FURNEAUX EL

Located at 3210 FURNEAUX RD, in CARROLLTON, Texas, FURNEAUX EL is a low-enrollment elementary school that teaches 415 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 20% below typical.

CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,165 students; FURNEAUX EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, FURNEAUX EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Black, 16% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, FURNEAUX EL reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FURNEAUX EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FURNEAUX EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household income runs about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which FURNEAUX EL is one.

LONG MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FURNEAUX EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 24% to 16%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.