Fine Arts Academy

Fort Worth, TX 76108

Phone: (817) 367-5396
Fax: (817) 367-1396
District: White Settlement Independent School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 1,2,3,4,5,6 • 274 students

Fine Arts Academy, a public school located in Fort Worth, TX, serves grades 1-6 in the White Settlement Independent School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Fine Arts Academy is a public school located in Fort Worth, TX. 274 students attend Fine Arts Academy.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 9/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) data from Texas Education Agency.
Student Growth 7/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Texas Education Agency.

Posted: January 29, 2024

I notice the most recent reviews are from years ago, so I’ll weigh in on my son’s first year so far. Before leaving my review, I think it’s important to note that it seems like this is THE elementary school that all of the district’s employees’ children attend, and much of the staff attended the district itself. It’s very clique-y. If your student is the child of a district employee or you happen to be friends with people that work there, they will be held on a pedestal.

Considering the above information, there seems to be a massive lack of accountability from the teachers on up. I understand that educators have restrictions on what they “can do” to help or mitigate bullying—but the teachers and staff here aren’t proactive at all. That said, a certain second grade teacher even made a snide comment while up-and-downing my FIVE YEAR OLD, over his homemade costume at the school trunk or treat. It’s not just the kids.

When a child reports bullying, if they don’t see or hear it happen, it didn’t happen, and how are they supposed to see or hear it when they don’t actively monitor the kids? They don’t walk the classroom listening in and taking note of what nasty, vile and frankly cruel things these kids say to/about each other.

From info given during orientation, I was under the impression that this happens during the day, and children who have displayed troublesome behaviors are pulled for social-emotional-learning at the end of the school day to help speak to and correct the behaviors. Bullying is regularly happening at recess, PE and lunch because teachers and staff plant themselves in a spot or gossip. Maybe there’s a law I missed that got passed and school staff is no longer allowed to correct poor behaviors, but I’m willing to bet it has more to do with the fact that 80% of the student body are children of district employees, so the teachers and staff think they can be more laid back. These golden children have made my very young son question his self worth, if he “belongs” there, his ethnicity (Hispanic), his relationship with his parents (these kids seriously told him we don’t love him and will abandon him at the school never to pick him up again). It goes on and on.

You’ll love this school if you have a white-passing child with a white last name, and bonus points if you have the time and money to butter up the teachers and staff. I’m not going to pay them to care about my son. He’ll be going elsewhere next year.

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Posted: September 4, 2014

FAA ROCKS! My boys love their school and their teachers. I love walking in the school and seeing the teacher and staff speak to all the children like they are all their children. My boys have been blessed each year with teacher that love them. They always work hard to make them strive for their best! I am truly thankful to be a part of the FAA family.

Posted: February 6, 2013

I really do love this school. It is small, & I feel that adds a special touch that bigger schools can't compete with.

Posted: April 9, 2011

We LOVE FAA! The school is well-run and the PTA is very strong. Every staff member I've encoutered has been friendly and dedicated to the kids. Great communication from admin also.

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