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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 EL
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
+45 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.8:1
% White
18%
was 29%
% Hispanic
63%
was 55%
% Black
14%
was 12%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GINNINGS EL
GINNINGS EL operates as a mid-sized primary school in DENTON, Texas, operated by DENTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 614 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
DENTON ISD comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 33,329 students; GINNINGS EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, GINNINGS EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 14% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, GINNINGS EL records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at GINNINGS EL qualify 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 meaningfully above typical.
With demographic context factored in, GINNINGS EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.6%; this one comes in at 21.3%, -26.3 points off the demographic line.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Denton County) shows that median household earnings sit near $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which GINNINGS EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: THE LAGRONE ACADEMY, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GINNINGS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GINNINGS EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.4%.
GINNINGS EL operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. GINNINGS EL's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 569 (now 614). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 29% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.
On allk12, members of the GINNINGS EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,812 students
- GUYER H SHigh · 2,577 students
- DENTON H SHigh · 2,083 students
- RYAN H SHigh · 2,051 students
- STRICKLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 956 students
- CROWNOVER MIDDLEMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in DENTON
- GUYER H SHigh · 2,577 students
- DENTON H SHigh · 2,083 students
- RYAN H SHigh · 2,051 students
- STRICKLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 956 students
- CALHOUN MIDDLEMiddle · 852 students
- NETTE SHULTZElementary · 748 students
Nearby schools
- THE LAGRONE ACADEMY0.7 mi · 212
- EMILIO & GUADALUPE GONZALEZ PRE-K CENTER0.7 mi · 255
- STRICKLAND MIDDLE0.7 mi · 956
- NETTE SHULTZ0.8 mi · 748
- EVERS PARK EL0.8 mi · 732
- HODGE EL1.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About GINNINGS ELHow many students attend GINNINGS EL?
GINNINGS EL enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GINNINGS EL serve?
GINNINGS EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at GINNINGS EL?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at GINNINGS EL.
What is the student diversity at GINNINGS EL?
Student demographics at GINNINGS EL are roughly 18% White, 63% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is GINNINGS EL public or private?
GINNINGS EL 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.