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Enrollment
916
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002721
Farine Elementary School
615 METKER RD, IRVING, TX 75062 · (972) 600-7900 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL916 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
16.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
737 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 43 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 156 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (156) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Farine Elementary School
Farine Elementary School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farine Elementary School this school | 916 | 80.5% | 37.8% |
| Holmsley Elementary School HOUSTON | 785 | 80.0% | 43.6% |
| Horne Elementary School HOUSTON | 908 | 83.5% | 37.8% |
| Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School WEBSTER | 810 | 75.7% | 42.5% |
| Rutherford Elementary School MESQUITE | 803 | 78.2% | 43.2% |
| Kirk Elementary School HOUSTON | 743 | 81.3% | 37.1% |
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 Farine Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #2,865 of 4,401 | #219 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,454 of 4,466 ▼ 177 | #317 of 429 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,257 of 4,466 ▼ 46 | #281 of 429 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,214 of 3,998 | #182 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 916 | #192 of 4,938 | #9 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,351 of 4,622 | #312 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #2,648 of 4,628 | #204 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #1,923 of 4,789 | #282 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #386 of 1,307 | #34 of 118 |
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
916
+112 (+14%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 916 | 56.9 | 16.1:1 | 80% (737) |
| 2023-24 | 883 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 78% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 879 | 56.4 | 15.6:1 | 80% (699) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 77% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 49.3 | 15.3:1 | 64% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 72% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 70% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 55 | 12.6:1 | 57% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 790 | 44 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farine Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (756 to 916); teachers up 15% (49.3 to 56.9).
About Farine Elementary School
In IRVING, Texas, part of Dallas County, Farine Elementary School is an elementary school. There are 916 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 76% larger than that mark.
Farine Elementary School is a school in IRVING ISD. The district has 37 schools and 31,918 students.
About 71% of the student body at Farine Elementary School is Hispanic. Other groups include 13% Black, 8% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Farine Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Of all students at Farine Elementary School, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Dallas County is close, at 77%.
Farine Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 39.3% for a school in Texas with Farine Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Farine Elementary School posts 37.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
Universal Academy, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Farine Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Farine Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 14%. The ratio was 14.9:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Universal Academy0.4 mi · 623
- Macarthur High School0.6 mi · 2,484
- Brandenburg Elementary School0.7 mi · 947
- Travis Middle School0.8 mi · 936
- Lee Elementary School0.9 mi · 717
- Keyes Elementary School1.2 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Farine Elementary SchoolHow large is Farine Elementary School?
Farine Elementary School enrolls approximately 916 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Farine Elementary School serve?
Farine Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farine Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farine Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Farine Elementary School?
Student demographics at Farine Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 71% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Farine Elementary School in?
Farine Elementary School is part of IRVING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.