Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Northwest ISD
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

Total students

522

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Northwest ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Northwest ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90%

Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Northwest ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 522 students. 36.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,483, which is $2,596 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

nance.nisdtx.org

Address

701 Tierra Vista Way
Fort Worth, TX 76131

Office phone number

(817) 698-1950

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

522

African American

86 (16.5%)

Northwest ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.8%)

Northwest ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

30 (5.7%)

Northwest ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

135 (25.9%)

Northwest ISD: 24%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.8%)

Northwest ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

241 (46.2%)

Northwest ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

22 (4.2%)

Northwest ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.5%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

5.7%

Hispanic

25.9%

Pacific Islander

0.8%

White

46.2%

Two or more races

4.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

36.2 %

Northwest ISD: 33%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

26.8 %

Northwest ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9 %

Northwest ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

36.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

26.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.2 %

Northwest ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.4 %

Northwest ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

17.6 %

Northwest ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.2%

Gifted and talented

4.4%

Special education

17.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Northwest ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Northwest ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6 %

Northwest ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11 %

Northwest ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Northwest ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Northwest ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

3.1 %

Northwest ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Northwest ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.7 %

Northwest ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25 %

Northwest ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

35.1

African American

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (2.9%)

Northwest ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2 (5.7%)

Northwest ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32.1 (91.4%)

Northwest ISD: 86.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24 (68.6%)

Northwest ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11 (31.4%)

Northwest ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Northwest ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.9

Northwest ISD: 16.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Northwest ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,483

Northwest ISD: $61,396

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,500

Northwest ISD: $49,004

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,373

Northwest ISD: $57,789

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,775

Northwest ISD: $59,735

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,002

Northwest ISD: $63,429

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,895

Northwest ISD: $68,965

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$82,686

Northwest ISD: $74,564

Statewide: $71,111

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