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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001009636
Boals Elementary School
2035 JAGUAR DR, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (469) 633-3300 · Denton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
107 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Boals Elementary School
Boals Elementary School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boals Elementary School this school | 635 | 16.9% | 65.3% |
| Roberts Elementary School HOUSTON | 721 | 17.6% | 82.0% |
| James and Margie Marion Elementary School ALLEN | 688 | 18.8% | 67.3% |
| Max O Vaughan Elementary School ALLEN | 691 | 19.4% | 74.7% |
| Horn Elementary School BELLAIRE | 750 | 15.5% | 77.2% |
| Barksdale Elementary School PLANO | 547 | 15.4% | 79.9% |
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 Boals Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #500 of 4,401 | #36 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #766 of 4,466 ▼ 294 | #42 of 138 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #571 of 4,466 ▼ 122 | #45 of 138 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,413 of 3,998 | #79 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #1,354 of 4,938 | #41 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,400 of 4,622 | #103 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #118 of 4,628 | #15 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #4,512 of 4,789 | #103 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #2,236 of 2,838 | #55 of 69 |
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
635
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 635 | 42.5 | 14.9:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 18% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 41.3 | 16.7:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 17% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 42.5 | 16.2:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 7% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 5% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boals Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (689 to 635); teachers unchanged (42.5 to 42.5).
About Boals Elementary School
Boals Elementary School sits in FRISCO, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. School enrollment was 635 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Boals Elementary School is among 76 schools run by FRISCO ISD, which serves 65,289 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Boals Elementary School, at 33%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 7% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 11%. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Boals Elementary School employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 17% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 35% average among public schools in Denton County.
Boals Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Boals Elementary School is 1.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 65.3% actual, 66.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, Denton County, the median household income is $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 267 public schools in Denton County, enrolling about 175,222 students in all.
Lone Star High School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Boals Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Boals Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Boals Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 622 in 2020-21 and 635 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Boals Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Nearby schools
- Lone Star High School0.5 mi · 2,004
- Phillips Elementary School0.7 mi · 607
- Stafford Middle School0.8 mi · 946
- Purefoy Elementary School0.9 mi · 606
- Newman Elementary School1.0 mi · 594
- Griffin Middle School1.2 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Boals Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Boals Elementary School?
Boals Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades KG-05.
Is Boals Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boals Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Boals Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Boals Elementary School.
How diverse is Boals Elementary School?
Boals Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 33% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Boals Elementary School public or private?
Boals Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.