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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305005968
Furneaux Elementary School
3210 FURNEAUX RD, CARROLLTON, TX 75007 · (972) 968-1800 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- AThree-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
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
292 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 | 180 | 43% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
63%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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 38.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Furneaux Elementary School
Furneaux Elementary School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furneaux Elementary School this school | 415 | 70.4% | 53.6% |
| Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 421 | 72.4% | 30.3% |
| Weatherford Elementary School PLANO | 404 | 73.8% | 34.3% |
| Jose De Jesus and Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School MCKINNEY | 491 | 70.7% | 38.4% |
| Rowlett Elementary School ROWLETT | 486 | 68.9% | 32.3% |
| Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School MCKINNEY | 415 | 74.9% | 35.4% |
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 Furneaux Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #1,154 of 4,401 | #64 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,043 of 4,466 ▼ 350 | #57 of 138 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #819 of 4,466 ▲ 579 | #57 of 138 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #256 of 3,998 | #4 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,360 of 4,938 | #121 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,172 of 4,622 | #53 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #1,148 of 4,628 | #90 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #2,542 of 4,789 | #21 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,150 of 2,838 | #50 of 69 |
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
415
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 415 | 30.6 | 13.6:1 | 70% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 23.9 | 14.1:1 | 68% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 72% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 78% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 31.8 | 14.3:1 | 67% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 64% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 60% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 27% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 28 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Furneaux Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (454 to 415); teachers down 4% (31.8 to 30.6).
About Furneaux Elementary School
At 3210 FURNEAUX RD in CARROLLTON, Texas, Furneaux Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 415 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 20% smaller than that.
Furneaux Elementary School is one school in a 39-school district, CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, which enrolls 24,165 students.
Roughly 55% of students at Furneaux Elementary School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 16% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Denton County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Furneaux Elementary School reports 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 35% average among public schools in Denton County.
allk12 grades Furneaux Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.6% at Furneaux Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.6%.
Denton County has about 979,561 residents, and the median household income is $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Furneaux Elementary School, Denton County has 266 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Long Middle School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Furneaux Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Furneaux Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, Furneaux Elementary School's enrollment declined 4%, to 415.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Furneaux Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 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 CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
Nearby schools
- Long Middle School0.6 mi · 477
- Sheffield Elementary School0.6 mi · 658
- Thompson Elementary School0.8 mi · 531
- Davis Elementary School1.0 mi · 451
- Bridgeway Preparatory Academy1.2 mi · 108
- McKamy Elementary School1.2 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Furneaux Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Furneaux Elementary School?
Furneaux Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Furneaux Elementary School serve?
Furneaux Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Furneaux Elementary School have?
Furneaux Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Furneaux Elementary School?
Student demographics at Furneaux Elementary School are roughly 16% White, 55% Hispanic, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Furneaux Elementary School?
Furneaux Elementary School is overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.