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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034006935
Katherine Stephens Elementary School
3700 CHEYENNE DR, ROWLETT, TX 75088 · (972) 463-5790 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
378 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 | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
62%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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 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 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Katherine Stephens Elementary School
Katherine Stephens Elementary School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Stephens Elementary School this school | 496 | 76.2% | 32.3% |
| Borman Elementary School DENTON | 523 | 76.9% | 27.8% |
| Dan D Rogers Elementary School DALLAS | 450 | 76.7% | 64.9% |
| De Zavala Elementary School BAYTOWN | 527 | 75.5% | 28.5% |
| Jose De Jesus and Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School MCKINNEY | 491 | 70.7% | 38.4% |
| Peebles Elementary School KILLEEN | 458 | 75.1% | 32.0% |
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 Katherine Stephens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,455 of 4,401 | #302 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,288 of 4,466 ▲ 1,072 | #190 of 429 ▲ 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,844 of 4,466 ▼ 424 | #356 of 429 ▼ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,272 of 3,998 | #189 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #2,593 of 4,938 | #225 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,719 of 4,622 | #143 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,278 of 4,628 | #87 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #2,196 of 4,789 | #311 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #839 of 2,838 | #97 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
496
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 496 | 34.9 | 14.2:1 | 76% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 38.9 | 12.5:1 | 72% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 37.8 | 14.3:1 | 79% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 74% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 39.3 | 16.7:1 | 64% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 71% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 60% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 26% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Katherine Stephens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (655 to 496); teachers down 11% (39.3 to 34.9).
About Katherine Stephens Elementary School
Katherine Stephens Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in ROWLETT. There are 496 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
GARLAND ISD oversees Katherine Stephens Elementary School and 75 other schools, with 53,173 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Katherine Stephens Elementary School, about 57 are Hispanic. It is also 18% Black, 13% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 16 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Katherine Stephens Elementary School scores 62%.
Teacher count: 34.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Roughly 76% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Dallas County is close, at 77%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Katherine Stephens Elementary School is 8.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.3% actual, 41.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
Coyle Middle School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Katherine Stephens Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Katherine Stephens Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Katherine Stephens Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 496, from 528 in 2020-21.
The Katherine Stephens Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Herfurth Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Keeley Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Coyle Middle School0.4 mi · 273
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science0.4 mi · 956
- Rowlett High School0.6 mi · 2,156
- Rowlett Elementary School0.9 mi · 486
- Herfurth Elementary School1.8 mi · 590
- Norma Dorsey Elementary School1.9 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Katherine Stephens Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Katherine Stephens Elementary School?
Katherine Stephens Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-05.
Is Katherine Stephens Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Katherine Stephens Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Katherine Stephens Elementary School have?
Katherine Stephens Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Katherine Stephens Elementary School?
Student demographics at Katherine Stephens Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 57% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Katherine Stephens Elementary School in?
Katherine Stephens Elementary School is part of GARLAND ISD.
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