Fine Arts Academy, Fort Worth TX

Original Research by School Decision on Fine Arts Academy

Fine Arts Academy is a regular public elementary school in Fort Worth serving kindergarten through sixth grade. The school is part of White Settlement ISD and sits in an area of Fort Worth experiencing rapid growth and rising housing costs as the city adds residents and expands into western and northwestern neighborhoods.

In terms of academic profile, Fine Arts Academy shows a split performance across subjects. In English language arts, the school is genuinely strong. Third graders, fourth graders, fifth graders, and sixth graders all show solid proficiency, with fifth and sixth grade reaching high performance on state assessments. This is a real strength. Mathematics tells a different story. Performance across grades three through six hovers in the modest range, ranging from about half to near two-thirds of students meeting proficiency standards. The gap between ELA strength and math weakness is the most pressing pattern in the data. Science testing was available only for fifth grade, where proficiency sits below half. Overall, when looking across all tested subjects and grade levels, Fine Arts Academy's combined proficiency index places it in the top quartile of schools across Tarrant County.

The school serves an enrollment of about three hundred students spread across all elementary grades. Roughly four in ten qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is diverse by race and ethnicity, with a substantial White enrollment and a meaningful Hispanic population alongside smaller Asian, Black, and multiracial groups. Data on the share of students learning English as an additional language and the share receiving special education services were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those populations and supports.

Fine Arts Academy underwent a significant transition as part of a district-wide reconfiguration that took effect in August 2024. The school relocated to a new site (the former Tannahill campus) and now serves grades K-6 as part of a realignment intended to reduce transitions for elementary students. The district raised property taxes to fund facility improvements tied to enrollment growth, a lasting change for families considering the area.

The school's name reflects a focus on fine arts, though specific details about the scope and structure of those programs were not included in the available data. Prospective families should ask the school about what fine arts instruction looks like across grade levels and how it shapes the daily experience.

State testing participation rates were not reported, so it is unclear whether all eligible students were assessed. The available academic data comes from the most recent school year and represents a single point in time, not a trend, so the school's direction over time remains unclear from this snapshot.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 19% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 44% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 35% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 27% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 34% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 43% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 53% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 677%

School 77% · District 50% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Science

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 25% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolWHITE SETTLEMENT 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

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income90%31 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income71%38 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income79%Higher-income79%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income69%Higher-income81%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income41%Higher-income63%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income75%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income61%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income67%36 pp gap