DEER CREEK EL

DEER CREEK EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in CROWLEY, Texas, part of CROWLEY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 647 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DEER CREEK EL sits 25% larger than that benchmark.

CROWLEY ISD comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 17,011 students; DEER CREEK EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DEER CREEK EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder reads as 21% Black, 12% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, DEER CREEK EL lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 76% of students at DEER CREEK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, DEER CREEK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which DEER CREEK EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JUDY HAJEK EL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEER CREEK EL. On composite proficiency, DEER CREEK EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEER CREEK EL has climbed 26%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 647 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 33% to 12%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.