BLAIR EL

BLAIR EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in FARMERS BRANCH, Texas, part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, instructs 520 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,165 students; BLAIR EL is among them.

On demographics, BLAIR EL records that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 5% White, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BLAIR EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.2%; actual is 60.7%, +23.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows 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. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which BLAIR EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLAIR EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 554 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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