The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Curtis El
Curtis Elementary sits on West Russell Street in Weatherford, the Parker County seat, and serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a regular public elementary within Weatherford ISD, a district that spans a wide geographic footprint across a city growing quickly as the Dallas-Fort Worth metro pushes westward. Weatherford itself reads as a place in transition: a historic courthouse square with 19th-century commercial buildings and a western-heritage identity sits alongside expanding suburban subdivisions and new construction along the Interstate 20 corridor. The district's major employers include the school system itself, the local hospital, Weatherford College, and a mix of retailers and manufacturers. A demand-response bus service connects the area to Fort Worth, but beyond downtown the city is largely car-dependent.
The enrollment at Curtis is moderate-sized for an elementary serving this grade band, with students spread fairly evenly across the grade levels. Just over half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a meaningful mix of economic backgrounds. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up roughly the next largest group and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, and other students. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed and worth examining carefully. Texas uses the STAAR, and Curtis reports results for grades three through five. In reading and language arts, the trend across grades is genuinely encouraging: third graders reached proficiency at roughly the midpoint, fourth graders a bit above that, and fifth graders performed notably better, suggesting students may be building literacy skills as they move through the school. Math tells a different story. Third and fifth graders scored below the midpoint, while fourth graders were somewhat stronger. Fifth-grade science proficiency was the school's softest result, with fewer than a third of tested students reaching the proficient threshold. Looking at the broader STAAR performance bands, a large share of students across subjects at least "approaches" the standard, but the share reaching the highest "masters" level is modest, particularly in social studies and science. A parent interested in understanding whether their child would receive adequate challenge or additional support in those areas would be well served to ask the school directly about how it identifies and responds to students at both ends of the range.
Placed against other districts in Parker County, Curtis's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint of that comparison set, which includes nine districts. That positioning is worth noting, though it does not override the subject-by-subject and grade-level variation described above.
No graduation rate applies here, as Curtis serves only pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
The housing market in Weatherford is relevant for families considering a move. Home values sit below both the state and national medians and have dipped modestly year over year, while rents have edged up slightly. The combination has drawn considerable attention as an affordable DFW exurb, and publicly reported rankings have placed Weatherford among the nation's fastest-growing affordable suburbs. New construction is widespread, master-planned communities are appearing across the city, and Weatherford ISD has been building capacity to keep pace with enrollment growth. The district's property tax rate has declined substantially over recent years, which matters for buyers evaluating ongoing costs.
On district facilities and programs, families should know that Weatherford ISD placed a bond before voters in November 2025 that would have funded safety and security upgrades, renovations to aging buildings, and a new career and technology education center. All three propositions failed. Until the district develops a new plan, those improvements remain unfunded. Program data specific to Curtis Elementary, such as enrichment offerings, intervention services, or extracurricular programs, was not available in the data provided; asking the school directly would fill that gap.
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