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Best Elementary Schools in Fort Worth, TX (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Fort Worth, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
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Fort Worth, TX elementary schools ranked
How Fort Worth, TX's elementary schools compare
A: 3B: 19C: 32D: 73F: 13
16% of the 140 ranked elementary schools in Fort Worth, TX earn an A or B (3 A grades, 19 B, 32 C, 73 D, 13 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 94 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (67% here, 71% nationally), and 38 exceed it. On average 25% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 25% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts El (55% against 33%, B+), Overton Park (85% against 66%, A+), Idea Edgecliff Academy (32% against 15%, C), Park Glen (63% against 50%, A).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 35): Fort Worth Isd (9), Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd (7), Keller Isd (4), Northwest Isd (3).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Trinity Basin Preparatory (2,016 students, D+, #57), Parkwood Hill Int (1,174 students, B+, #8), Iltexas Keller (943 students, B, #13).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Fort Worth, TX that are not ranked
15 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (1)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- C+ Alice Carlson Applied Lrn Ctr, Fort Worth
Closed schools (4)
NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.
- C- Chapel Hill Academy, Fort Worth
- C- High Point Academy Fw El, Fort Worth
- D High Point Academy Sfw, Fort Worth
- C+ Tannahill Int, Fort Worth
Not yet graded (10)
Too little test data to grade.
- Assessment Ctr, Fort Worth
- Berkshire, Fort Worth
- Idea Southeast Academy, Fort Worth
- Ignite Community School Fort Worth, Fort Worth
- Insights Learning Center, Fort Worth
- Keller Collegiate Academy, Fort Worth
- Lake Country El, Fort Worth
- Uplift Crescendo Preparatory, Fort Worth
- Western Hills, Fort Worth
- Womens Haven, Fort Worth
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Fort Worth, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Fort Worth, TX
What is the best elementary school in Fort Worth, TX?
Overton Park in Fort Worth ranks first among the 140 ranked elementary schools in Fort Worth, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 85% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 66%.
How are elementary schools in Fort Worth, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Fort Worth, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 155 public elementary schools in Fort Worth, TX; 140 are ranked here and 15 are listed as not ranked.