Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001228
C F Carr Elementary School
1952 BAYSIDE ST, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (972) 794-4300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
11.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
256 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 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 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 32.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 C F Carr Elementary School
C F Carr Elementary School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C F Carr Elementary School this school | 259 | 98.8% | 39.9% |
| Peck Elementary School HOUSTON | 288 | 97.2% | 35.7% |
| Maudrie Walton Elementary School FORT WORTH | 271 | 94.8% | 28.1% |
| King Early Childhood Center HOUSTON | 299 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Mading Elementary School HOUSTON | 298 | 96.3% | 26.9% |
| Marshall Ech Center MARSHALL | 276 | 97.5% | N/A |
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 C F Carr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,604 of 4,401 | #189 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,389 of 4,466 ▼ 478 | #193 of 429 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,733 of 4,466 ▼ 509 | #200 of 429 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #290 of 3,998 | #36 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #4,406 of 4,938 | #414 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #191 of 4,622 | #6 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #2,238 of 4,628 | #159 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #95 of 4,789 | #20 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.7% | #39 of 2,838 | #4 of 274 |
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
259
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 259 | 22.7 | 11.4:1 | 99% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 28.9 | 9.3:1 | 99% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 24.4 | 11.5:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 98% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 93% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 98% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 98% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 94% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 31 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C F Carr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (559 to 259); teachers down 42% (39 to 22.7).
About C F Carr Elementary School
C F Carr Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. It has an enrollment of 259 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
In DALLAS ISD, 240 schools enroll a combined 140,630 students.
About 58% of the student body at C F Carr Elementary School is Black. Smaller groups are 39% Hispanic and 2% White. County-wide, 22% of Dallas County residents are Black. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at C F Carr Elementary School are from different groups.
C F Carr Elementary School lists 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.4 students per teacher. The school's 11.4:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
Among Texas public elementary schools, C F Carr Elementary School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for C F Carr Elementary School is +8.4 points: 39.9% actual, 31.5% predicted.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting C F Carr Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Uplift Heights Prep PS, is the closest to C F Carr Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of C F Carr Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, C F Carr Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, C F Carr Elementary School enrolled 273 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 259. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About C F Carr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend C F Carr Elementary School?
C F Carr Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does C F Carr Elementary School serve?
C F Carr Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C F Carr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C F Carr Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C F Carr Elementary School?
At C F Carr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 39% Hispanic, 58% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is C F Carr Elementary School public or private?
C F Carr Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.