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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY·NCES 480018711443

North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus

4601 IH 35 N, DENTON, TX 76207 · (940) 383-1972 · Denton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • FThree-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

Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
193 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2310%
Kindergarten3916%
Grade 13314%
Grade 23113%
Grade 33013%
Grade 42711%
Grade 5208%
Grade 6177%
Grade 794%
Grade 883%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
6427%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
5122%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
9942%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
188%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
12251%
Female
11549%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading20.0%26.0%34.0%20.0%
Mathematics22.0%19.0%24.0%35.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2646.0%41.0%
2024-2563.0%46.0%
2023-2456.0%47.0%
2022-2388.0%88.0%
2021-2250.0%83.0%
2020-2150.0%40.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus this school23781.4%42.2%
West Elementary School
DAINGERFIELD
26085.0%N/A
South Elementary School
DAINGERFIELD
21684.3%23.4%
Kurth Primary School
LUFKIN
25383.0%N/A
Dunbar Primary School
LUFKIN
26886.9%N/A
San Augustine Elementary School
SAN AUGUSTINE
27788.4%37.9%
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 North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Denton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.2%#2,308 of 4,401#91 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#2,678 of 4,466
▼ 694
#96 of 138
▼ 15
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#2,958 of 4,466
▼ 1,801
#115 of 138
▼ 49
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-44.5pp#2 of 3,998#1 of 129
Enrollment
ranked largest first
237#4,509 of 4,938#139 of 145
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.6:1#4,112 of 4,622#136 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.0%#515 of 4,628#42 of 141
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
81.4%#1,831 of 4,789#8 of 143
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 2024-25
Enrollment
237
+54 (+30%) vs 2020
+53% since 2010-11, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523713.517.6:181% (193)
2023-242241317.2:191% (204)
2022-2323111.819.6:196% (221)
2020-211831215.3:189% (162)
2017-1816913.512.5:185% (144)
2015-161111011.1:173% (81)
2010-111551015.5:148% (74)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus.

Since 2017-18: students up 40% (169 to 237); teachers down 1% (13.5 to 13.5).

About North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus

In DENTON, Texas, part of Denton County, North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus is an elementary school. The school enrolls 237 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.

North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus is one of 3 schools in NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, which enrolls 809 students in total.

North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 42%. The school is also 27% White, 22% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 11%. The chance that two students picked at random at North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.

Federal data list 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.6:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 81% of students at North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.

North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The model predicts 38.9% for a school in Texas with North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus's free or reduced-price lunch share. North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus posts 42.2%.

Among Denton County residents, median household income is about $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus is one of 267 public schools in Denton County, which together enroll about 175,222 students.

Denton High School is the public school closest to North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus, about 1.0 miles away. North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus at 4th of 8.

The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

The student count in 2024-25 was 237, 30% above the 183 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.3:1 to 17.6:1.

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Denton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus
District
NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
Address
4601 IH 35 N, DENTON, TX 76207
Phone
(940) 383-1972
County
Denton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
237
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
17.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
193 (81%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
480018711443
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus
How large is North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus?
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-08.
Is North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus.
How diverse is North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus?
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus reports a student body of 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus?
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus is overseen by NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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