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Alumni: what's one memory from CENTRAL EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730003065
Central Elementary School
400 HIGH SCHOOL DR, LEWISVILLE, TX 75057 · (469) 713-5976 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
545 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 573 | 95.1% | 26.8% |
| Pearl Hall Elementary School SO HOUSTON | 571 | 94.7% | 35.3% |
| Rankin Elementary School ARLINGTON | 562 | 94.1% | 29.4% |
| Baty Elementary School AUSTIN | 558 | 96.2% | 20.5% |
| McRae Elementary School FORT WORTH | 543 | 95.4% | 24.8% |
| Leslie A Stemmons Elementary School DALLAS | 603 | 95.7% | 41.1% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #3,941 of 4,401 | #127 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,006 of 4,466 ▼ 26 | #130 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #4,001 of 4,466 ▲ 26 | #133 of 138 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,288 of 3,998 | #69 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #1,829 of 4,938 | #68 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #821 of 4,622 | #41 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #3,646 of 4,628 | #139 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #488 of 4,789 | #2 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #256 of 2,838 | #4 of 69 |
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
573
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 573 | 44.1 | 13.0:1 | 95% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 47.7 | 11.4:1 | 97% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 45.4 | 11.4:1 | 92% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 51 | 10.6:1 | 78% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 908 | 70.9 | 12.8:1 | 88% (799) |
| 2015-16 | 951 | 68 | 14.0:1 | 91% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 66 | 13.6:1 | 90% (804) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 59 | 13.6:1 | 56% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 43 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (908 to 573); teachers down 38% (70.9 to 44.1).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is one of the public schools in LEWISVILLE, Texas. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 573 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 62 schools in LEWISVILLE ISD, with 47,876 students enrolled.
The share of students at Central Elementary School who are Hispanic is 87%. Other groups include 7% Black and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County residents are about 21% Hispanic. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Central Elementary School are from different groups.
With 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Central Elementary School, 95% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Denton County averages 35%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Central Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.8%; the prediction is 33.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Denton County show that median household income comes to about $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Denton County counts 267 public schools with about 175,222 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Mill Street Elementary School, is the closest to Central Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Central Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 6% across 4 years, from 539 in 2020-21 to 573 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 13.0:1.
The allk12 page for Central Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEWISVILLE ISD
- Lewisville High SchoolHigh · 4,001 students
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
Other schools in LEWISVILLE
- Lewisville High SchoolHigh · 4,001 students
- Premier H S OnlineHigh · 2,728 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Founders Classical Academy - LewisvilleCombined · 912 students
- STEM Academy at Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 872 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 830 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolMABANK, TX · 723 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPOLLOK, TX · 633 students
- Central Elementary SchoolSEAGOVILLE, TX · 588 students
- Central Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 533 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPLAINVIEW, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 665
- Lakeland Elementary School0.7 mi · 581
- North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus0.8 mi · 259
- Winfree Academy Charter School (lewisville)1.0 mi · 127
- Lewisville Elementary School1.1 mi · 509
- Learning Center1.1 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School is overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.