The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Berkshire El
Berkshire Elementary sits in the northwest Fort Worth zip code served by Northwest ISD, a fast-growing district whose recent financial and policy turbulence is directly relevant to any family considering this school.
The school runs pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls a substantial number of students for its grade band. Its student body is racially and ethnically mixed: white students make up the largest single group, followed by Hispanic and Black students, with a meaningful Asian population and a smaller share identifying as two or more races. Roughly a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school toward the lower end of economic disadvantage among schools in this area. English learner and special education figures were not available in the data provided.
On the Texas STAAR assessment, Berkshire's picture is mixed and worth examining closely. The broadest available measure places the school just above the midpoint among districts in Tarrant County on overall proficiency. Within the school, reading and language arts results vary by grade: third graders show a majority reaching the proficiency threshold, fifth graders come in somewhat below that, and fourth graders land considerably lower. Math proficiency for fourth grade, the one grade where that figure is available and the tested group is large enough to report, is low. State testing data for third- and fifth-grade math and for fifth-grade science were suppressed, likely because the Spanish-language STAAR version was administered to very small groups in those grades, so those scores cannot be interpreted as a whole-grade picture. The share of students reaching the higher "Masters" performance level across all subjects is modest, which tells parents that deep mastery is not yet widespread. A parent who wants a fuller picture of how individual grades and subgroups are progressing would do well to ask the school directly.
The district context matters as much as the school-level numbers right now. Northwest ISD passed a large bond in 2023 to build new schools and relieve overcrowding, with a fourth comprehensive high school and additional campuses planned through the late 2020s. At the same time, a tax-rate election failed in late 2024, forcing the district to eliminate more than a hundred teaching positions, raise class sizes in grades two through four, and cut the AVID college-readiness program and Reading Recovery. Those changes took effect for the 2025-2026 school year, which is the year reflected in the most recent test data. Berkshire's fourth-grade reading and math results emerged from that environment, and parents may want to ask how the school managed the transition. A subsequent tax-rate vote passed in November 2025, and the district has publicly reported plans to begin reducing class sizes and restoring some staffing for the following year.
The housing market around the school sits in a zip code where home values have edged down modestly year over year and now land close to the Texas statewide median, though still somewhat below the national median. Rents have been essentially flat. Fort Worth overall is growing quickly, and the northwestern edges of the city where this school sits are among the most active for new residential development. That growth is what drove the district's overcrowding and bond measure in the first place, and it also means the neighborhood around Berkshire is relatively new and still forming its character.
Fort Worth itself offers a range of civic anchors, from the Cultural District's museums to the Stockyards and extensive Trinity River trail network. Trinity Metro provides bus and rail connections across the city, though car dependence is typical in the outer northwest neighborhoods. Major employers in the region span aerospace, aviation, health care, and education, giving the area a diversified economic base.
Graduation rate does not apply to Berkshire, as it serves only elementary grades. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether the school's results are improving, holding steady, or declining over time.
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