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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305000800
Blanton Elementary School
2525 SCOTT MILL RD, CARROLLTON, TX 75006 · (972) 968-1100 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
386 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 51 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 36.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Blanton Elementary School
Blanton Elementary School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanton Elementary School this school | 503 | 76.7% | 42.6% |
| Parmer Lane Elementary School AUSTIN | 488 | 75.6% | 39.1% |
| Michael Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 530 | 78.1% | 32.6% |
| L A Gililland Elementary School FORT WORTH | 503 | 75.0% | 34.0% |
| Thompson Elementary School CARROLLTON | 531 | 74.2% | 44.5% |
| Springhill Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 541 | 76.7% | 27.1% |
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 Blanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #2,254 of 4,401 | #156 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,565 of 4,466 ▲ 433 | #110 of 429 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,499 of 4,466 ▲ 376 | #103 of 429 ▲ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #912 of 3,998 | #63 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #2,501 of 4,938 | #210 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #2,021 of 4,622 | #178 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #3,280 of 4,628 | #297 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #2,167 of 4,789 | #306 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #417 of 1,307 | #37 of 118 |
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
503
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 503 | 34.6 | 14.5:1 | 77% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 81% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 35.6 | 13.3:1 | 79% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 82% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 79% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 82% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 81% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 39% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (419 to 503); teachers up 19% (29 to 34.6).
About Blanton Elementary School
Blanton Elementary School is an elementary school in CARROLLTON, Texas, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 503 students in pre-K through 5.
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD is the local district for Blanton Elementary School. It runs 39 schools with 24,165 students.
At Blanton Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 80% of the student body. The school is also 8% White, 5% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Blanton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Federal staffing data show 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Blanton Elementary School and a ratio of 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 77% of students. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is about the same, 77%.
Blanton Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.6%, compared with a predicted 40.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Blanton Elementary School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
The school nearest to Blanton Elementary School is Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Blanton Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students grew from 475 to 503 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Blanton Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Ranchview High SchoolHigh · 899 students
Other schools in CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
Other Blanton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Blanton Elementary. Blanton Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Blanton Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 748 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 510 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolLANTANA, TX · 470 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 456 students
- BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton0.3 mi · 579
- Smith High School0.5 mi · 1,971
- McCoy Elementary School0.8 mi · 410
- Thompson Elementary School0.8 mi · 531
- Salazar District Alternative Education Program1.1 mi · 39
- Long Middle School1.3 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Blanton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blanton Elementary School?
Blanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
Is Blanton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blanton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Blanton Elementary School have?
Blanton Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blanton Elementary School?
At Blanton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 80% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Blanton Elementary School public or private?
Blanton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.