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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305000797
Farmers Branch Elementary School
13521 TOM FIELD RD, FARMERS BRANCH, TX 75234 · (972) 968-1600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
13.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
358 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
23%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Farmers Branch Elementary School
Farmers Branch Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Branch Elementary School this school | 468 | 76.5% | 49.5% |
| Cody Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 480 | 78.5% | 32.1% |
| Benito Martinez Elementary School EL PASO | 470 | 76.2% | 46.3% |
| Northwest Elementary School HEREFORD | 479 | 79.3% | 25.7% |
| Richardson Elementary School DIMMITT | 507 | 78.9% | 26.9% |
| Canutillo Elementary School CANUTILLO | 481 | 78.0% | 48.9% |
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 Farmers Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #1,474 of 4,401 | #91 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,375 of 4,466 ▲ 56 | #92 of 429 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,899 of 4,466 ▼ 806 | #130 of 429 ▼ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,778 of 3,998 | #142 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #2,842 of 4,938 | #252 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #898 of 4,622 | #60 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #3,660 of 4,628 | #356 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #2,183 of 4,789 | #309 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #1,598 of 2,838 | #160 of 274 |
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
468
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 468 | 35.6 | 13.1:1 | 76% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 36.8 | 12.9:1 | 81% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 33.2 | 14.7:1 | 83% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 85% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 35.5 | 15.5:1 | 81% (445) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 85% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 86% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 72% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 38 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmers Branch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (550 to 468); teachers unchanged (35.5 to 35.6).
About Farmers Branch Elementary School
Farmers Branch Elementary School serves students in FARMERS BRANCH, Texas, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 468 students.
Farmers Branch Elementary School is part of a district of 39 schools: CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, with 24,165 students.
Hispanic students are 87% of those enrolled at Farmers Branch Elementary School. Next come 7% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Farmers Branch Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.1:1 is based on 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Dallas County average a similar 77%.
Farmers Branch Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Farmers Branch Elementary School is 8.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.5% actual, 41.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Field Middle School, is the closest to Farmers Branch Elementary School. Farmers Branch Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Farmers Branch Elementary School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Farmers Branch Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 14.1 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Farmers Branch Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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 FARMERS BRANCH
- Field Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
- McLaughlin Strickland Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
- Stark Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Blair Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers BranchHigh · 214 students
Nearby schools
- Field Middle School0.2 mi · 864
- Blair Elementary School0.8 mi · 520
- Stark Elementary School0.9 mi · 626
- Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch1.0 mi · 214
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 455
- Turner High School1.3 mi · 2,035
Frequently asked questions
About Farmers Branch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Farmers Branch Elementary School?
Farmers Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Farmers Branch Elementary School serve?
Farmers Branch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmers Branch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmers Branch Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Farmers Branch Elementary School?
Farmers Branch Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Farmers Branch Elementary School?
Farmers Branch Elementary School is overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.