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What's the biggest difference between GINNINGS EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674001449
Ginnings Elementary School
2525 YELLOWSTONE, DENTON, TX 76209 · (940) 369-2700 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
370 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 53.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Ginnings Elementary School
Ginnings Elementary School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ginnings Elementary School this school | 614 | 60.3% | 24.2% |
| Dorris A Jones Elementary School ROCKWALL | 636 | 60.7% | 49.9% |
| Fox Run Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 620 | 58.4% | 50.5% |
| Caldwell Heights Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 627 | 60.0% | 45.4% |
| Erma Nash Elementary School MANSFIELD | 602 | 64.5% | 42.8% |
| Union Hill Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 602 | 63.1% | 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 Ginnings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #4,094 of 4,401 | #131 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,241 of 4,466 ▲ 80 | #136 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,447 of 4,466 ▲ 672 | #127 of 138 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,072 of 3,998 | #29 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #1,503 of 4,938 | #46 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #796 of 4,622 | #39 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #1,871 of 4,628 | #110 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #3,101 of 4,789 | #33 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #842 of 1,307 | #40 of 48 |
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
614
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 614 | 47.4 | 13.0:1 | 60% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 81% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 46.8 | 13.2:1 | 77% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 51 | 11.4:1 | 77% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 48.2 | 11.8:1 | 81% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 79% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 67% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 29% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 34 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ginnings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (569 to 614); teachers down 2% (48.2 to 47.4).
About Ginnings Elementary School
Among the schools in DENTON, Texas, is Ginnings Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 614 students, from pre-K through 5.
The DENTON ISD system has 46 schools and 33,329 students.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Ginnings Elementary School. The remaining students are 18% White, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Denton County is about 21% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ginnings Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Ginnings Elementary School employs 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Ginnings Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%. That is higher than the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ginnings Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. It scores 24.2%; the prediction is 48.0%.
Across Denton County, median household income is about $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Ginnings Elementary School is among the 267 public schools in Denton County.
The closest other public school is The Lagrone Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ginnings Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 583 in 2020-21 and 614 in 2024-25, a increase of 31 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.4:1 to 13.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in DENTON
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Nette ShultzElementary · 748 students
Nearby schools
- The Lagrone Academy0.7 mi · 212
- Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center0.7 mi · 255
- Strickland Middle School0.7 mi · 956
- Nette Shultz0.8 mi · 748
- Evers Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 732
- Hodge Elementary School1.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Ginnings Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ginnings Elementary School?
Ginnings Elementary School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ginnings Elementary School serve?
Ginnings Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ginnings Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Ginnings Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ginnings Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ginnings Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 63% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ginnings Elementary School public or private?
Ginnings Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.