The top reported proficiency rate is 25% in Math. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Kirkpatrick El
Kirkpatrick Elementary is a small prekindergarten through fifth-grade school in Fort Worth serving a student body that is economically under resourced and predominantly Hispanic. The school sits in a working-class neighborhood where housing costs have risen in line with Fort Worth's rapid growth, and nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The most recent state test results show Kirkpatrick performing substantially below grade-level proficiency across all measured subjects. In fourth-grade math, about one quarter of students tested at proficient or above; in third-grade and fifth-grade reading on the STAAR Spanish assessment, proficiency hovered around one in twelve students. Fifth-grade science showed no students reaching proficiency. Across all subjects and grades combined, about one in five students achieved proficiency, placing the school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Tarrant County. A parent evaluating this school may want to look into further detail with the school about the specific supports in place for English learners and students working below grade level, what literacy and math interventions are available, and what progress the school has made or is targeting over time.
The data available here represents performance on tests offered in Spanish and English; very small test cohorts in some grades suggest that the school serves students learning English as a second language, though enrollment and language-learner counts were not provided. The school's grade-specific cohorts are small, with fewer than fifty students per grade in most instances, which can shape classroom composition and peer effects but also may mean specialized services exist on a tighter footing.
Fort Worth itself is one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, having recently crossed one million residents and continued adding population at a pace that outpaces peer Texas cities. That growth has driven rapid housing construction and pushed up rents, reshaping affordability in neighborhoods that were historically more accessible than peer Texas urban areas. Kirkpatrick's neighborhood reflects that pressure: housing values have moved modestly downward year over year, but remain well above what median household incomes in the region would suggest as comfortable. The school's location on Lincoln Avenue places it in central Fort Worth near the downtown core and the Cultural District, within reach of major civic anchors like the museums and Sundance Square, though the immediate neighborhood is residential and working-class rather than high-amenity.
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