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Elder MS

Tarrant County · Region 11: Fort Worth · 615 students

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Current score
76/1002025-26
Change
+17 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−1.6 ptsvs 77.6 average · 2,146 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,280 of 2,146tied with 66 others
C76

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 59 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.6 average for 2,146 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Elder MS is rated C by TEA, scoring 76 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.6 average for 2,146 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 17 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,280th of 2,146 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 66 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageElder MS 5959587276 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated Not Rated with 59 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7677.6 2,146 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7277.3 2,127 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24F5873.8 2,109 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23F5973.4 2,101 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22F5981.8 2,075 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement65 D−5.3 vs similar economic context · 1,991 reporting
  • School Progress77 C−1.7 vs similar economic context · 1,987 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps75 C+0.1 vs similar economic context · 1,972 reporting
  • Academic Growth73 C±0.0 vs similar economic context · 1,954 reporting
  • Relative Performance77 C+0.2 vs similar economic context · 1,986 reporting
  • Elder MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,146 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement65D5
School Progress77C3
Closing the Gaps75C5
Academic Growth73C7
Relative Performance77C3

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 3 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (77), so Student Achievement (65) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 77.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level58%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,991 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,991 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,991 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level65%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,990 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,990 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,990 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level58%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,983 reporting
  • Meets grade level34%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,983 reporting
  • Masters grade level16%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,983 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level61%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,873 reporting
  • Meets grade level34%±0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,873 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,873 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level34%−28 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 634 reporting
  • Meets grade level9%−25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 634 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 634 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,146 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
615
Economically disadvantaged
92.0%+1.2 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
48.5%+8.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
23.3%+5.6 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
92.9%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
22.6%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Elder MS

African American: 1.1%Hispanic: 97.6%White: 1%Two or More Races: 0.3%
  • African American 1.1%
  • Hispanic 97.6%
  • White 1%
  • Two or More Races 0.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,146 reporting for every category shown · 2,146 in full cohort

African American: 14.8%Hispanic: 76.3%White: 5.6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.3%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.6%
  • African American 14.8%
  • Hispanic 76.3%
  • White 5.6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
615
Economically disadvantaged students
566
Emergent bilingual students
298
Special education students
143

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
78
Students in TEA mobility denominator
678
TEA-published mobility rate
11.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 615 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 31 (4.8%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
615

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−31

Decrease · −4.8%

Change since 2021–22
−343

Decrease · −35.8%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
615
Selected comparison
571.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,123 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Elder MS
School yearStudents enrolledElder MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 958 First available year 616
2022–23 826 Decrease of 132 (13.8%) 612.5
2023–24 763 Decrease of 63 (7.6%) 602.7
2024–25 646 Decrease of 117 (15.3%) 595.9
2025–26 615 Decrease of 31 (4.8%) 571.3

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
112

17.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
302

45.83 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
659

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
17.0%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,302 rated schools reporting

+3.8 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
45.83
Selected comparison
31.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,402 rated schools reporting

+14.5 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Elder MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 1,136 87 7.7% 126 11.09 7.1% 13.6
2021–22 985 333 33.8% 964 97.87 12.7% 30.1
2022–23 857 275 32.1% 974 113.65 13.6% 33
2023–24 820 215 26.2% 631 76.95 13.8% 33.4
2024–25 659 112 17.0% 302 45.83 13.2% 31.3
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Elder MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 112 17.0% 302 45.83 13.2% 31.3
In-school suspensions 100 15.2% 232 35.20 11.5% 22.2
Out-of-school suspensions 39 5.9% 64 9.71 9.3% 15.4
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Elder MS
  • Parent district: Fort Worth ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$10,869
Selected comparison
$13,226

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,125 rated schools reporting

−$2,357 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $10,869 per student for this campus, $18,965 per student for its parent district, Fort Worth ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearElder MSParent district: Fort Worth ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,723$12,883$13,054$8,326 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,021 rated schools reporting
2019$7,243$12,735$13,108$8,344 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,048 rated schools reporting
2020$6,471$14,060$14,058$8,852 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,054 rated schools reporting
2021$7,573$17,533$14,797$9,665 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,058 rated schools reporting
2022$9,445$16,930$15,708$11,221 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 rated schools reporting
2023$10,780$17,853$16,792$11,737 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,100 rated schools reporting
2024$12,387$18,199$18,125$12,633 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,112 rated schools reporting
2025$10,869$18,965$18,972$13,226 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,125 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$72,271+$4,004 vs similar economic context
Teachers
47+7.1 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
13.1−1.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Elder MS

Beginning: 6.4%1 to 5 years: 24.8%6 to 10 years: 21.2%11 to 20 years: 23.4%21 to 30 years: 17.8%Over 30 years: 6.4%
  • Beginning 6.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 21.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 23.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.8%
  • Over 30 years 6.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,146 reporting for every category shown · 2,146 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.5%1 to 5 years: 27.2%6 to 10 years: 18.8%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 14.9%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 7.5%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.9%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Elder MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classElder MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 612.417.3
Secondary English7.915.1
Secondary languages other than English20.218.2
Secondary math8.416.7
Secondary science10.717.7
Secondary social studies10.817.7

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 220905044.