Castleberry Independent School District

Castleberry Independent School District is a public school district located in River Oaks, Texas, United States. The district's boundaries contain River Oaks and majority of the city of Sansom Park. The district covers an area around 5.438 sq mi,^[5] placing it among the smallest (in geographic size) public school districts in Texas.

Castleberry Independent School District
Address
5228 Ohio Garden Road[1] River Oaks, Texas Region 11 United States
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Inspire, Empower, Innovate [2]
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Established	1945
Superintendent	Renee Smith-Faulkner[3]
Governing agency	Texas Education Agency
NCES District ID	4813170[4]
Students and staff
Students	3,780[1]
Teachers	247.5[1]
Staff	516[1]
Colors	Scarlet Red and Columbia/Light Blue
Other information
Mascot	Lion
Website	castleberryisd.net

Castleberry ISD is located five miles west of downtown Fort Worth, in a densely populated community covering an area of approximately 5.438 sq mi,.^[5] The district includes the City of River Oaks (pop. 7,646), a large portion of Sansom Park (pop. 5,454), and a small portion of the City of Fort Worth.* Castleberry ISD is bound on the west and the south by the Trinity River, on the east by Fort Worth, and the north by Lake Worth.^[6]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[7]

Schools

High school

• Castleberry High School (grades 9–12)

Middle school

• Irma Marsh Middle School/IMMS (grades 6–8)

Elementary schools

• A.V. Cato Elementary School/A.V. Cato (prekindergarten-grade 5)
• Castleberry Elementary School/CES (prekindergarten-grade 5)
• Joy James Academy of Leadership (prekindergarten-grade 5)

Alternative schools

• REACH High School (grades 9–12)
• TRUCE Learning Center (grades 6–12)

Students

Academics

STAAR - Percent at Level II Satisfactory Standard or Above (Sum of All Grades Tested)^[8]

Subject	Castleberry ISD	Region 11	State of Texas
Reading	66%	76%	73%
Mathematics	70%	78%	76%
Writing	66%	72%	69%
Science	71%	81%	79%
Soc. Studies	76%	80%	77%
All Tests	69%	77%	75%

Local region and statewide averages on standardized tests typically exceed the average scores of students in Castleberry. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 69% of students in Castleberry ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state.^[8] The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1300, and the average ACT score was 19.0.^[8]

Demographics

In the 2015–2016 school year, the school district had a total of 4,044 students, ranging from early childhood education and prekindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 188 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was 1.8%.^[8]

As of the 2015–2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 76.7% Hispanic, 20.4% White, 1.1% African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, and 1.1% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 84.0% of the student body.^[8]