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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034005993
Back Elementary School
7300 BLUEBONNET DR, ROWLETT, TX 75088 · (972) 475-1884 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
280 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 75 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 16.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Back Elementary School
Back Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Elementary School this school | 402 | 69.7% | 41.5% |
| Degan Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 396 | 69.2% | 37.3% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School RICHMOND | 410 | 68.8% | 46.5% |
| Bryant Elementary School ARLINGTON | 462 | 77.7% | 48.4% |
| John D Spicer Elementary School HALTOM CITY | 431 | 67.7% | 42.4% |
| Jess Harben Elementary School RICHARDSON | 394 | 65.0% | 49.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Back Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,400 of 4,401 | #166 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,051 of 4,466 ▲ 78 | #163 of 429 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,139 of 4,466 ▼ 561 | #264 of 429 ▼ 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #316 of 3,998 | #43 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #3,464 of 4,938 | #336 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,317 of 4,622 | #211 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #199 of 4,628 | #18 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #2,583 of 4,789 | #341 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #1,970 of 2,838 | #201 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
402
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 27.1 | 14.9:1 | 70% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 32.7 | 13.1:1 | 72% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 74% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 74% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 30.1 | 15.0:1 | 66% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 68% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 57% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 29% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 37 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Back Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (450 to 402); teachers down 10% (30.1 to 27.1).
About Back Elementary School
Back Elementary School is a small elementary school in Texas, with an address in ROWLETT. School enrollment was 402 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
In GARLAND ISD, 76 schools enroll a combined 53,173 students.
Back Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 34%. It is also 33% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% White, and 7% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 22% Black, 12 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Back Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
Back Elementary School employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 70% in 2024-25.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.0%. Back Elementary School scores 41.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The shortest distance from Back Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Norma Dorsey Elementary School. The five-mile area around Back Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 42.9% proficiency; Back Elementary School posts 41.5%.
Federal data place Back Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Back Elementary School had 382 students in 2020-21 and 402 in 2024-25, a 5% increase.
Community posts for Back Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in ROWLETT
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & ScienceMiddle · 956 students
- Vernon Schrade Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Herfurth Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Keeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Norma Dorsey Elementary School0.9 mi · 571
- Harmony School of Innovation - Garland1.5 mi · 658
- Harmony Science Academy - Garland1.6 mi · 759
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science1.8 mi · 956
- Coyle Middle School1.8 mi · 273
- Rowlett High School1.9 mi · 2,156
Frequently asked questions
About Back Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Back Elementary School?
Back Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Back Elementary School serve?
Back Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Back Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Back Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Back Elementary School?
Back Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 33% Hispanic, 34% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Back Elementary School?
Back Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.