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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002722
Good Elementary School
1200 E UNION BOWER RD, IRVING, TX 75061 · (972) 600-3300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
662 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 65 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
24.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% | 51.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 24.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Good Elementary School
Good Elementary School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Elementary School this school | 729 | 90.8% | 29.0% |
| Herrera Elementary School HOUSTON | 721 | 90.3% | 43.6% |
| El Magnet at Zavala ODESSA | 726 | 89.8% | 30.5% |
| Winnetka Elementary School DALLAS | 693 | 90.5% | 50.3% |
| William B Travis World Language Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 690 | 90.6% | 35.0% |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy WESLACO | 734 | 91.8% | 49.3% |
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 Good Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,753 of 4,401 | #341 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,766 of 4,466 ▼ 603 | #357 of 429 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,409 of 4,466 ▼ 261 | #421 of 429 ▼ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,030 of 3,998 | #141 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #749 of 4,938 | #48 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,766 of 4,622 | #361 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #4,061 of 4,628 | #411 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #980 of 4,789 | #166 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #2,691 of 2,838 | #263 of 274 |
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
729
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 729 | 43.5 | 16.8:1 | 91% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 43.4 | 16.6:1 | 91% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 43.3 | 16.1:1 | 95% (660) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 87% (628) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 90% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 93% (775) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 61 | 14.6:1 | 95% (845) |
| 2000-01 | 797 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 81% (649) |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 43 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Good Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (745 to 729); teachers up 1% (43 to 43.5).
About Good Elementary School
Good Elementary School is one of the public schools in IRVING, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 729 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 40% above average.
Good Elementary School is one of the 37 schools that make up IRVING ISD (31,918 students in total).
Hispanic students make up 94% of enrollment at Good Elementary School. The next largest groups are 3% White. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Good Elementary School, 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 91% of enrollment. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 14 points lower.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Good Elementary School's results are 5.9 points below predicted: 29.0% against 34.9%.
In Dallas County (population about 2,621,179), the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Good Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Austin Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Good Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Good Elementary School at 6th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 721 in 2020-21 and 729 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Other Good Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Good Elementary. Good Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Good Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 499 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Middle School0.3 mi · 716
- Gilbert F M Elementary School0.3 mi · 748
- Pierce Early Childhood0.7 mi · 262
- Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center0.9 mi · 247
- Keyes Elementary School1.0 mi · 691
- Irving High School1.1 mi · 2,390
Frequently asked questions
About Good Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Good Elementary School?
Good Elementary School enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-05.
Is Good Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Good Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Good Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Good Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Good Elementary School?
Student demographics at Good Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Good Elementary School public or private?
Good Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by IRVING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.