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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674011517
Paloma Creek Elementary School
1600 NAVO RD, AUBREY, TX 76227 · (972) 347-7300 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- FBeats 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
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
285 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 74 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Paloma Creek Elementary School
Paloma Creek Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloma Creek Elementary School this school | 516 | 55.2% | 30.5% |
| Green Elementary School PRINCETON | 489 | 53.4% | 50.5% |
| Landry Elementary School IRVING | 474 | 58.4% | 39.1% |
| Louise Cabaniss Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 445 | 55.7% | 58.6% |
| Thelma Jones Elementary School ARLINGTON | 423 | 61.5% | 50.0% |
| Comanche Springs Elementary School FORT WORTH | 628 | 52.5% | 34.5% |
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 Paloma Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,613 of 4,401 | #118 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,205 of 4,466 ▲ 243 | #108 of 138 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,001 of 4,466 ▼ 184 | #118 of 138 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,113 of 3,998 | #32 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #2,366 of 4,938 | #94 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,996 of 4,622 | #84 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #218 of 4,628 | #24 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #3,351 of 4,789 | #38 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #1,046 of 2,838 | #24 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
516
-133 (-20%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 516 | 35.6 | 14.5:1 | 55% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 45.7 | 15.0:1 | 58% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 42.1 | 14.6:1 | 57% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 54% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 43.9 | 15.0:1 | 37% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 27% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 30% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paloma Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (659 to 516); teachers down 19% (43.9 to 35.6).
About Paloma Creek Elementary School
Paloma Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in AUBREY. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 516 students enrolled.
DENTON ISD is responsible for 46 schools, Paloma Creek Elementary School included, with 33,329 students in all.
The largest group at Paloma Creek Elementary School is Black students, at 42%. It is also 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denton County is roughly 11% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Paloma Creek Elementary School scores 73%.
There are 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Paloma Creek Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.5:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A total of 285 students, or 55%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Denton County averages 35%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Paloma Creek Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 12% of Texas public elementary schools.
Paloma Creek Elementary School is 19.6 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Denton County, the median household earns about $111,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Denton County has 267 public schools with about 175,222 students, including Paloma Creek Elementary School.
Navo Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Paloma Creek Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Paloma Creek Elementary School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Paloma Creek Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Paloma Creek Elementary School had a net loss of 133 students, or 20%.
The allk12 page for Paloma Creek Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in AUBREY
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Aubrey High SchoolHigh · 1,135 students
- Dan Christie Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,016 students
- Terrie McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Pat Hagan Cheek Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Sandbrock Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 799 students
Nearby schools
- Navo Middle School0.2 mi · 699
- Ray Braswell High School0.7 mi · 2,812
- Catherine Bell Elementary School1.0 mi · 560
- Savannah Elementary School1.1 mi · 728
- Union Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 723
- Dorothy Martinez Elementary School1.5 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Paloma Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paloma Creek Elementary School?
Paloma Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-05.
Is Paloma Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paloma Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Paloma Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Paloma Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paloma Creek Elementary School?
At Paloma Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 19% Hispanic, 42% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Paloma Creek Elementary School?
Paloma Creek Elementary School is overseen by DENTON ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.