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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPPELL ISD·NCES 481521013648
Canyon Ranch Elementary School
1205 SANTA FE TRAIL, IRVING, TX 75063 · (214) 496-7200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
58 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 COPPELL ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
88.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
81.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 66.0% | 22.0% | 7.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 52.0% | 29.0% | 13.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 88.0% | 81.0% |
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% 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 Ranch Elementary School
Canyon Ranch Elementary School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Ranch Elementary School this school | 705 | 8.2% | 80.8% |
| Richard J Lee Elementary School DALLAS | 663 | 3.8% | 79.8% |
| Talley Elementary School FRISCO | 616 | 4.2% | 87.0% |
| Liscano Elementary School FRISCO | 654 | 3.7% | 81.0% |
| Norris Elementary School FRISCO | 606 | 2.5% | 84.8% |
| Riddle Elementary School PLANO | 661 | 6.2% | 72.0% |
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 Ranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #78 of 4,401 | #10 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #118 of 4,466 ▼ 44 | #17 of 429 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #50 of 4,466 ▲ 4 | #9 of 429 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,854 of 3,998 | #149 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #886 of 4,938 | #66 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,165 of 4,622 | #193 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #3,484 of 4,628 | #330 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #4,693 of 4,789 | #431 of 437 |
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
705
-72 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 705 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 8% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 53.1 | 13.5:1 | 9% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 50.8 | 15.1:1 | 7% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 8% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Ranch Elementary School.
About Canyon Ranch Elementary School
Canyon Ranch Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in IRVING, Texas. The student body numbers 705 students, from pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 36% larger than that.
COPPELL ISD oversees Canyon Ranch Elementary School and 15 other schools, with 13,233 students in total.
About 84% of the student body at Canyon Ranch Elementary School is Asian. Other reported shares: 6% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That compares with about 7% Asian among all Dallas County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 14.7:1 comes from the school's 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The lunch program counts 8% of students at Canyon Ranch Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Canyon Ranch Elementary School would score about 70.2%. It scores 80.8%, 10.6 points above that figure.
In the county around the school, Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
Valley Ranch Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Canyon Ranch Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Canyon Ranch Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 80.8% against a local average of 61.0%.
Canyon Ranch Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school enrolled 705 students in 2024-25, 72 fewer than the 777 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
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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 COPPELL ISD
- Coppell High SchoolHigh · 4,068 students
- Coppell Middle WestMiddle · 1,230 students
- Coppell Middle EastMiddle · 1,120 students
- Coppell Middle NorthMiddle · 1,006 students
- Richard J Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Valley Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Ranch Elementary School0.5 mi · 577
- Freeman Elementary School0.8 mi · 651
- Richard J Lee Elementary School0.9 mi · 663
- Bush Middle School1.0 mi · 675
- Landry Elementary School1.0 mi · 474
- Coppell Middle West1.2 mi · 1,230
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Ranch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canyon Ranch Elementary School?
Canyon Ranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Canyon Ranch Elementary School serve?
Canyon Ranch Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canyon Ranch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Canyon Ranch Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Canyon Ranch Elementary School?
Canyon Ranch Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 84% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Canyon Ranch Elementary School?
Canyon Ranch Elementary School is overseen by COPPELL ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.