📍 4501 Barbara Rd, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76114
A V Cato el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Meredith Strambler. It is part of the Castleberry Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
A V Cato el enrolls 573 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 491 | 86% |
| White | 68 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
527 of the school's 573 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 457 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
A V Cato el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 90.
A V Cato el is one of 8 schools in CASTLEBERRY ISD, based in FORT WORTH, Texas. The district serves 3,851 students district-wide and employs 257 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 573 students, A V Cato el is larger than the district average of about 481 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large