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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305000796
Davis Elementary School
3205 DORCHESTER DR, CARROLLTON, TX 75007 · (972) 968-1500 · Denton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
363 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
30%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 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 | 23.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Davis Elementary School
Davis Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Elementary School this school | 451 | 80.5% | 40.9% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary School AUSTIN | 477 | 83.0% | 24.9% |
| Uplift Infinity Prep PS IRVING | 489 | 81.6% | 51.2% |
| Cody Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 480 | 78.5% | 32.1% |
| Blanton Elementary School CARROLLTON | 503 | 76.7% | 42.6% |
| Wilhelmina Delco Elementary School AUSTIN | 470 | 85.3% | 31.7% |
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 Davis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #2,471 of 4,401 | #97 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,377 of 4,466 ▲ 650 | #84 of 138 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,806 of 4,466 ▼ 139 | #81 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #626 of 3,998 | #19 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #3,008 of 4,938 | #112 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,173 of 4,622 | #92 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #3,431 of 4,628 | #138 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #1,921 of 4,789 | #12 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,542 of 2,838 | #35 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
451
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 451 | 30.7 | 14.7:1 | 80% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 34.8 | 13.8:1 | 80% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 39.4 | 13.2:1 | 82% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 83% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 33.1 | 16.2:1 | 83% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 81% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 73% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 32% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (535 to 451); teachers down 7% (33.1 to 30.7).
About Davis Elementary School
CARROLLTON, Texas, is home to Davis Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 451 students.
Davis Elementary School is one school in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, a system of 39 schools with 24,165 students.
The large majority of students at Davis Elementary School, 83%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 5% White, 5% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Denton County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. By the diversity index, Davis Elementary School comes in at 30%.
The school employs the equivalent of 30.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.7:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Davis Elementary School is 80%. Public schools in Denton County average 35%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Davis Elementary School, the prediction is 39.3% and the result is 40.9%.
Denton County has about 979,561 residents, and median household income is about $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Denton County number 267 and enroll about 175,222.
Blalack Middle School is the public school closest to Davis Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Davis Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.3% on proficiency, and Davis Elementary School is below that at 40.9%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 500 to 451.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 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 Davis Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 17 states are named Davis Elementary. Davis Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 24.
- Davis Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 831 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 643 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolROYSE CITY, TX · 616 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 478 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Blalack Middle School0.4 mi · 931
- Rosemeade Elementary School0.9 mi · 360
- Homestead Elementary School0.9 mi · 470
- Thompson Elementary School0.9 mi · 531
- Furneaux Elementary School1.0 mi · 415
- Rainwater Elementary School1.0 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Davis Elementary SchoolHow large is Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-05.
Is Davis Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davis Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Davis Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Davis Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davis Elementary School?
At Davis Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Davis Elementary School public or private?
Davis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.