Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Fort Worth, Texas · Tarrant County · Grades 6–8 · Charter
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts runs 1 school (1 middle) with 146 students. By enrollment it is the 1110th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 146 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 19.7 |
| Students per teacher | 7.4 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 2.1% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4899131 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | Middle | 6–8 | 146 | 7.4 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Academy of Visual and Performing Arts schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts in context
Size
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school. NCES lists Academy of Visual and Performing Arts as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 7 is its largest grade, with 62 students this year. Grade 8 has 38 students and grade 6 has 46, 17% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in Academy of Visual and Performing Arts.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at 61%, above their 12.8% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 29.5%.
2.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 7.4 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Academy of Visual and Performing Arts reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Academy of Visual and Performing Arts' area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is Texas School of the Arts, 2.1 miles away with 337 students. 48 districts are within 25 miles, and 47 of them enroll more students than Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. Tarrant County has 30 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 19.7 | 7 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2 | 73 |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 146 |
| School administrators | 0.5 | 292 |
| District administrators | 0.5 | 292 |
| All staff | 29.7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 61% |
| Hispanic | 29.5% |
| White | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 46 |
| Grade 7 | 62 |
| Grade 8 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas School of the Arts | 2 mi | 337 | 12.9 | – |
| Fort Worth ISD | 3 mi | 70,405 | 15.1 | – |
| Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | 4 mi | 670 | 13.1 | – |
| Everman ISD | 4 mi | 5,018 | 14.9 | – |
| New Heights | 6 mi | 588 | 32.4 | – |
| Crowley ISD | 6 mi | 17,011 | 14.4 | – |
| Rocketship Public Schools | 6 mi | 731 | 19 | – |
| East Fort Worth Montessori Academy | 7 mi | 131 | 14.8 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Tarrant County
- Fort Worth ISD (70,405 students)
- Arlington ISD (53,339 students)
- Mansfield ISD (35,354 students)
- Northwest ISD (32,098 students)
- Keller ISD (32,042 students)
- International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) (25,497 students)
- Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD (23,982 students)
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD (23,262 students)
- Birdville ISD (22,267 students)
- Crowley ISD (17,011 students)
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD (13,541 students)
- Carroll ISD (8,105 students)
- Azle ISD (7,304 students)
- Trinity Basin Preparatory (7,007 students)
- White Settlement ISD (6,831 students)
- Everman ISD (5,018 students)
- Castleberry ISD (3,851 students)
- Lake Worth ISD (3,249 students)
- Newman International Academy of Arlington (2,830 students)
- Kennedale ISD (2,754 students)
- Arlington Classics Academy (1,506 students)
- Westlake Academy Charter School (877 students)
- Rocketship Public Schools (731 students)
- Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (670 students)
- New Heights (588 students)
- Treetops School International (343 students)
- Texas School of the Arts (337 students)
- Jean Massieu Academy (185 students)
- East Fort Worth Montessori Academy (131 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
4200 S Fwy Ste 1940, Fort Worth, TX 76115
Phone: (817)200-7299
Website: avpaschools.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.