Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts · Grades 3–6
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School serves 255 students in grades 3–6 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 2 schools in Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts. By enrollment it is the 4330th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 16.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 3–6 |
| District | Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480023111512 |
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 Academy of Fine Arts | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 255 | 670 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 13.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School in context
Size
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School is the only elementary school in Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts. Its 255 students are 38.1% of the district's 670. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 522; Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 6 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 40, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 6 has 120% more students than grade 3 (88 against 40). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 36.5% here and 44.3% across Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts. Hispanic students are next, at 34.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 16.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 255 students, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 255 students would have about 17.2 teachers, so Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Overton Park Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in Fort Worth ISD. Within 10 miles there are 129 other elementary schools, 45 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 36.5% |
| Hispanic | 34.9% |
| Black | 13.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.8% |
| Asian | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
80.4% of students are girls and 19.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 40 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 66 |
| Grade 6 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3901 S Hulen St, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Phone: (817)924-1482
Website: artsacademics.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Park Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.2 mi | 510 | 17.3 | 6.1% |
| Tanglewood Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.1 mi | 575 | 18.4 | 19.5% |
| Westcliff Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 534 | 17.3 | 71.2% |
| Bruce Shulkey Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 400 | 14 | 83.5% |
| South Hills Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 649 | 15.8 | 87.1% |
| Alice D Contreras | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 442 | 13.9 | 92.1% |
| Ridglea Hills Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.2 mi | 742 | 16.7 | 52.7% |
| Alice Carlson Applied Lrn Center | Fort Worth ISD | 2.2 mi | 379 | 16.1 | 25.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | High | 7–12 | 415 |