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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE DALLAS ISD·NCES 482643002974
Lake Dallas Elementary School
190 FALCON DR, LAKE DALLAS, TX 75065 · (940) 497-2222 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+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.
- B+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
12.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
270 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 LAKE DALLAS 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% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
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 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 40.0% |
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% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Lake Dallas Elementary School
Lake Dallas Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Dallas Elementary School this school | 500 | 54.0% | 39.3% |
| Compass Rose Harvest BASTROP | 499 | 52.9% | 27.7% |
| Emerson Elementary School MIDLAND | 529 | 56.7% | 44.6% |
| Richardson Heights Elementary School RICHARDSON | 501 | 49.9% | 48.7% |
| Comal Creek Elementary School SCHERTZ | 455 | 53.6% | 41.7% |
| Howard Dobbs Elementary School ROCKWALL | 565 | 52.4% | 58.2% |
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 Lake Dallas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #2,684 of 4,401 | #99 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,671 of 4,466 ▼ 703 | #120 of 138 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,529 of 4,466 ▼ 147 | #102 of 138 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,195 of 3,998 | #36 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #2,552 of 4,938 | #103 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #540 of 4,622 | #27 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #1,599 of 4,628 | #103 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #3,406 of 4,789 | #39 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #798 of 2,838 | #17 of 69 |
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
500
-103 (-17%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 500 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 54% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 40.7 | 12.7:1 | 58% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 47.7 | 11.2:1 | 63% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 67% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 60% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 57% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 48% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 17% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 31 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Dallas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (664 to 500); teachers down 20% (50 to 40).
About Lake Dallas Elementary School
Lake Dallas Elementary School sits in LAKE DALLAS, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment is 500 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Lake Dallas Elementary School is part of LAKE DALLAS ISD, where 5 schools serve 3,717 students.
Roughly 53% of students at Lake Dallas Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 36% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Denton County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 40 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Lake Dallas Elementary School reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
allk12 grades Lake Dallas Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Texas, Lake Dallas Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.3% actual against a predicted 50.6%.
Lake Dallas Elementary School is located in Denton County, where the median household income is $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Lake Dallas Elementary School, Denton County has 266 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Lake Dallas Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lake Dallas Elementary School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lake Dallas 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.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Lake Dallas Elementary School had 603 students, to 2024-25, when it had 500.
Community posts for Lake Dallas Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 LAKE DALLAS ISD
- Lake Dallas High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Lake Dallas Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Shady Shores Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Corinth Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Lake Dallas Middle School0.3 mi · 843
- Founders Classical Academy Corinth1.3 mi · 578
- Corinth Elementary School1.9 mi · 537
- Shady Shores Elementary School1.9 mi · 554
- Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School1.9 mi · 509
- Lake Dallas High School2.4 mi · 1,283
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Dallas Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lake Dallas Elementary School?
Lake Dallas Elementary School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lake Dallas Elementary School serve?
Lake Dallas Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lake Dallas Elementary School have?
Lake Dallas Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Dallas Elementary School?
At Lake Dallas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 53% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lake Dallas Elementary School public or private?
Lake Dallas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.