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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at HERFURTH EL this year?
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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034006553
Herfurth Elementary School
7500 MILLER RD, ROWLETT, TX 75088 · (972) 475-7994 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
275 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 80 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 33.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Herfurth Elementary School
Herfurth Elementary School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herfurth Elementary School this school | 590 | 46.6% | 53.7% |
| Hackberry Elementary School FRISCO | 601 | 43.8% | 38.2% |
| Massey Ranch Elementary School PEARLAND | 541 | 43.3% | 55.4% |
| Slaughter Elementary School MCKINNEY | 554 | 50.2% | 51.2% |
| C J Harris Elementary School PEARLAND | 549 | 49.2% | 53.9% |
| R V Groves Elementary School WYLIE | 680 | 49.0% | 69.1% |
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 Herfurth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,150 of 4,401 | #69 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #463 of 4,466 ▲ 753 | #42 of 429 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #573 of 4,466 ▲ 329 | #53 of 429 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,465 of 3,998 | #112 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #1,689 of 4,938 | #127 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #3,916 of 4,622 | #377 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #270 of 4,628 | #24 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #3,721 of 4,789 | #388 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +57.8% | #82 of 1,307 | #8 of 118 |
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
590
+119 (+25%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 997
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 590 | 34.5 | 17.1:1 | 47% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 36.1 | 15.6:1 | 46% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 32.7 | 16.5:1 | 50% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 26.4 | 14.2:1 | 44% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 74% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 58% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 23% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 997 | 39 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herfurth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 58% (374 to 590); teachers up 31% (26.4 to 34.5).
About Herfurth Elementary School
Located in ROWLETT, Texas, Herfurth Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 590 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
GARLAND ISD has 53,173 students spread across 76 schools.
Hispanic students make up 41% of enrollment at Herfurth Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 26% White, 15% Black, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is in line with Dallas County, where about 41% of residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Herfurth Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1, with 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Herfurth Elementary School. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
On BeatsExpectations, Herfurth Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Herfurth Elementary School.
Education Center International Academy 2 is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.6%; Herfurth Elementary School's is 53.7%, ranking 1st of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 119 students, from 471 to 590. Students per teacher increased from 15.7 in 2020-21 to 17.1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Herfurth Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in ROWLETT
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & ScienceMiddle · 956 students
- Vernon Schrade Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Keeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Education Center International Academy 20.7 mi · 90
- Nita Pearson Elementary School1.2 mi · 455
- Rowlett High School1.6 mi · 2,156
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School1.8 mi · 525
- Katherine Stephens Elementary School1.8 mi · 496
- Steadham Elementary School1.9 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Herfurth Elementary SchoolHow large is Herfurth Elementary School?
Herfurth Elementary School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Herfurth Elementary School serve?
Herfurth Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Herfurth Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Herfurth Elementary School.
How diverse is Herfurth Elementary School?
Herfurth Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 41% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Herfurth Elementary School?
Herfurth Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.