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What's one thing JUSTIN EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ISD·NCES 483318003730
Justin Elementary School
425 BOSS RANGE RD, JUSTIN, TX 76247 · (817) 215-0800 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
169 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% 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 Justin Elementary School
Justin Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Elementary School this school | 667 | 25.3% | 44.0% |
| North Joshua Elementary School BURLESON | 733 | 26.2% | 69.1% |
| Wylie West Elementary School ABILENE | 673 | 24.1% | N/A |
| Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School ROCKWALL | 653 | 27.9% | 61.1% |
| Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary School VAN ALSTYNE | 562 | 26.5% | 53.0% |
| Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School ROCKWALL | 616 | 25.6% | 67.5% |
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 Justin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,082 of 4,401 | #88 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,331 of 4,466 ▼ 63 | #83 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,655 of 4,466 ▲ 395 | #76 of 138 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #472 of 3,998 | #17 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #1,147 of 4,938 | #29 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,389 of 4,622 | #102 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #2,308 of 4,628 | #124 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #4,322 of 4,789 | #91 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #509 of 1,307 | #20 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
667
+93 (+16%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 667 | 44.7 | 14.9:1 | 25% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 41.3 | 15.5:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 42.5 | 14.2:1 | 24% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 29% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 39.4 | 14.5:1 | 27% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 30% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 34% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 24 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Justin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (572 to 667); teachers up 13% (39.4 to 44.7).
About Justin Elementary School
Justin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in JUSTIN, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 667 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 29% larger than that mark.
The 37 schools in NORTHWEST ISD enroll 32,098 students altogether, Justin Elementary School among them.
About 67% of the student body at Justin Elementary School is White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Denton County residents are about 57% White. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Justin Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. At Justin Elementary School, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Denton County averages 35%, higher than here.
Justin Elementary School is 18.9 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Texas.
Census data for Denton County show median household income comes to about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 267 public schools in the county, enrolling about 175,222, Justin Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School is closest at about 2.8 miles. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Justin Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 16%.
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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 NORTHWEST ISD
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Byron Nelson High SchoolHigh · 2,969 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Medlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,109 students
Other schools in JUSTIN
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Clara Love Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
- New Early Childhood Center 1Elementary
- New Early Childhood Center 2Elementary
Other Justin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Justin Elementary. Justin Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Justin ElementarySimi Valley, CA · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School2.8 mi · 565
- Clara Love Elementary School3.0 mi · 648
- Gene Pike Middle School3.8 mi · 1,137
- Northwest High School3.8 mi · 2,672
- W R Hatfield Elementary School4.0 mi · 756
- Johnie R Daniel Elementary School4.1 mi · 593
Frequently asked questions
About Justin Elementary SchoolHow large is Justin Elementary School?
Justin Elementary School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Justin Elementary School serve?
Justin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Justin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Justin Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Justin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Justin Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Justin Elementary School in?
Justin Elementary School is part of NORTHWEST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.