BARTON EL

As a substantial elementary school in IRVING, Texas, BARTON EL works with 848 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by IRVING ISD. That puts it 63% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within IRVING ISD, which oversees 37 schools and 31,918 students, BARTON EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BARTON EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Beyond that, the school reports 6% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BARTON EL has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at BARTON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, BARTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.3%, the actual is 26.2%, a residual of -9.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BARTON EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: LAMAR MIDDLE, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BARTON EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. BARTON EL's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 751 (now 848).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.