038
Willie Brown Academy
1860 CANNON DR, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 · (817) 299-5860 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
202 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (114).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Schools most like Willie Brown Academy
Willie Brown Academy's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Brown Academy this school | 608 | 33.2% | 66.6% |
| Molly Livengood Carter Elementary School HASLET | 680 | 35.4% | 41.3% |
| Jesse McGowen Elementary School MCKINNEY | 570 | 36.5% | 46.2% |
| Keeley Elementary School ROWLETT | 582 | 37.8% | 62.9% |
| Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School FORT WORTH | 565 | 39.6% | 30.7% |
| Carpenter Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 600 | 27.7% | 57.6% |
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 Willie Brown Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #435 of 4,401 | #25 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #596 of 4,466 ▲ 345 | #32 of 339 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #733 of 4,466 ▲ 123 | #43 of 339 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,560 of 3,998 | #189 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #1,563 of 4,938 | #95 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,768 of 4,622 | #225 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #122 of 4,628 | #23 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #4,139 of 4,789 | #300 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #2,782 of 2,838 | #235 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
608
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 608 | 39.6 | 15.3:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 37.1 | 15.8:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 39.4 | 15.2:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 24% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 38.1 | 16.1:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 15% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 11% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 9% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willie Brown Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (614 to 608); teachers up 4% (38.1 to 39.6).
About Willie Brown Academy
Willie Brown Academy, located in MANSFIELD, Texas, is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 608 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4.
MANSFIELD ISD is the local district for Willie Brown Academy. It runs 47 schools with 35,354 students.
The most common group at Willie Brown Academy is White students, at 36%. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Tarrant County, the White share is about 48%. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Willie Brown Academy's 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.3:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%. That is 30 points below the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Willie Brown Academy would score about 59.5%. It scores 66.6%, 7.1 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household income is $84,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
Nearby, Mary Orr Intermediate School is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Willie Brown Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Willie Brown Academy is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment grew 10% from its 2020-21 level of 555. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in MANSFIELD ISD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
Other schools in MANSFIELD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
- Brooks Wester Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Alma Martinez Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Orr Intermediate School0.8 mi · 605
- Mansfield High School0.9 mi · 2,552
- Erma Nash Elementary School1.4 mi · 602
- J L Boren Elementary School1.4 mi · 611
- Newman International Academy of Mansfield1.4 mi · 233
- The Phoenix Academy1.6 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Willie Brown AcademyHow many students attend Willie Brown Academy?
Willie Brown Academy enrolls approximately 608 students in grades PK-04.
Is Willie Brown Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willie Brown Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Willie Brown Academy have?
Willie Brown Academy employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Willie Brown Academy?
Student demographics at Willie Brown Academy are roughly 36% White, 21% Hispanic, 26% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Willie Brown Academy in?
Willie Brown Academy is part of MANSFIELD ISD.
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