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What's the most underrated thing about FARRELL EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
591
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870021051
Farrell Elementary School
3410 PALADIUM DR, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052 · (682) 867-0300 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
459 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 107 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Farrell Elementary School
Farrell Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrell Elementary School this school | 591 | 77.7% | 42.0% |
| Sst Sugarland RICHMOND | 739 | 71.9% | 66.1% |
| Florence Hill Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 486 | 78.0% | 32.5% |
| Deloras E Thompson Elementary School HOUSTON | 634 | 80.6% | 26.6% |
| Richland Elementary School RICHARDSON | 643 | 73.7% | 38.8% |
| Austin Achieve Pflugerville PFLUGERVILLE | 551 | 80.6% | 30.4% |
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 Farrell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,329 of 4,401 | #136 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,185 of 4,466 ▼ 773 | #213 of 339 ▼ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,977 of 4,466 ▼ 551 | #208 of 339 ▼ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #196 of 3,998 | #16 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #1,675 of 4,938 | #104 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,502 of 4,622 | #101 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #836 of 4,628 | #127 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #2,113 of 4,789 | #155 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #2,097 of 2,838 | #187 of 242 |
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
591
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 591 | 42.3 | 14.0:1 | 78% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 40.8 | 14.3:1 | 77% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 36.4 | 15.5:1 | 76% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 76% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 39.9 | 16.3:1 | 64% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 68% (506) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | 45 | 19.6:1 | 61% (536) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 51 | 16.5:1 | 41% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farrell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (651 to 591); teachers up 6% (39.9 to 42.3).
About Farrell Elementary School
Farrell Elementary School is an elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, and it is part of ARLINGTON ISD. There are 591 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6.
Farrell Elementary School is one school in a 75-school district, ARLINGTON ISD, which enrolls 53,394 students.
At Farrell Elementary School, Black students make up the biggest share, 46%. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Tarrant County, the Black share is about 18%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Farrell Elementary School has a ratio of 14.0:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 78%. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 15 points lower.
A school with Farrell Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 40.5%. Farrell Elementary School scores 42.0%, 1.5 points above that line.
In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, median household income comes to about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 639 public schools in the county, enrolling about 385,835, Farrell Elementary School among them.
Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Farrell Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Farrell Elementary School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
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.
Enrollment rose by 4% across 4 years, from 570 in 2020-21 to 591 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Farrell Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary School0.6 mi · 936
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle School0.6 mi · 465
- Winfree Academy Charter School - Grand Prairie0.6 mi · 198
- Hale Elementary School0.9 mi · 294
- Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory1.4 mi · 608
- Atherton Elementary School1.5 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Farrell Elementary SchoolHow large is Farrell Elementary School?
Farrell Elementary School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Farrell Elementary School serve?
Farrell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Farrell Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Farrell Elementary School.
How diverse is Farrell Elementary School?
Farrell Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 32% Hispanic, 46% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Farrell Elementary School in?
Farrell Elementary School is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.