Worth Heights Elementary

Summary:

Worth Heights Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 481 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 783 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Worth Heights Elementary stands out for its strong performance, particularly for its English Language Learner (ELL) and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students. In 2022-2023, 66% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 41% for Fort Worth ISD and 56% for Texas. The school ranks highly for its ELL student performance, placing in the top 985 out of 3,556 Texas elementary schools, with a 4-star rating. Similarly, its low-SES student performance ranks in the top 1,183 out of 4,521 Texas elementary schools, also with a 4-star rating. This consistent improvement over the past several years has helped the school move from a 1-star rating in 2015-2016 to a 3-star rating in 2022-2023.

While Worth Heights Elementary excels in many areas, it faces challenges in the performance of its gifted and talented, as well as special education, students. The school ranks in the bottom 2,000 out of 2,980 Texas elementary schools for gifted and talented student performance, with a 2-star rating, and in the bottom 2,752 out of 4,086 Texas elementary schools for special education student performance, also with a 2-star rating. When compared to nearby schools, such as Daggett Montessori and Clifford Davis Elementary, Worth Heights Elementary generally outperforms them in test scores and student performance, particularly for ELL and low-SES students, but these nearby schools have higher overall rankings and performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 519 E Butler St
       Fort Worth, TX  76110-5598


(817) 814-6200

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2649th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,339 Help


Students who attend Worth Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rosemont Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  484

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.0%
White:
2.9%
Asian:
1.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Worth Heights Elementary ranks worse than 56.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 15th 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 42.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95%), White (2.9%), Asian (1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Worth Heights Elementary is 15.1. 48 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 Worth Heights Elementary is $11,339, which is the 37th highest among 79 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Worth Heights Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Worth Heights Elementary 2649th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Worth Heights Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Worth Heights Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.63 3037th 3465 12.4%
2005 39.87 2491st 3475 28.3%
2006 30.96 2811th 3476 19.1%
2007 37.96 2773rd 3724 25.5%
2008 17.91 3471st 3768 7.9%
2009 29.32 3223rd 3884 17.0%
2010 19.06 3634th 3937 7.7%
2011 31.77 3313th 4095 19.1%
2012 45.67 2540th 4206 39.6%
2013 40.43 2852nd 4221 32.4%
2014 29.77 3415th 4260 19.8%
2015 30.86 3298th 4320 23.7%
2016 33.68 3122nd 4286 27.2%
2017 45.34 2222nd 4329 48.7%
2018 50.04 1986th 4359 54.4%
2019 49.54 2076th 4479 53.7%
2021 44.37 2328th 4578 49.1%
2022 54.58 1888th 4581 58.8%
2023 53.21 1994th 4647 57.1%
2024 42.92 2649th 4675 43.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.23 826th 3226 74.4%
2019 64.94 842nd 3333 74.7%
2021 70.40 606th 3446 82.4%
2022 63.80 937th 3487 73.1%
2023 63.60 985th 3556 72.3%
2024 47.93 1751st 3638 51.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.15 3252nd 3558 8.6%
2019 28.48 2937th 3684 20.3%
2021 56.10 1123rd 3799 70.4%
2022 38.07 2413th 3952 38.9%
2023 34.57 2752nd 4086 32.6%
2024 54.84 1579th 4261 62.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.94 1154th 4264 72.9%
2019 66.10 1015th 4309 76.4%
2021 59.82 1411th 4451 68.3%
2022 68.12 995th 4477 77.8%
2023 65.00 1183rd 4521 73.8%
2024 51.31 2094th 4560 54.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.09 1836th 4306 57.4%
2019 50.75 2007th 4348 53.8%
2021 44.67 2312th 4499 48.6%
2022 51.15 2079th 4561 54.4%
2023 53.40 1957th 4588 57.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.66 894th 3106 71.2%
2019 40.83 2367th 3184 25.7%
2021 49.91 1761st 3006 41.4%
2022 52.30 1759th 2958 40.5%
2023 48.28 2000th 2980 32.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.09 478th 4240 88.7%
2019 78.16 482nd 4295 88.8%
2021 70.53 716th 4331 83.5%
2022 73.71 666th 4461 85.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.86 2159th 4319 50.0%
2019 48.28 2111th 4357 51.5%
2021 44.43 2295th 4498 49.0%
2022 57.31 1747th 4563 61.7%
2023 53.89 1912th 4585 58.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Worth Heights Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.21 1586th 4168 61.9%
2019 55.07 1659th 4188 60.4%
2021 52.70 1768th 4329 59.2%
2022 62.08 1331st 4376 69.6%
2023 59.56 1503rd 4401 65.8%
2024 49.59 2137th 4431 51.8%
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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 Worth Heights Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 54 13 3 670 n/a n/a n/a 0 740
1989 50 8 3 733 0 n/a n/a 0 794
1990 53 6 6 694 0 n/a n/a 0 759
1991 50 8 9 690 0 n/a n/a 0 757
1992 45 15 10 723 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1993 46 156 7 565 1 n/a n/a 0 775
1994 60 17 5 711 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1995 39 8 6 666 1 n/a n/a 0 720
1996 39 8 6 666 1 n/a n/a 0 720
1997 28 6 5 681 2 n/a n/a 0 722
1998 34 13 7 685 7 n/a n/a 0 746
1999 21 4 10 752 7 n/a n/a 0 794
2000 23 6 8 749 1 n/a n/a 0 787
2001 24 5 5 746 1 n/a n/a 0 781
2002 16 15 4 867 2 n/a n/a 0 904
2003 16 15 4 867 2 n/a n/a 0 904
2004 15 11 6 879 0 n/a n/a 0 911
2005 15 4 3 887 0 n/a n/a 0 909
2006 14 3 2 839 0 n/a n/a 0 858
2007 12 0 1 840 0 n/a n/a 0 853
2008 10 3 1 824 1 n/a n/a 0 839
2009 15 2 2 815 1 n/a n/a 0 835
2010 12 3 0 821 1 n/a n/a 0 837
2011 19 2 2 794 5 0 2 0 824
2012 17 4 0 799 4 0 4 0 828
2013 17 8 1 718 2 0 2 0 748
2014 8 8 1 715 1 0 1 0 734
2015 15 7 1 696 1 0 1 0 721
2016 10 7 1 680 0 0 1 0 699
2017 20 6 1 635 0 0 1 0 663
2018 15 4 2 623 0 0 1 0 645
2019 17 3 2 581 0 0 2 0 605
2020 15 1 3 559 0 0 3 0 581
2021 13 0 4 501 0 0 3 0 521
2022 17 2 3 479 0 0 3 0 504
2023 15 3 4 457 0 0 2 0 481
2024 14 4 5 460 0 0 1 0 484

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 Worth Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 740 24.0 30.8 n/a
1989 794 n/a n/a n/a
1990 759 35.0 21.6 n/a
1991 757 35.2 21.5 n/a
1992 793 42.6 18.6 75.2
1993 775 39.0 19.9 77.4
1994 793 38.3 20.7 77.3
1995 720 39.7 18.1 79.3
1996 720 39.7 18.1 79.3
1997 722 38.7 18.7 79.1
1998 746 40.9 18.2 79.2
1999 794 42.1 18.9 82.9
2000 787 43.4 18.1 86.8
2001 781 42.6 18.3 83.2
2002 904 49.6 18.2 87.4
2003 904 49.6 18.2 87.4
2004 911 46.0 19.8 91.1
2005 909 47.0 19.3 90.1
2006 858 46.2 18.6 89.7
2007 853 47.0 18.1 89
2008 839 44.8 18.7 85.6
2009 835 43.8 19.0 91.3
2010 837 42.0 19.9 91
2011 824 43.0 19.1 90.4
2012 828 39.5 20.9 92.5
2013 748 35.0 21.3 91.3
2014 734 36.4 20.1 90.7
2015 721 37.0 19.4 85.3
2016 699 38.0 18.3 91.3
2017 663 34.4 19.2 91.1
2018 645 37.1 17.3 90.4
2019 605 40.0 15.1 95.4
2020 581 35.8 16.1 94.7
2021 521 36.9 14.1 94.4
2022 504 33.8 14.8 94.4
2023 481 35.0 13.7 94.2
2024 484 32.0 15.1 92.1

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 Worth Heights Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 740 24.0 30.8 n/a
1989 794 n/a n/a n/a
1990 759 35.0 21.6 n/a
1991 757 35.2 21.5 n/a
1992 793 42.6 18.6 75.2
1993 775 39.0 19.9 77.4
1994 793 38.3 20.7 77.3
1995 720 39.7 18.1 79.3
1996 720 39.7 18.1 79.3
1997 722 38.7 18.7 79.1
1998 746 40.9 18.2 79.2
1999 794 42.1 18.9 82.9
2000 787 43.4 18.1 86.8
2001 781 42.6 18.3 83.2
2002 904 49.6 18.2 87.4
2003 904 49.6 18.2 87.4
2004 911 46.0 19.8 91.1
2005 909 47.0 19.3 90.1
2006 858 46.2 18.6 89.7
2007 853 47.0 18.1 89
2008 839 44.8 18.7 85.6
2009 835 43.8 19.0 91.3
2010 837 42.0 19.9 91
2011 824 43.0 19.1 90.4
2012 828 39.5 20.9 92.5
2013 748 35.0 21.3 91.3
2014 734 36.4 20.1 90.7
2015 721 37.0 19.4 85.3
2016 699 38.0 18.3 91.3
2017 663 34.4 19.2 91.1
2018 645 37.1 17.3 90.4
2019 605 40.0 15.1 95.4
2020 581 35.8 16.1 94.7
2021 521 36.9 14.1 94.4
2022 504 33.8 14.8 94.4
2023 481 35.0 13.7 94.2
2024 484 32.0 15.1 92.1

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 Worth Heights Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $492 (5.4%) $8,648 (94.6%) $9,140
2020 $512 (5.5%) $8,762 (94.5%) $9,274
2021 $1,449 (12.8%) $9,890 (87.2%) $11,339

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Worth Heights Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2076th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1994th of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Worth Heights Elementary)3539
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Worth Heights Elementary)3833
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Worth Heights Elementary)3427
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3012
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Worth Heights Elementary)4641
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Worth Heights Elementary)4247
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Worth Heights Elementary)250
 25%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Worth Heights Elementary)5766
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4141
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Worth Heights Elementary)6679
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4234
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Worth Heights Elementary)4225
 17%
   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 Students605481
 20.5%
African American33
American Indian00
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic581457
 21.3%
Pacific Islander00
White1715
 11.8%
Two or More Races22
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.4%94.2%
 1.2%


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Worth Heights Elementary ranks 2649th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Worth Heights Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 484 students attended Worth Heights Elementary.

Students who attend Worth Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosemont Middle


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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