S S Dillow Elementary

Summary:

S S Dillow Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas that serves 398 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 783 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

S S Dillow Elementary faces significant challenges, including a student population that is 82.91% Hispanic, consistently low academic performance on STAAR tests, and a ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 97%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending of around $10,976 and a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, some nearby schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District, such as Mitchell Boulevard Elementary and Maude I Logan Elementary, perform better on STAAR tests and have higher rankings, suggesting that factors beyond just the district and student demographics may be contributing to the poor performance at S S Dillow Elementary. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools for the past several years, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or test scores, indicating that the school may be facing systemic issues that require a more comprehensive approach to address.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4000 Ave N
       Fort Worth, TX  76105-3536


(817) 814-0400

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3363rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,976 Help


Students who attend S S Dillow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    James Middle
High:    Polytechnic High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  398

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.9%
African American:
14.8%
Two or more races:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details S S Dillow Elementary ranks worse than 71.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 29th among 79 ranked elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.9%), African American (14.8%), two or more races (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at S S Dillow Elementary is 14.8. 44 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at S S Dillow Elementary is $10,976. 50 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

S S Dillow Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) 783rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for S S Dillow Elementary

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Rank History for all students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 14.95 3285th 3465 5.2%
2005 8.86 3394th 3475 2.3%
2006 15.00 3284th 3476 5.5%
2007 17.92 3440th 3724 7.6%
2008 15.38 3541st 3768 6.0%
2009 26.89 3321st 3884 14.5%
2010 7.06 3872nd 3937 1.7%
2011 6.85 4020th 4095 1.8%
2012 18.28 3904th 4206 7.2%
2013 12.11 4038th 4221 4.3%
2014 16.65 3930th 4260 7.7%
2015 12.65 4045th 4320 6.4%
2016 15.38 3914th 4286 8.7%
2017 29.02 3213th 4329 25.8%
2018 18.18 3899th 4359 10.6%
2019 17.86 4023rd 4479 10.2%
2021 14.20 4264th 4578 6.9%
2022 11.33 4358th 4581 4.9%
2023 19.73 4021st 4647 13.5%
2024 31.18 3363rd 4675 28.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.60 2001st 3226 38.0%
2019 30.16 2672nd 3333 19.8%
2021 26.07 2901st 3446 15.8%
2022 23.38 3056th 3487 12.4%
2023 32.91 2638th 3556 25.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.62 3334th 3558 6.3%
2019 18.54 3540th 3684 3.9%
2021 18.97 3709th 3799 2.4%
2022 38.79 2354th 3952 40.4%
2023 31.42 3011th 4086 26.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.59 3630th 4264 14.9%
2019 24.23 3791st 4309 12.0%
2021 20.18 4019th 4451 9.7%
2022 17.13 4161st 4477 7.1%
2023 26.97 3717th 4521 17.8%
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Rank History for Female students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.43 3650th 4306 15.2%
2019 22.96 3724th 4348 14.4%
2021 16.53 4122nd 4499 8.4%
2022 13.51 4296th 4561 5.8%
2023 18.31 4117th 4588 10.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.14 2999th 3106 3.4%
2019 24.53 2826th 3184 11.2%
2021 12.12 2795th 3006 7.0%
2022 22.69 2651st 2958 10.4%
2023 20.90 2722nd 2980 8.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.07 2427th 4240 42.8%
2019 34.73 3064th 4295 28.7%
2021 26.23 3651st 4331 15.7%
2022 28.46 3605th 4461 19.2%
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Rank History for Male students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.52 3996th 4319 7.5%
2019 15.56 4056th 4357 6.9%
2021 14.62 4205th 4498 6.5%
2022 12.07 4348th 4563 4.7%
2023 22.31 3869th 4585 15.6%
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Rank History for African American students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.69 2085th 2483 16.0%
2019 34.34 1780th 2515 29.2%
2021 31.11 1809th 2444 26.0%
2022 15.67 2304th 2421 4.8%
2023 25.57 2042nd 2443 16.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at S S Dillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.66 3387th 4168 18.7%
2019 22.47 3728th 4188 11.0%
2021 18.09 4006th 4329 7.5%
2022 15.96 4108th 4376 6.1%
2023 30.05 3376th 4401 23.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for S S Dillow Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 22 681 1 59 n/a n/a n/a 0 763
1989 14 717 3 45 0 n/a n/a 0 779
1990 12 724 1 40 0 n/a n/a 0 777
1991 15 588 1 32 0 n/a n/a 0 636
1992 18 621 0 35 1 n/a n/a 0 675
1993 23 482 79 25 1 n/a n/a 0 610
1994 63 494 1 54 1 n/a n/a 0 613
1995 29 415 2 104 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1996 29 415 2 104 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1997 27 448 2 118 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1998 31 451 2 119 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1999 14 437 2 130 0 n/a n/a 0 583
2000 9 424 2 128 0 n/a n/a 0 563
2001 13 400 0 133 0 n/a n/a 0 546
2002 7 332 0 188 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2003 7 332 0 188 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2004 1 317 1 194 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2005 2 325 0 195 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2006 4 286 0 204 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2007 5 280 0 196 0 n/a n/a 0 481
2008 4 274 0 231 0 n/a n/a 0 509
2009 8 275 1 210 2 n/a n/a 0 496
2010 7 238 1 204 2 n/a n/a 0 452
2011 5 208 0 323 0 0 5 0 541
2012 5 205 0 345 0 0 3 0 558
2013 16 197 0 421 0 0 6 0 640
2014 9 189 0 456 3 0 7 0 664
2015 9 163 2 446 0 0 5 0 625
2016 13 164 0 441 1 0 5 0 624
2017 14 116 0 408 0 1 5 0 544
2018 13 151 0 397 0 0 7 0 568
2019 5 118 1 397 0 0 5 0 526
2020 7 120 0 393 0 0 8 0 528
2021 5 106 0 334 0 0 6 0 451
2022 4 98 0 321 0 0 5 0 428
2023 3 59 0 330 1 0 5 0 398

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at S S Dillow Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 763 32.0 23.8 n/a
1989 779 n/a n/a n/a
1990 777 41.0 18.9 n/a
1991 636 41.4 15.3 n/a
1992 675 37.2 18.1 77.8
1993 610 33.0 18.5 81.6
1994 613 32.0 19.2 80.4
1995 550 31.1 17.7 86.4
1996 550 31.1 17.7 86.4
1997 595 34.2 17.4 85.7
1998 603 33.1 18.2 83.9
1999 583 32.0 18.2 84.9
2000 563 36.7 15.3 87.9
2001 546 37.6 14.5 87.7
2002 527 37.0 14.2 89.9
2003 527 37.0 14.2 89.9
2004 513 36.2 14.2 87.5
2005 522 33.1 15.8 89.8
2006 495 30.0 16.5 91.3
2007 481 25.9 18.6 89.6
2008 509 29.0 17.6 81.9
2009 496 29.0 17.1 84.7
2010 452 28.0 16.1 90
2011 541 31.0 17.4 90.8
2012 558 29.7 18.7 91.8
2013 640 33.0 19.3 88.8
2014 664 33.0 20.1 92.9
2015 625 36.0 17.3 89.6
2016 624 38.0 16.4 85.9
2017 544 36.0 15.1 86.6
2018 568 34.2 16.6 85.6
2019 526 34.0 15.4 98.3
2020 528 31.7 16.6 94.1
2021 451 29.0 15.5 98
2022 428 27.2 15.7 98.1
2023 398 26.7 14.8 97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio S S Dillow Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 763 32.0 23.8 n/a
1989 779 n/a n/a n/a
1990 777 41.0 18.9 n/a
1991 636 41.4 15.3 n/a
1992 675 37.2 18.1 77.8
1993 610 33.0 18.5 81.6
1994 613 32.0 19.2 80.4
1995 550 31.1 17.7 86.4
1996 550 31.1 17.7 86.4
1997 595 34.2 17.4 85.7
1998 603 33.1 18.2 83.9
1999 583 32.0 18.2 84.9
2000 563 36.7 15.3 87.9
2001 546 37.6 14.5 87.7
2002 527 37.0 14.2 89.9
2003 527 37.0 14.2 89.9
2004 513 36.2 14.2 87.5
2005 522 33.1 15.8 89.8
2006 495 30.0 16.5 91.3
2007 481 25.9 18.6 89.6
2008 509 29.0 17.6 81.9
2009 496 29.0 17.1 84.7
2010 452 28.0 16.1 90
2011 541 31.0 17.4 90.8
2012 558 29.7 18.7 91.8
2013 640 33.0 19.3 88.8
2014 664 33.0 20.1 92.9
2015 625 36.0 17.3 89.6
2016 624 38.0 16.4 85.9
2017 544 36.0 15.1 86.6
2018 568 34.2 16.6 85.6
2019 526 34.0 15.4 98.3
2020 528 31.7 16.6 94.1
2021 451 29.0 15.5 98
2022 428 27.2 15.7 98.1
2023 398 26.7 14.8 97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for S S Dillow Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $725 (7.6%) $8,843 (92.4%) $9,567
2020 $713 (8.2%) $7,999 (91.8%) $8,713
2021 $1,944 (17.7%) $9,032 (82.3%) $10,976

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on S S Dillow Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4023rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4021st of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (S S Dillow Elementary)1626
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (S S Dillow Elementary)1333
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (S S Dillow Elementary)2414
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3012
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (S S Dillow Elementary)2512
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (S S Dillow Elementary)2611
 15%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (S S Dillow Elementary)1724
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (S S Dillow Elementary)3036
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4141
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (S S Dillow Elementary)5145
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4234
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (S S Dillow Elementary)3017
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3418
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (S S Dillow Elementary)7333
 40%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4720
 27%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students526398
 24.3%
African American11859
 50%
American Indian01
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic397330
 16.9%
Pacific Islander00
White53
 40%
Two or More Races55
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.3%97.2%
 1.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about S S Dillow Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 398 students attended S S Dillow Elementary.

Students at S S Dillow Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 15% African American, 1% Two or more races.

S S Dillow Elementary ranks 3363rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend S S Dillow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Middle
High : Polytechnic High School


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