Cesar Chavez Pri, Ft Worth TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Cesar Chavez Pri

Cesar Chavez Primary serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Fort Worth ISD. The school is located in the 76106 zip code area and draws nearly all its students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment runs small to mid-sized for an elementary school, spread across its served grades.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller populations of Black, Asian, and White students. A notable feature of the school is that it offers instruction in both English and Spanish across tested grades, which shows in the testing data: some students took the STAAR assessment in English, others in Spanish, reflecting what appears to be a bilingual or dual-language program design.

Academic performance in reading and language arts is the school's clearer strength. In third grade, students testing in English showed solid proficiency in reading; upper grades in Spanish showed mixed results. Math performance is weaker. Third and fourth graders testing in English showed proficiency rates in the mid-range, and fifth graders testing in Spanish showed proficiency in mathematics at a lower rate. Science proficiency on the fifth grade test was notably low, with very few students reaching proficiency level. Social studies performance across the school was minimal as well.

Looking at the school's performance relative to other districts in Tarrant County, the overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, suggesting the school performs better than many of its regional peers, though the full picture is mixed by subject. Readers should note that participation rates on these assessments were not available, so the denominator of who was actually tested remains unclear.

The school sits in Fort Worth, a large and rapidly growing Texas city anchored by aerospace, defense, and healthcare employment. Housing in the immediate area is modestly valued, with rents below the state benchmark. The broader city is undergoing heavy residential and commercial development, particularly in master-planned communities to the north, though affordability has tightened alongside growth. Daily life in Fort Worth is shaped by an extensive trail system along the Trinity River and a robust network of cultural institutions downtown.

A parent considering this school should recognize that it offers a bilingual instructional pathway, which may be intentional for the community it serves. The strength in reading instruction is evident, while math and science instruction may be areas to discuss with school staff about supports or interventions. Because trend data spans only one year, a parent may want to ask the school directly about longer-term performance trajectories and specific supports available for students in math and science, particularly in the upper grades.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 14% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 8% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 34% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 16% · ▲ 47 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 41% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 46% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grade 52%

School 2% · District 2%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

This schoolFORT WORTH ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income50%17 pp gap