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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD·NCES 482166005405
Bransford Elementary School
601 GLADE RD, COLLEYVILLE, TX 76034 · (817) 305-4920 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
47 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 34.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Bransford Elementary School
Bransford Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bransford Elementary School this school | 454 | 10.4% | 65.8% |
| Colleyville Elementary School COLLEYVILLE | 415 | 9.6% | 72.5% |
| Mohawk Elementary School RICHARDSON | 492 | 9.1% | 78.5% |
| Lakeview Elementary School ROANOKE | 487 | 5.5% | 75.5% |
| Lakeway Elementary School AUSTIN | 524 | 6.9% | 65.6% |
| Greens Prairie Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 510 | 13.9% | 63.5% |
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 Bransford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #475 of 4,401 | #27 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #878 of 4,466 ▼ 224 | #48 of 339 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #528 of 4,466 ▲ 262 | #28 of 339 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #2,980 of 4,938 | #218 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,184 of 4,622 | #267 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #2,937 of 4,628 | #286 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #4,647 of 4,789 | #333 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #2,516 of 2,838 | #218 of 242 |
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
454
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 454 | 28.6 | 15.9:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 35.6 | 12.8:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 33.3 | 14.1:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 1% (4) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bransford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (474 to 454); teachers down 13% (33 to 28.6).
About Bransford Elementary School
Bransford Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in COLLEYVILLE, Texas. The student body numbers 454 students, from pre-K through 5.
GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD has 20 schools; together they serve 13,541 students.
Bransford Elementary School is 75% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Tarrant County's population at about 48%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Bransford Elementary School counts 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.9 students for each one. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 10% of students at Bransford Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Bransford Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Bransford Elementary School is 3.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (65.8% versus 69.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Tarrant County census figures show that the median household income is $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Tarrant County is home to 639 public schools and about 385,835 public school students.
The shortest distance from Bransford Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Colleyville Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bransford Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Bransford Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 449 in 2020-21 and 454 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
- Colleyville Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Grapevine High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Iuniversity PrepHigh · 1,415 students
- Cross Timbers Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Grapevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
Other schools in COLLEYVILLE
- Colleyville Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Colleyville Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Glenhope Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Colleyville Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Colleyville Elementary School1.1 mi · 415
- Colleyville Middle School1.1 mi · 610
- The Bridges Academy Alter1.2 mi · 57
- Bedford Heights Elementary School1.4 mi · 651
- W A Porter Elementary School1.6 mi · 538
- Bedford Junior High School1.7 mi · 968
Frequently asked questions
About Bransford Elementary SchoolHow large is Bransford Elementary School?
Bransford Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bransford Elementary School serve?
Bransford Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bransford Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Bransford Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bransford Elementary School?
At Bransford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bransford Elementary School?
Bransford Elementary School is overseen by GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.