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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305010556
La Villita Elementary School
1601 CAMINO LAGO WAY, IRVING, TX 75039 · (972) 968-6900 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
16.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
178 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 81% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 La Villita Elementary School
La Villita Elementary School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Villita Elementary School this school | 702 | 25.4% | 61.5% |
| Freeman Elementary School IRVING | 651 | 29.2% | 59.6% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park AUSTIN | 742 | 18.5% | 70.7% |
| Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School RICHMOND | 924 | 23.2% | 75.5% |
| Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School MISSOURI CITY | 752 | 21.8% | 79.5% |
| Early Childhood School FRISCO | 480 | 21.0% | N/A |
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 La Villita Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #687 of 4,401 | #46 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #865 of 4,466 ▼ 219 | #70 of 429 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #872 of 4,466 ▼ 254 | #66 of 429 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #833 of 3,998 | #113 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #907 of 4,938 | #69 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,798 of 4,622 | #365 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #1,459 of 4,628 | #98 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #4,321 of 4,789 | #407 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #2,309 of 2,838 | #232 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
702
-139 (-17%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 702 | 41.7 | 16.8:1 | 25% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 48.9 | 15.8:1 | 25% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 28% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 26% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 755 | 42.8 | 17.6:1 | 19% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 19% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 20% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Villita Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (755 to 702); teachers down 2% (42.8 to 41.7).
About La Villita Elementary School
Families in IRVING, Texas, are served by La Villita Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 702 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. The school is 35% above the average for elementary schools in Texas.
District-wide, CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD has 39 schools and 24,165 students.
The student body at La Villita Elementary School is 60% Asian. The school is also 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 7%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
La Villita Elementary School reported 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 178 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 25% of enrollment. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
On the allk12 Grade, La Villita Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at La Villita Elementary School are 1.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.5% actual, 62.9% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
Uplift North Hills Prep High School is the nearest public school to La Villita Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of La Villita Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 61.5% is below the 69.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place La Villita Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, La Villita Elementary School had a net loss of 139 students, or 17%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Blalack Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Ranchview High SchoolHigh · 899 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
Nearby schools
- Uplift North Hills Prep High School0.6 mi · 522
- Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School0.6 mi · 502
- Uplift North Hills Prep PS0.6 mi · 644
- Ranchview High School1.2 mi · 899
- Landry Elementary School2.0 mi · 474
- Freeman Elementary School2.1 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About La Villita Elementary SchoolHow many students attend La Villita Elementary School?
La Villita Elementary School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does La Villita Elementary School serve?
La Villita Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at La Villita Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at La Villita Elementary School.
How diverse is La Villita Elementary School?
La Villita Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 15% Hispanic, 16% Black, 60% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is La Villita Elementary School in?
La Villita Elementary School is part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.