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COUNTRY PLACE EL
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About COUNTRY PLACE EL
COUNTRY PLACE EL is an intimate primary school in CARROLLTON, Texas, part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. The school educates 318 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,165 students; COUNTRY PLACE EL is among them.
Demographically, COUNTRY PLACE EL lists that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 37% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Asian. Compared to Dallas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, COUNTRY PLACE EL reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, COUNTRY PLACE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.4%; this one delivers 56.8%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COUNTRY PLACE EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
JERRY R JUNKINS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COUNTRY PLACE EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.0%.
COUNTRY PLACE EL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. COUNTRY PLACE EL's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 318). Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 9% to 4%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
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