Rufino Mendoza Sr. Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Rufino Mendoza Sr. Elementary School serves 342 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 3882nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 23.91 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 | 481970001849 |
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 | 342 | 70,405 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.4% | 83.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Rufino Mendoza Sr. Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 81 elementary schools in Fort Worth ISD, Rufino Mendoza Sr. Elementary School is the 64th largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 397 students, so Rufino Mendoza Sr. 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 55 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 36, against an average of 49 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 48 in kindergarten and 52 in grade 5. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.4% 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
Rufino Mendoza Sr. Elementary School has 23.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 342 students would have about 23.1 teachers, so Rufino Mendoza Sr. Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 Manuel Jara Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 35 elementary schools within 5 miles and 160 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.8% |
| White | 2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 55 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 55 |
| Grade 4 | 36 |
| Grade 5 | 52 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1412 Denver Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Phone: (817)814-4700
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rufino Mendoza Sr. Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Jara Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.7 mi | 567 | 14.3 | 92.9% |
| Sam Rosen Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.5 mi | 407 | 14.5 | 95.1% |
| Charles Nash Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 213 | 14.4 | 85.9% |
| A V Cato Elementary School | Castleberry ISD | 1.9 mi | 633 | 14.7 | 94.8% |
| North Hi Mount Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.0 mi | 386 | 15.4 | 52.1% |
| Washington Heights Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 268 | 14.1 | 95.1% |
| Kirkpatrick Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 296 | 14.1 | 94.3% |
| Diamond Hill Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.2 mi | 482 | 17 | 94.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.