Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002015
CENTERVILLE EL
600 KEEN DR, GARLAND, TX 75041 · (972)926-2510 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
251 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
23.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
278
-24 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
% White
6%
was 7%
% Hispanic
82%
was 74%
% Black
8%
was 13%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTERVILLE EL
CENTERVILLE EL, a small primary school in GARLAND, Texas, run under GARLAND ISD, instructs 278 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CENTERVILLE EL sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.
GARLAND ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 53,173 students; CENTERVILLE EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, CENTERVILLE EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%); the rest looks like 8% Black, 6% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the resource side, CENTERVILLE EL records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
After controlling for student poverty, CENTERVILLE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.5%, the actual is 26.8%, a residual of -7.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), CENTERVILLE EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CENTERVILLE EL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Looking at the recent track record. CENTERVILLE EL's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 278). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 74% to 82% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CENTERVILLE EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 GARLAND ISD
- SACHSE H SHigh · 2,935 students
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- ROWLETT H SHigh · 2,156 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N GARLAND H SHigh · 2,929 students
- GARLAND H SHigh · 2,335 students
- LAKEVIEW CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,073 students
- S GARLAND H SHigh · 2,001 students
- NAAMAN FOREST H SHigh · 1,949 students
- JACKSON TECHNOLOGY CENTERMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- HILLSIDE ACAD FOR EXCEL0.0 mi · 446
- S GARLAND H S0.5 mi · 2,001
- WATSON TECHNOLOGY CENTER0.6 mi · 529
- CISNEROS PRE-K CTR0.6 mi · 355
- CLUB HILL STEM EL0.7 mi · 443
- CLUB HILL EL0.7 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About CENTERVILLE ELWhat is the total enrollment at CENTERVILLE EL?
CENTERVILLE EL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CENTERVILLE EL serve?
CENTERVILLE EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CENTERVILLE EL have?
CENTERVILLE EL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at CENTERVILLE EL?
Student demographics at CENTERVILLE EL are roughly 6% White, 82% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTERVILLE EL?
CENTERVILLE EL is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
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