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Castleberry Independent School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,710 (2022-2023)
Schools: 8 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Castleberry Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Tarrant County). During the 2023 school year, 3,710 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 5

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 5

Incumbent Mary Lou Martinez won election in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 5 on May 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Lou Martinez (Nonpartisan)	100.0	416

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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 6

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 6

Incumbent Cathy Gatica won election in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 6 on May 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Gatica (Nonpartisan)	100.0	403

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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 7

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 7

Janice Carrell defeated Kevin Robles in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 7 on May 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Janice Carrell (Nonpartisan)	55.8	270
	Submit photo	Kevin Robles (Nonpartisan)	44.2	214

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 484
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Holder (Nonpartisan)

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 3

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 3

Incumbent Ariela Martinez defeated Janice Carrell in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 3 on May 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ariela Martinez (Nonpartisan)	52.5	370
	Submit photo	Janice Carrell (Nonpartisan)	47.5	335

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 705
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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 4

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 4

Incumbent Linda Ramos Aguillón won election in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 4 on May 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Linda Ramos Aguillón (Nonpartisan)	100.0	542

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 542
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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 1

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 1

Dewey Taliaferro won election in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 1 on May 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dewey Taliaferro (Nonpartisan)	100.0	500

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kenneth Romo (Nonpartisan)

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 2

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 2

Incumbent Tracy Gallman defeated Sarah Kelty in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 2 on May 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Gallman (Nonpartisan)	55.8	319
	Submit photo	Sarah Kelty (Nonpartisan)	44.2	253

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 572
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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Mary Lou Martinez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Cathy Gatica (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 7

General election

The general election was canceled. David Holder (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 3

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 3

Incumbent Dewey Taliaferro and Ariela Martinez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Arnulfo Martinez in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 3 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dewey Taliaferro (Nonpartisan)	42.6	312
✔	Submit photo	Ariela Martinez (Nonpartisan)	37.7	276
	Submit photo	Arnulfo Martinez (Nonpartisan)	19.8	145

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 733
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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 4

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 4

Linda Ramos Aguillón won election in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 4 on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Linda Ramos Aguillón (Nonpartisan)	100.0	554

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 554
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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 1

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 1

Incumbent Kenneth Romo won election in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kenneth Romo (Nonpartisan)	100.0	3,975

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,975
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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 2

General election

General election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 2

Tracy Gallman defeated incumbent Bill Seybold in the general election for Castleberry Independent School District, Place 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tracy Gallman (Nonpartisan)	53.3	2,184
	Submit photo	Bill Seybold (Nonpartisan)	46.7	1,913

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,097
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Castleberry Independent School District, Place 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Mary Lou Martinez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Cathy Gatica (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 7

General election

The general election was canceled. David Holder (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Dewey Taliaferro (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Castleberry Independent School District, Place 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Doug Lee (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

About the district

School board

The Castleberry Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Janice Carrell	Place 7	2025	2028
Cathy Gatica	Place 6	2013	2028
Mary Lou Martinez	Place 5	2004	2028
Ariela Martinez	Place 3	2021	2027
Linda Ramos Aguillón	Place 4	2021	2027
Dewey Taliaferro	Place 1	2023	2026
Tracy Gallman	Place 2	2020	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Castleberry Independent School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 99	Charlie Geren	Republican Party	99%	4%
Texas House of Representatives District 90	Ramon Romero Jr.	Democratic Party	1%	< 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$6,761,000	$1,869	14%
Local:	$12,412,000	$3,432	25%
State:	$30,095,000	$8,320	61%
Total:	$49,268,000	$13,621

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$52,725,000	$14,576
Total Current Expenditures:	$38,252,000	$10,575
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,776,000	$6,849	47%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,606,000	$1,273	9%
Administration:	$4,603,000	$1,272	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$4,267,000	$1,179	8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$10,691,000	$2,955
Construction:	$5,571,000	$1,540
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$2,297,000	$635
Interest on Debt:	$1,478,000	$408

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	21	<50	<=10	21	PS	<=20	20-24
2018-2019	38	>=50	40-59	36	PS	21-39	44
2017-2018	36	PS	20-29	36	PS	21-39	40
2016-2017	69	PS	60-79	69	PS	60-79	69
2015-2016	69	<50	60-79	69	PS	40-59	69
2014-2015	64	>=50	40-59	65	PS	40-59	62
2013-2014	73	PS	60-79	73	>=50	60-79	72
2012-2013	77	>=50	70-79	77	PS	60-79	77
2011-2012	85	>=50	80-89	85	PS	>=80	86
2010-2011	86	>=50	>=80	86	>=50		86

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	32	>=50	20-29	30	PS	21-39	40-44
2018-2019	37	<50	40-49	35	PS	40-59	42
2017-2018	35	>=50	30-39	34	PS	21-39	36
2016-2017	65	>=50	60-79	64	PS	60-79	68
2015-2016	65	>=50	>=80	63	>=50	60-79	71
2014-2015	68	>=50	60-79	68	>=50	60-79	69
2013-2014	70	>=50	60-69	69	<50	60-79	76
2012-2013	73	>=50	60-69	72	PS	>=80	78
2011-2012	84	>=50	80-89	83	PS	60-79	86
2010-2011	87	>=50	>=80	86	>=50		87

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	90	PS	PS	90-94			80-89
2017-2018	90	PS	PS	90-94		PS	80-89
2016-2017	89		PS	85-89	PS	PS	>=90
2015-2016	91	PS	PS	90-94		PS	80-89
2014-2015	87	PS	PS	85-89	PS		80-89
2013-2014	85		PS	85-89		PS	80-89
2012-2013	85-89	PS	PS	85-89		PS	80-89
2011-2012	90-94	PS	PS	90-94		PS	>=90
2010-2011	80-84		PS	80-84	PS	PS	>=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	3,710	1.9
2021-2022	3,639	0.6
2020-2021	3,617	-0.9
2019-2020	3,649	-3.7
2018-2019	3,783	-3.4
2017-2018	3,913	-2.3
2016-2017	4,003	-1.1
2015-2016	4,046	-0.7
2014-2015	4,076	3.3
2013-2014	3,943	3.3
2012-2013	3,814	3.7
2011-2012	3,672	0.6
2010-2011	3,650	0.2
2009-2010	3,641	3.4
2008-2009	3,517	2.7
2007-2008	3,422	2.4
2006-2007	3,341	1.8
2005-2006	3,280	0.0
2004-2005	3,279	1.4
2003-2004	3,233	-0.6
2002-2003	3,252	0.6
2001-2002	3,232	-3.2
2000-2001	3,337	0.7
1999-2000	3,315	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Castleberry Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	5.1
Black	2.3	12.8
Hispanic	83.3	52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.2
Two or More Races	1.3	3.0
White	12.6	25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Castleberry Independent School District had 257.33 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.42.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	11.00
Kindergarten:	16.12
Elementary:	95.02
Secondary:	119.42
Total:	257.33

Castleberry Independent School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 28.93 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	5.00
District Administrative Support:	23.80
School Administrators:	28.93
School Administrative Support:	9.50

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	64.84
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.79
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.18
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	51.48
Other Support Services:	125.86

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Castleberry Independent School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
A V Cato El	573	PK-5
Castleberry El	747	PK-5
Castleberry H S	1,042	8-12
Irma Marsh Middle	853	6-8
Joy James Academy Of Leadership	446	PK-5
Reach H S	35	9-12
Tarrant Co J J A E P	1	11-11
T R U C E Learning Ctr	13	6-12

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