Carter Park Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Carter Park Elementary School serves 445 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 3048th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970001838 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Worth ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 445 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.5% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Carter Park Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 81 elementary schools in Fort Worth ISD, Carter Park Elementary School is the 32nd largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 508 students, so Carter Park Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 78 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 55, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 5 has 18% more students than kindergarten (65 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 81.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 11.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across Fort Worth ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Carter Park Elementary School has 28.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 445 students would have about 30.1 teachers, so Carter Park Elementary School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Clifford Davis Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 56 elementary schools within 5 miles and 154 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.3% |
| Black | 11.7% |
| White | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 61 |
| Grade 3 | 56 |
| Grade 4 | 71 |
| Grade 5 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1204 E Broadus Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76115
Phone: (817)815-8600
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carter Park Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Davis Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.0 mi | 868 | 21.9 | 97.5% |
| Worth Heights Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.0 mi | 439 | 13.2 | 88.8% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth | Trinity Basin Preparatory | 1.0 mi | 2,020 | 16.1 | 83.5% |
| IDEA Southeast Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 698 | 24.4 | 93.1% |
| Richard J Wilson Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.4 mi | 508 | 15.6 | 93.1% |
| Hubbard Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 508 | 15.2 | 93.3% |
| George Clarke Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.0 mi | 388 | 13.2 | 88.1% |
| Texas School of the Arts | Texas School of the Arts | 2.0 mi | 337 | 12.9 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.