Richard J Wilson Elementary

Summary:

Richard J Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 566 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 Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard J Wilson Elementary faces significant challenges, including a student population that is 94.88% Hispanic, consistently low academic performance with the school ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, and an extremely high percentage (over 95%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's spending per student ($10,589 in 2020-2021) is higher than the district average, its STAAR test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. Nearby schools, such as Seminary Hills Park Elementary, Daggett Elementary, and South Hills Elementary, which serve similar demographics, generally perform better academically than Richard J Wilson Elementary, suggesting that factors beyond just district and demographic characteristics may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective statewide subgroups. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated significantly over the past few years, from 13.7 in 2020-2021 to 20 in 2022-2023, which may be indicative of staffing challenges that could be impacting the school's ability to provide effective instruction. Overall, Richard J Wilson Elementary's unique demographic and performance profile, as well as the comparisons to nearby schools, suggest that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the root causes of the school's underperformance and improve outcomes for its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 900 W Fogg St
       Fort Worth, TX  76110-6199


(817) 814-7700

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4252nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,589 Help


Students who attend Richard J Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rosemont Middle
High:    South Hills High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  513

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.8%
White:
2.9%
African American:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Richard J Wilson Elementary ranks worse than 91% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 58th 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 15.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.8%), White (2.9%), African American (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richard J Wilson Elementary is 18.9. 80 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 Richard J Wilson Elementary is $10,589. 60 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Richard J Wilson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Richard J Wilson Elementary 4252nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Richard J Wilson 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 Richard J Wilson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.06 3052nd 3465 11.9%
2005 25.32 3010th 3475 13.4%
2006 33.67 2717th 3476 21.8%
2007 25.87 3223rd 3724 13.5%
2008 23.21 3340th 3768 11.4%
2009 26.55 3333rd 3884 14.2%
2010 26.56 3402nd 3937 13.6%
2011 26.36 3528th 4095 13.8%
2012 33.82 3222nd 4206 23.4%
2013 45.24 2581st 4221 38.9%
2014 45.24 2633rd 4260 38.2%
2015 45.21 2593rd 4320 40.0%
2016 44.68 2562nd 4286 40.2%
2017 31.37 3066th 4329 29.2%
2018 33.78 2960th 4359 32.1%
2019 28.32 3437th 4479 23.3%
2021 31.86 3051st 4578 33.4%
2022 13.38 4275th 4581 6.7%
2023 6.74 4558th 4647 1.9%
2024 15.57 4252nd 4675 9.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.58 1311th 3226 59.4%
2019 51.62 1480th 3333 55.6%
2021 45.43 1743rd 3446 49.4%
2022 23.50 3054th 3487 12.4%
2023 10.16 3489th 3556 1.9%
2024 18.68 3323rd 3638 8.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.95 2994th 3558 15.9%
2019 27.65 3002nd 3684 18.5%
2021 31.51 2690th 3799 29.2%
2022 22.87 3513th 3952 11.1%
2023 30.67 3072nd 4086 24.8%
2024 19.18 3872nd 4261 9.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.85 2307th 4264 45.9%
2019 41.08 2703rd 4309 37.3%
2021 42.15 2593rd 4451 41.7%
2022 18.31 4118th 4477 8.0%
2023 9.67 4416th 4521 2.3%
2024 17.42 4237th 4560 7.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.47 3162nd 4306 26.6%
2019 33.60 3082nd 4348 29.1%
2021 32.40 3036th 4499 32.5%
2022 8.70 4471st 4561 2.0%
2023 6.32 4549th 4588 0.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.91 1749th 3106 43.7%
2019 52.23 1945th 3184 38.9%
2021 54.66 1602nd 3006 46.7%
2022 12.98 2827th 2958 4.4%
2023 6.86 2902nd 2980 2.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.79 995th 4240 76.5%
2019 56.04 1572nd 4295 63.4%
2021 44.15 2258th 4331 47.9%
2022 28.80 3589th 4461 19.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.49 2811th 4319 34.9%
2019 24.82 3610th 4357 17.1%
2021 32.25 3022nd 4498 32.8%
2022 21.88 3879th 4563 15.0%
2023 11.70 4366th 4585 4.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.97 2853rd 4168 31.5%
2019 31.32 3205th 4188 23.5%
2021 35.71 2867th 4329 33.8%
2022 14.88 4143rd 4376 5.3%
2023 6.52 4360th 4401 0.9%
2024 13.35 4242nd 4431 4.3%
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Rank History for White students at Richard J Wilson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.71 1903rd 3078 38.2%
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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.

Richard J Wilson Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Richard J Wilson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 203 11 11 255 n/a n/a n/a 0 480
1989 207 14 12 290 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1990 177 10 7 321 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1991 165 17 7 335 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1992 160 18 8 386 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1993 89 138 5 360 4 n/a n/a 0 596
1994 126 18 22 484 0 n/a n/a 0 650
1995 66 19 9 617 1 n/a n/a 0 712
1996 66 19 9 617 1 n/a n/a 0 712
1997 62 21 17 646 1 n/a n/a 0 747
1998 62 21 6 682 1 n/a n/a 0 772
1999 53 17 8 691 2 n/a n/a 0 771
2000 43 13 13 718 0 n/a n/a 0 787
2001 17 10 5 725 0 n/a n/a 0 757
2002 27 6 3 653 0 n/a n/a 0 689
2003 27 6 3 653 0 n/a n/a 0 689
2004 22 3 3 613 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2005 18 3 4 637 0 n/a n/a 0 662
2006 14 4 4 661 0 n/a n/a 0 683
2007 12 4 3 677 0 n/a n/a 0 696
2008 11 10 3 694 0 n/a n/a 0 718
2009 13 11 2 692 0 n/a n/a 0 718
2010 12 5 3 717 0 n/a n/a 0 737
2011 20 15 2 730 0 0 1 0 768
2012 10 6 1 559 1 0 3 0 580
2013 9 5 1 561 2 0 2 0 580
2014 9 3 1 553 1 0 3 0 570
2015 10 9 0 565 0 0 0 0 584
2016 14 5 0 557 0 0 1 0 577
2017 9 10 4 586 0 0 2 0 611
2018 8 10 3 564 0 0 3 0 588
2019 10 11 6 559 0 0 2 0 588
2020 14 8 7 539 0 0 1 0 569
2021 8 6 8 445 1 0 1 0 469
2022 20 7 5 582 1 0 3 0 618
2023 21 4 2 537 0 0 2 0 566
2024 15 13 2 481 0 0 2 0 513

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 Richard J Wilson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 480 22.0 21.8 n/a
1989 524 n/a n/a n/a
1990 515 28.0 18.3 n/a
1991 524 28.1 18.6 n/a
1992 572 30.7 18.6 67.3
1993 596 32.0 18.6 75
1994 650 32.0 20.3 71.1
1995 712 31.1 22.9 77
1996 712 31.1 22.9 77
1997 747 35.3 21.2 79
1998 772 37.1 20.8 80.6
1999 771 36.2 21.3 80
2000 787 38.8 20.3 85.9
2001 757 41.6 18.2 84.7
2002 689 39.8 17.3 89
2003 689 39.8 17.3 89
2004 641 36.2 17.7 92.2
2005 662 37.4 17.7 92.3
2006 683 38.6 17.7 91.9
2007 696 38.0 18.3 88.8
2008 718 39.0 18.4 89.7
2009 718 37.9 18.9 92.5
2010 737 39.0 18.9 93.8
2011 768 40.0 19.1 91.5
2012 580 30.2 19.1 92.9
2013 580 29.9 19.3 92.8
2014 570 29.0 19.6 93.7
2015 584 32.0 18.2 94
2016 577 33.0 17.4 93.1
2017 611 35.0 17.4 94.8
2018 588 35.6 16.4 91.8
2019 588 36.9 15.9 95.7
2020 569 33.9 16.7 94
2021 469 34.0 13.7 94
2022 618 34.6 17.8 95.1
2023 566 28.2 20.0 95.1
2024 513 27.0 18.9 93.2

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 Richard J Wilson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 480 22.0 21.8 n/a
1989 524 n/a n/a n/a
1990 515 28.0 18.3 n/a
1991 524 28.1 18.6 n/a
1992 572 30.7 18.6 67.3
1993 596 32.0 18.6 75
1994 650 32.0 20.3 71.1
1995 712 31.1 22.9 77
1996 712 31.1 22.9 77
1997 747 35.3 21.2 79
1998 772 37.1 20.8 80.6
1999 771 36.2 21.3 80
2000 787 38.8 20.3 85.9
2001 757 41.6 18.2 84.7
2002 689 39.8 17.3 89
2003 689 39.8 17.3 89
2004 641 36.2 17.7 92.2
2005 662 37.4 17.7 92.3
2006 683 38.6 17.7 91.9
2007 696 38.0 18.3 88.8
2008 718 39.0 18.4 89.7
2009 718 37.9 18.9 92.5
2010 737 39.0 18.9 93.8
2011 768 40.0 19.1 91.5
2012 580 30.2 19.1 92.9
2013 580 29.9 19.3 92.8
2014 570 29.0 19.6 93.7
2015 584 32.0 18.2 94
2016 577 33.0 17.4 93.1
2017 611 35.0 17.4 94.8
2018 588 35.6 16.4 91.8
2019 588 36.9 15.9 95.7
2020 569 33.9 16.7 94
2021 469 34.0 13.7 94
2022 618 34.6 17.8 95.1
2023 566 28.2 20.0 95.1
2024 513 27.0 18.9 93.2

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 Richard J Wilson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $485 (5.5%) $8,413 (94.5%) $8,898
2020 $384 (4.4%) $8,372 (95.6%) $8,756
2021 $1,480 (14.0%) $9,110 (86.0%) $10,589

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Richard J Wilson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3437th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4558th of 4647 Elementary schools
 21.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Richard J Wilson Elementary)4319
 24%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Richard J Wilson Elementary)3810
 28%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Richard J Wilson Elementary)410
 41%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3012
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Richard J Wilson Elementary)2826
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Richard J Wilson Elementary)2720
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Richard J Wilson Elementary)328
 24%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Richard J Wilson Elementary)3324
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4141
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Richard J Wilson Elementary)4911
 38%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4234
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Richard J Wilson Elementary)403
 37%
   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 Students588566
 3.7%
African American114
 63.6%
American Indian00
Asian62
 66.7%
Hispanic559537
 3.9%
Pacific Islander00
White1021
 110%
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.7%95.1%
 0.7%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 513 students attended Richard J Wilson Elementary.

Richard J Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Richard J Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosemont Middle
High : South Hills High School

Students at Richard J Wilson Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.


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