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Elliott Elementary School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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%.
Where Elliott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,231 of 4,401 | #274 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,121 of 4,466 ▼ 1,971 | #282 of 429 ▼ 196 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,360 of 4,466 ▼ 1,433 | #296 of 429 ▼ 157 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #978 of 3,998 | #73 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #2,383 of 4,938 | #199 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,425 of 4,622 | #117 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #3,106 of 4,628 | #264 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,569 of 4,789 | #243 of 437 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 514 | 34.4 | 14.9:1 | 85% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 36.9 | 13.9:1 | 85% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 83% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 42.3 | 15.3:1 | 78% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 82% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 53 | 13.8:1 | 73% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 831 | 56 | 14.8:1 | 39% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 37 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (647 to 514); teachers down 19% (42.3 to 34.4).
About Elliott Elementary School
Elliott Elementary School is a public elementary school in IRVING, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 514 students.
IRVING ISD operates 37 schools. Combined enrollment is 31,918 students.
Hispanic students account for 77% of enrollment at Elliott Elementary School. Smaller groups are 13% White, 4% Native American, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Elliott Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%.
Elliott Elementary School is 3.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (34.3% versus 37.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Dallas County has these Census figures: median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Elliott Elementary School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
The nearest other public school, John W and Margie Stipes Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On state test proficiency, Elliott Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Elliott Elementary School's location as City: Large.
The student count in 2023-24 was 514, 21% below the 647 of 2017-18.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Elliott Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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