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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERMAN ISD·NCES 484008004543
Crutchfield Elementary School
521 S DEWEY AVE, SHERMAN, TX 75090 · (903) 891-6565 · Grayson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
347 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 46.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Crutchfield Elementary School
Crutchfield Elementary School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crutchfield Elementary School this school | 424 | 81.8% | 30.2% |
| Burley Primary School LUFKIN | 426 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Myatt Elementary School EL CAMPO | 421 | 81.7% | N/A |
| Southwest Elementary School BELTON | 415 | 81.9% | 23.8% |
| Xenia Voigt Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 446 | 80.3% | 38.8% |
| Parsons Elementary School LUBBOCK | 387 | 84.2% | 31.9% |
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 Crutchfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #3,652 of 4,401 | #21 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,298 of 4,466 ▼ 691 | #24 of 24 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #4,291 of 4,466 ▼ 661 | #24 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,837 of 3,998 | #19 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #3,295 of 4,938 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #370 of 4,622 | #3 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #2,547 of 4,628 | #16 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #1,806 of 4,789 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #2,760 of 2,838 | #9 of 10 |
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
424
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 424 | 35.2 | 12.1:1 | 82% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 34.9 | 11.9:1 | 86% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 89% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 89% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 34.3 | 12.6:1 | 79% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 81% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 80% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 53% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 28 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crutchfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (430 to 424); teachers up 3% (34.3 to 35.2).
About Crutchfield Elementary School
Crutchfield Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in SHERMAN, Texas. It serves 424 students in kindergarten through 5.
SHERMAN ISD enrolls 7,788 students, and its 16 schools include Crutchfield Elementary School.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Crutchfield Elementary School, at 69%. Next come 15% White, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Grayson County residents. Crutchfield Elementary School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 35.2 full-time equivalents, or about 12.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 82%. It compares with 53% for public schools in Grayson County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Crutchfield Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 30.2% actual against 38.7% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Grayson County, the median household income is $72,182, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 68 public schools in Grayson County, enrolling about 25,915 students in all.
Sherman Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Crutchfield Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 30.2% is below the 33.6% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Crutchfield Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 424, close to the 431 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 12.1:1.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERMAN ISD
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Piner Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other schools in SHERMAN
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Piner Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Sherman Middle School0.6 mi · 869
- Washington Elementary School1.2 mi · 464
- Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 224
- Piner Middle School1.6 mi · 831
- Fairview Elementary School2.3 mi · 382
- Wakefield Elementary School2.5 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Crutchfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crutchfield Elementary School?
Crutchfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Crutchfield Elementary School serve?
Crutchfield Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Crutchfield Elementary School have?
Crutchfield Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Crutchfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crutchfield Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 69% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Crutchfield Elementary School in?
Crutchfield Elementary School is part of SHERMAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.