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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004143
Northlake Elementary School
10059 RAVENSWAY DR, DALLAS, TX 75238 · (469) 593-2300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
256 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 57 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 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 | 31.0% | 20.0% | 17.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | 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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Northlake Elementary School
Northlake Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northlake Elementary School this school | 414 | 61.8% | 41.9% |
| Stephens Elementary School SHADY SHORES | 422 | 63.3% | 33.7% |
| Clift Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 449 | 66.8% | 27.4% |
| Red Oak Elementary School RED OAK | 491 | 65.4% | 43.8% |
| Curtis Elementary School BEAUMONT | 509 | 62.7% | 44.3% |
| Amanda Rochell Elementary School ROCKWALL | 423 | 63.1% | 35.8% |
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 Northlake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,342 of 4,401 | #162 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,892 of 4,466 ▲ 69 | #147 of 429 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,437 of 4,466 ▼ 374 | #176 of 429 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #948 of 3,998 | #71 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #3,376 of 4,938 | #320 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #252 of 4,622 | #12 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #642 of 4,628 | #45 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #3,021 of 4,789 | #355 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #488 of 2,838 | #67 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
414
-135 (-25%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 414 | 35.5 | 11.7:1 | 62% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 40.4 | 15.6:1 | 70% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 42.6 | 13.5:1 | 72% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 74% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 39.9 | 14.9:1 | 84% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 86% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 87% (553) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 70% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 35 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northlake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (595 to 414); teachers down 11% (39.9 to 35.5).
About Northlake Elementary School
Northlake Elementary School is a small elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. The school has 414 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 20% below average.
RICHARDSON ISD enrolls 38,526 students in 55 schools, including Northlake Elementary School.
The student body at Northlake Elementary School has no majority group. Black students lead at 42%. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 20 points above the 22% share among Dallas County residents. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Northlake Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Northlake Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%. Among public schools in Dallas County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Northlake Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 41.9% actual against 47.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Northlake Elementary School.
Northlake Elementary School's nearest public school is Lake Highlands High School (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Northlake Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Northlake Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 414, compared with 549 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 11.7 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Northlake Elementary School. 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 RICHARDSON ISD
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Richardson High SchoolHigh · 2,669 students
- Berkner High SchoolHigh · 2,350 students
- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Other Northlake Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Northlake Elementary. Northlake Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Northlake Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 526 students
- Northlake Elementary SchoolLongview, WA · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Highlands High School0.4 mi · 2,972
- Wallace Elementary School0.7 mi · 654
- Lake Highlands Middle School0.8 mi · 1,114
- White Rock Elementary School0.9 mi · 868
- Lake Highlands Elementary School0.9 mi · 704
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School1.2 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Northlake Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northlake Elementary School?
Northlake Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northlake Elementary School serve?
Northlake Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northlake Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Northlake Elementary School.
How diverse is Northlake Elementary School?
Northlake Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 30% Hispanic, 42% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Northlake Elementary School?
Northlake Elementary School is overseen by RICHARDSON ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.