CENTRAL EL

As a medium-sized elementary campus in DUNCANVILLE, Texas, CENTRAL EL hosts 457 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under DUNCANVILLE ISD.

DUNCANVILLE ISD runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 11,562 students. CENTRAL EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CENTRAL EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 25% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CENTRAL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 29.8%.

In the area at large, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which CENTRAL EL is one.

The closest other public school is GLENN C HARDIN INT, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL EL has contracted 4%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 65% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.