M L Phillips Elementary

Summary:

M L Phillips Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 406 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 783 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

M L Phillips Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below district and state averages, with only 8% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Reading, compared to 32.84% for the district and 48.85% for the state. The school's low performance is particularly pronounced for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13:1 and high spending per student of $12,437, the school's academic outcomes have steadily declined over the past decade.

Nearby schools, such as Luella Merrett Elementary, Ridglea Hills Elementary, and Como Elementary, generally perform better academically than M L Phillips Elementary, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and higher statewide rankings. These nearby schools also have a more diverse student population, with a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students compared to M L Phillips Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3020 Bigham Blvd
       Fort Worth, TX  76116-4394


(817) 815-1600

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4591st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,437 Help


Students who attend M L Phillips Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Monnig Middle
High:    Arlington Heights High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  402

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.2%
African American:
29.9%
White:
11.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.3% Help


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Compare Details M L Phillips Elementary ranks worse than 98.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 74th 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 7.04. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.2%), African American (29.9%), White (11.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at M L Phillips Elementary is 14.8, which is the 41st best among 79 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at M L Phillips Elementary is $12,437, which is the 19th highest among 79 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

M L Phillips Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks M L Phillips Elementary 4591st of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See M L Phillips Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 M L Phillips Elementary

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Rank History for all students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 56.24 1681st 3465 51.5%
2005 56.52 1701st 3475 51.1%
2006 65.23 1261st 3476 63.7%
2007 51.68 2132nd 3724 42.7%
2008 42.18 2568th 3768 31.8%
2009 34.65 2997th 3884 22.8%
2010 32.54 3175th 3937 19.4%
2011 33.37 3243rd 4095 20.8%
2012 51.76 2165th 4206 48.5%
2013 55.87 1959th 4221 53.6%
2014 36.86 3060th 4260 28.2%
2015 52.56 2186th 4320 49.4%
2016 26.10 3465th 4286 19.2%
2017 34.26 2891st 4329 33.2%
2018 32.81 3020th 4359 30.7%
2019 25.39 3612th 4479 19.4%
2021 22.54 3679th 4578 19.6%
2022 16.47 4128th 4581 9.9%
2023 4.89 4611th 4647 0.8%
2024 7.04 4591st 4675 1.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.71 1570th 3226 51.3%
2019 60.39 1054th 3333 68.4%
2021 41.24 1988th 3446 42.3%
2022 20.13 3174th 3487 9.0%
2023 13.91 3405th 3556 4.2%
2024 6.62 3622nd 3638 0.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.42 2067th 3558 41.9%
2019 33.71 2516th 3684 31.7%
2021 19.19 3698th 3799 2.7%
2023 17.74 3885th 4086 4.9%
2024 28.86 3330th 4261 21.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.63 2526th 4264 40.8%
2019 33.82 3208th 4309 25.6%
2021 30.34 3363rd 4451 24.4%
2022 17.75 4137th 4477 7.6%
2023 7.32 4462nd 4521 1.3%
2024 10.79 4444th 4560 2.5%
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Rank History for Female students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.66 3014th 4306 30.0%
2019 23.29 3705th 4348 14.8%
2021 18.13 4013th 4499 10.8%
2022 13.46 4299th 4561 5.7%
2023 7.31 4525th 4588 1.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.65 2237th 3106 28.0%
2019 24.65 2823rd 3184 11.3%
2021 35.70 2195th 3006 27.0%
2022 29.73 2496th 2958 15.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.51 1418th 4240 66.6%
2019 53.06 1767th 4295 58.9%
2021 36.66 2828th 4331 34.7%
2022 27.97 3629th 4461 18.7%
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Rank History for Male students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.95 3052nd 4319 29.3%
2019 30.13 3306th 4357 24.1%
2021 27.27 3368th 4498 25.1%
2022 23.80 3763rd 4563 17.5%
2023 5.61 4532nd 4585 1.2%
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Rank History for African American students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.35 1654th 2483 33.4%
2019 33.83 1802nd 2515 28.3%
2021 35.15 1622nd 2444 33.6%
2022 35.63 1654th 2421 31.7%
2023 10.32 2411th 2443 1.3%
2024 17.82 2239th 2421 7.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.08 2986th 4168 28.4%
2019 34.71 2979th 4188 28.9%
2021 30.56 3191st 4329 26.3%
2022 15.57 4118th 4376 5.9%
2023 8.67 4327th 4401 1.7%
2024 8.52 4363rd 4431 1.5%
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Rank History for White students at M L Phillips Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.59 1414th 3127 54.8%
2019 17.85 2868th 3142 8.7%
2021 27.52 2455th 3082 20.3%
2022 34.15 2257th 3082 26.8%
2023 10.72 2975th 3106 4.2%
2024 1.77 3069th 3078 0.3%
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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 M L Phillips Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 225 37 7 46 n/a n/a n/a 0 315
1989 256 68 3 68 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1990 305 65 7 72 1 n/a n/a 0 450
1991 310 68 4 67 1 n/a n/a 0 450
1992 350 48 7 67 1 n/a n/a 0 473
1993 365 58 3 63 3 n/a n/a 0 492
1994 301 77 6 102 2 n/a n/a 0 488
1995 273 75 7 174 2 n/a n/a 0 531
1996 273 75 7 174 2 n/a n/a 0 531
1997 274 74 12 224 2 n/a n/a 0 586
1998 256 99 6 235 4 n/a n/a 0 600
1999 264 86 9 262 5 n/a n/a 0 626
2000 233 87 15 293 1 n/a n/a 0 629
2001 229 95 11 341 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2002 194 95 5 342 1 n/a n/a 0 637
2003 194 95 5 342 1 n/a n/a 0 637
2004 174 95 5 342 0 n/a n/a 0 616
2005 166 92 5 337 0 n/a n/a 0 600
2006 143 94 2 331 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2007 157 73 3 289 4 n/a n/a 0 526
2008 155 83 2 327 3 n/a n/a 0 570
2009 154 68 2 302 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2010 119 87 2 303 4 n/a n/a 0 515
2011 104 78 1 315 2 0 11 0 511
2012 87 73 3 308 2 0 8 0 481
2013 90 61 7 335 3 0 14 0 510
2014 118 75 7 322 2 4 13 0 541
2015 120 71 7 327 1 2 26 0 554
2016 100 90 9 323 0 0 24 0 546
2017 90 97 6 302 0 0 30 0 525
2018 92 96 11 262 0 0 28 0 489
2019 74 108 8 273 0 0 23 0 486
2020 70 122 3 273 3 0 22 0 493
2021 60 106 4 235 2 0 20 0 427
2022 52 152 2 228 1 0 11 0 446
2023 51 128 1 207 1 1 17 0 406
2024 48 120 1 218 1 1 13 0 402

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 M L Phillips Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 315 19.0 16.5 n/a
1989 395 n/a n/a n/a
1990 450 28.0 16.0 n/a
1991 450 28.1 16.0 n/a
1992 473 30.7 15.4 30.2
1993 492 27.0 18.2 38.8
1994 488 27.4 17.8 40.2
1995 531 29.2 18.2 52.5
1996 531 29.2 18.2 52.5
1997 586 30.0 19.5 55.8
1998 600 32.0 18.8 54.3
1999 626 33.0 19.0 61.5
2000 629 34.9 18.0 58.7
2001 676 36.0 18.8 57.1
2002 637 40.1 15.9 66.7
2003 637 40.1 15.9 66.7
2004 616 36.9 16.7 70.9
2005 600 36.6 16.4 75.8
2006 570 34.3 16.6 70.7
2007 526 32.3 16.3 73.6
2008 570 36.3 15.7 68.9
2009 526 34.5 15.2 71.3
2010 515 32.0 16.0 72.8
2011 511 30.0 17.0 73.2
2012 481 29.0 16.5 75.5
2013 510 31.0 16.4 79.8
2014 541 31.8 17.0 75.4
2015 554 33.0 16.7 75.1
2016 546 34.0 16.0 72.2
2017 525 36.0 14.5 83
2018 489 33.3 14.6 73.8
2019 486 33.0 14.7 87
2020 493 32.8 15.0 85
2021 427 35.3 12.0 89.7
2022 446 32.1 13.8 91
2023 406 31.0 13.0 89.9
2024 402 27.0 14.8 87.3

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 M L Phillips Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 315 19.0 16.5 n/a
1989 395 n/a n/a n/a
1990 450 28.0 16.0 n/a
1991 450 28.1 16.0 n/a
1992 473 30.7 15.4 30.2
1993 492 27.0 18.2 38.8
1994 488 27.4 17.8 40.2
1995 531 29.2 18.2 52.5
1996 531 29.2 18.2 52.5
1997 586 30.0 19.5 55.8
1998 600 32.0 18.8 54.3
1999 626 33.0 19.0 61.5
2000 629 34.9 18.0 58.7
2001 676 36.0 18.8 57.1
2002 637 40.1 15.9 66.7
2003 637 40.1 15.9 66.7
2004 616 36.9 16.7 70.9
2005 600 36.6 16.4 75.8
2006 570 34.3 16.6 70.7
2007 526 32.3 16.3 73.6
2008 570 36.3 15.7 68.9
2009 526 34.5 15.2 71.3
2010 515 32.0 16.0 72.8
2011 511 30.0 17.0 73.2
2012 481 29.0 16.5 75.5
2013 510 31.0 16.4 79.8
2014 541 31.8 17.0 75.4
2015 554 33.0 16.7 75.1
2016 546 34.0 16.0 72.2
2017 525 36.0 14.5 83
2018 489 33.3 14.6 73.8
2019 486 33.0 14.7 87
2020 493 32.8 15.0 85
2021 427 35.3 12.0 89.7
2022 446 32.1 13.8 91
2023 406 31.0 13.0 89.9
2024 402 27.0 14.8 87.3

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 M L Phillips Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $678 (6.2%) $10,261 (93.8%) $10,939
2020 $668 (6.6%) $9,434 (93.4%) $10,102
2021 $2,164 (17.4%) $10,274 (82.6%) $12,437

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

Impact of COVID-19 on M L Phillips Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3612th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4611th of 4647 Elementary schools
 18.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (M L Phillips Elementary)2213
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (M L Phillips Elementary)205
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (M L Phillips Elementary)2720
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3012
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (M L Phillips Elementary)408
 32%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (M L Phillips Elementary)2323
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (M L Phillips Elementary)4614
 32%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (M L Phillips Elementary)3525
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4141
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (M L Phillips Elementary)3615
 21%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4234
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (M L Phillips Elementary)560
 56%
   5th Grade Science (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3418
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students486406
 16.5%
African American108128
 18.5%
American Indian01
Asian81
 87.5%
Hispanic273207
 24.2%
Pacific Islander01
White7451
 31.1%
Two or More Races2317
 26.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87%89.9%
 2.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about M L Phillips Elementary

M L Phillips Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend M L Phillips Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monnig Middle
High : Arlington Heights High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 402 students attended M L Phillips Elementary.

Students at M L Phillips Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 30% African American, 12% White, 3% Two or more races.


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