Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004128
Canyon Creek Elementary School
2100 COPPER RDG DR, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 · (469) 593-6500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
30 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 50 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 77% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 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 up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 55.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Canyon Creek Elementary School
Canyon Creek Elementary School's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Creek Elementary School this school | 374 | 8.0% | 73.0% |
| Memorial Drive Elementary School HOUSTON | 388 | 7.2% | 84.2% |
| Shady Grove Elementary School KELLER | 378 | 8.5% | 76.0% |
| Colleyville Elementary School COLLEYVILLE | 415 | 9.6% | 72.5% |
| Hidden Lakes Elementary School KELLER | 396 | 8.3% | 84.9% |
| Prairie Creek Elementary School RICHARDSON | 304 | 7.2% | 82.0% |
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 Canyon Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #234 of 4,401 | #21 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #333 of 4,466 ▲ 45 | #32 of 429 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #311 of 4,466 ▼ 106 | #29 of 429 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +38.0pp | #42 of 3,998 | #2 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #3,708 of 4,938 | #355 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #835 of 4,622 | #55 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #2,213 of 4,628 | #154 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.0% | #4,696 of 4,789 | #432 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.4% | #301 of 1,307 | #22 of 118 |
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
374
+71 (+23%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 374 | 28.7 | 13.0:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 24.8 | 12.2:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 24.1 | 11.7:1 | 11% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 28 | 10.8:1 | 12% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 22.4 | 13.2:1 | 11% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 10% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 17% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (296 to 374); teachers up 28% (22.4 to 28.7).
About Canyon Creek Elementary School
Canyon Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school run by RICHARDSON ISD in RICHARDSON, Texas. The student body numbers 374 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 28% smaller than that.
RICHARDSON ISD is the district for Canyon Creek Elementary School. It has 55 schools and 38,526 students.
By race and ethnicity, Canyon Creek Elementary School is 67% White. It is also 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 35% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Canyon Creek Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Canyon Creek Elementary School employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 8% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Dallas County.
The allk12 Grade for Canyon Creek Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Canyon Creek Elementary School would be expected to post about 70.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.0%.
Within Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Dallas County number 771 and enroll about 459,645.
Richardson North Junior High School is the public school closest to Canyon Creek Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Canyon Creek Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Canyon Creek Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 23%, from 303 to 374. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.8 to 13.0 over 4 years.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in RICHARDSON ISD
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
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- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Richardson West Technology and Arts MagnetMiddle · 771 students
- Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
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Other Canyon Creek Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Canyon Creek Elementary. Canyon Creek Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 350 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryBothell, WA · 866 students
- Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 477 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryLenexa, KS · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Richardson North Junior High School0.5 mi · 574
- Northrich Elementary School1.0 mi · 509
- Greenwood Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 416
- Aldridge Elementary School1.1 mi · 462
- Prairie Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 304
- Winfree Academy Charter School (richardson)1.3 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Canyon Creek Elementary School?
Canyon Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Canyon Creek Elementary School serve?
Canyon Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canyon Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Canyon Creek Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Canyon Creek Elementary School?
Canyon Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Canyon Creek Elementary School?
Canyon Creek Elementary School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.