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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at COUNTRY PLACE EL this year?
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Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305000795
Country Place Elementary School
2115 RAINTREE, CARROLLTON, TX 75006 · (972) 968-1400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
120 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 70.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Country Place Elementary School
Country Place Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Place Elementary School this school | 318 | 37.7% | 60.4% |
| Ada Mae Faubion Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 353 | 35.1% | 38.4% |
| Goodwater Montessori School GEORGETOWN | 323 | 36.2% | 26.4% |
| Ethridge Elementary School THE COLONY | 329 | 37.1% | 51.0% |
| Northwood Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 303 | 43.6% | 62.4% |
| Snow Heights Elementary School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 380 | 38.9% | 55.0% |
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 Country Place Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #748 of 4,401 | #49 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,127 of 4,466 ▼ 385 | #79 of 429 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #713 of 4,466 ▼ 232 | #59 of 429 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #911 of 3,998 | #62 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #4,082 of 4,938 | #386 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #724 of 4,622 | #45 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #609 of 4,628 | #42 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #4,015 of 4,789 | #398 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #953 of 2,838 | #103 of 274 |
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
318
-87 (-21%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 318 | 24.7 | 12.8:1 | 38% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 29.7 | 12.8:1 | 45% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 29.3 | 13.8:1 | 50% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 43% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 49% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 39% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 35% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 14% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Country Place Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (412 to 318); teachers down 5% (26 to 24.7).
About Country Place Elementary School
Country Place Elementary School is a public small elementary school in CARROLLTON, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 318 students. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 39% below that mark.
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD is made up of 39 schools with 24,165 students in all.
White students make up 38% of enrollment at Country Place Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 37% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Dallas County, where about 35% of residents are White. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Country Place Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 24.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.8:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. Among public schools in Dallas County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Country Place Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.6% for Country Place Elementary School. The school posts 60.4%, 2.8 points above the prediction.
For the population of Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Country Place Elementary School.
Country Place Elementary School's nearest public school is Jerry R Junkins Elementary School (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Country Place Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 405 to 318, a 21% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 12.8:1.
The discussion board for Country Place Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Ranchview High SchoolHigh · 899 students
Other schools in CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
Other Country Place Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Country Place Elementary. Country Place Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Country Place ElementaryTOLLESON, AZ · 900 students
Nearby schools
- Jerry R Junkins Elementary School0.6 mi · 702
- Salazar District Alternative Education Program0.7 mi · 39
- Polk Middle School0.9 mi · 974
- Life School Carrollton1.2 mi · 283
- McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School1.6 mi · 706
- McKamy Elementary School1.7 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Country Place Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Country Place Elementary School?
Country Place Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Country Place Elementary School serve?
Country Place Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Country Place Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Country Place Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Country Place Elementary School?
Student demographics at Country Place Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 37% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Country Place Elementary School in?
Country Place Elementary School is part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
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