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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KRUM ISD·NCES 482598012059
Dixie Hansel Elementary School
1513 SEQUOIA, KRUM, TX 76249 · (940) 482-2605 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
234 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 53 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within KRUM ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Dixie Hansel Elementary School
Dixie Hansel Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Hansel Elementary School this school | 501 | 46.7% | 44.3% |
| Smith Elementary School LUBBOCK | 491 | 46.2% | 71.3% |
| Vickers Elementary School VICTORIA | 510 | 46.3% | 56.2% |
| Honey Elementary School LUBBOCK | 442 | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| Ridgewood Elementary School LUBBOCK | 545 | 49.5% | 48.3% |
| James H Ross Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 510 | 48.2% | 53.0% |
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 Dixie Hansel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,042 of 4,401 | #86 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,524 of 4,466 ▲ 548 | #88 of 138 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,527 of 4,466 ▼ 706 | #101 of 138 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #2,537 of 4,938 | #101 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,537 of 4,622 | #106 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #1,328 of 4,628 | #97 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #3,713 of 4,789 | #57 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.6% | #137 of 1,307 | #4 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
501
+148 (+42%) vs 2020
+46% since 2010-11, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 501 | 33.2 | 15.1:1 | 47% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 25.9 | 17.1:1 | 50% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 27.8 | 15.5:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 42% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 26.3 | 13.3:1 | 46% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 45% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 44% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixie Hansel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (349 to 501); teachers up 26% (26.3 to 33.2).
About Dixie Hansel Elementary School
Dixie Hansel Elementary School is an elementary school in KRUM, Texas, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 501 students in pre-K through 5.
The 5 schools in KRUM ISD enroll 2,542 students altogether, Dixie Hansel Elementary School among them.
The biggest share of students at Dixie Hansel Elementary School, 44%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 44% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Denton County's population at about 21%. The diversity index for Dixie Hansel Elementary School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Dixie Hansel Elementary School, there are about 15.1 students; the school has 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Denton County is 35%.
Dixie Hansel Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Texas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 53.7% for a school in Texas with Dixie Hansel Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dixie Hansel Elementary School posts 44.3%.
Census data for Denton County show the median household earns about $111,498 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The county has 267 public schools and about 175,222 students.
The closest school to Dixie Hansel Elementary School is Blanche Dodd Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dixie Hansel Elementary School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Dixie Hansel Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Federal counts for Dixie Hansel Elementary School: 353 students in 2020-21, 501 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
The discussion board for Dixie Hansel Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 KRUM ISD
- Krum High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Krum Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Dyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Blanche Dodd Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in KRUM
- Krum High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Krum Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Dyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Blanche Dodd Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Blanche Dodd Elementary School0.7 mi · 335
- Krum High School0.8 mi · 776
- Krum Middle School0.8 mi · 569
- Dyer Elementary School1.5 mi · 361
- North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus2.5 mi · 237
- Denton High School2.9 mi · 2,083
Frequently asked questions
About Dixie Hansel Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dixie Hansel Elementary School?
Dixie Hansel Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dixie Hansel Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dixie Hansel Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dixie Hansel Elementary School have?
Dixie Hansel Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Dixie Hansel Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dixie Hansel Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dixie Hansel Elementary School public or private?
Dixie Hansel Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KRUM ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.