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Enrollment
845
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892014002
Brenda Norwood Elementary School
2000 JULIAN FEILD ST, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 · (682) 320-9400 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A-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
15.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
261 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 48 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 202 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 186 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 30% smaller than its 4th grade class (186).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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% . +12.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2021
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 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% |
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% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Brenda Norwood Elementary School
Brenda Norwood Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Norwood Elementary School this school | 845 | 30.9% | 64.3% |
| Sandbrock Ranch Elementary School AUBREY | 799 | 30.3% | 44.0% |
| Fall Creek Elementary School HUMBLE | 761 | 31.1% | 57.0% |
| Cora Spencer Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 653 | 34.9% | 73.0% |
| Elizabeth Smith Academy MANSFIELD | 617 | 34.5% | 55.7% |
| Meridiana Elementary School IOWA COLONY | 794 | 36.5% | 54.6% |
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 Brenda Norwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #551 of 4,401 | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #478 of 4,466 ▲ 92 | #2 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #587 of 4,466 ▲ 159 | #3 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,083 of 3,998 | #12 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #316 of 4,938 | #1 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,463 of 4,622 | #21 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #214 of 4,628 | #1 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #4,195 of 4,789 | #31 of 34 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 845 | 56.3 | 15.0:1 | 31% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 53.1 | 14.7:1 | 34% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 47.3 | 13.7:1 | 36% (230) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brenda Norwood Elementary School.
About Brenda Norwood Elementary School
Brenda Norwood Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in MANSFIELD, Texas. The student body numbers 845 students, from pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
The district, MANSFIELD ISD, has 35,354 students enrolled across 47 schools.
Brenda Norwood Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 40%. It is also 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Johnson County's residents are about 5% Black, 34 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Brenda Norwood Elementary School comes in at 73%.
Its teaching staff equals 56.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.0:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Brenda Norwood Elementary School is 31%. That is 20 points below the 51% average for public schools in Johnson County.
allk12 grades Brenda Norwood Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 60.5% for a school in Texas with Brenda Norwood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Brenda Norwood Elementary School posts 64.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that median household income is about $84,859, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 77 public schools operate in Johnson County, serving about 39,004 students.
The closest public school to Brenda Norwood Elementary School is Alma Martinez Intermediate School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 64.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANSFIELD ISD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
Other schools in MANSFIELD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
- Brooks Wester Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Alma Martinez Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 930 students
Nearby schools
- Alma Martinez Intermediate School0.2 mi · 930
- Mansfield Heritage Elementary School0.8 mi · 460
- Mansfield Heritage Middle School0.8 mi · 138
- Charlene McKinzey Middle School1.2 mi · 1,043
- Annette Perry Elementary School1.9 mi · 593
- Elizabeth Smith Academy1.9 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Brenda Norwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Brenda Norwood Elementary School?
Brenda Norwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 845 students in grades PK-04.
Is Brenda Norwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brenda Norwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Brenda Norwood Elementary School have?
Brenda Norwood Elementary School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Brenda Norwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brenda Norwood Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 40% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Brenda Norwood Elementary School public or private?
Brenda Norwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANSFIELD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.