C F CARR EL

C F CARR EL is a cozy elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD. The school instructs 259 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; C F CARR EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, C F CARR EL records that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 39% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting C F CARR EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), C F CARR EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), C F CARR EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UPLIFT HEIGHTS PREP PS, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts C F CARR EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 34.1%.

C F CARR EL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at C F CARR EL has edged down 54%, going from 559 students in 2018 to 259 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 71% to 58% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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