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Alumni: what's one memory from PECAN CREEK EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674009592
Pecan Creek Elementary School
4400 LAKEVIEW BLVD, DENTON, TX 76208 · (940) 369-4400 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- BThree-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
13.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
308 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 | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
67%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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 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 down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Pecan Creek Elementary School
Pecan Creek Elementary School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Creek Elementary School this school | 656 | 47.0% | 48.9% |
| Blanton Elementary School AUSTIN | 748 | 46.4% | 50.3% |
| Newton Rayzor Elementary School DENTON | 674 | 50.4% | 42.0% |
| James E Mitchell Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 682 | 42.2% | 28.3% |
| City View Elementary School AMARILLO | 698 | 45.8% | 56.5% |
| Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School MIDLAND | 691 | 48.8% | 46.5% |
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 Pecan Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,533 of 4,401 | #75 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,264 of 4,466 ▼ 667 | #80 of 138 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,136 of 4,466 ▼ 637 | #96 of 138 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,580 of 3,998 | #46 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #1,210 of 4,938 | #36 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #797 of 4,622 | #40 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #793 of 4,628 | #68 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #3,703 of 4,789 | #54 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #2,333 of 2,838 | #57 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
656
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 656 | 50.6 | 13.0:1 | 47% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 51.4 | 12.6:1 | 46% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 50.6 | 13.3:1 | 43% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 41% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 51.1 | 13.8:1 | 38% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 40% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 36% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pecan Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (703 to 656); teachers down 1% (51.1 to 50.6).
About Pecan Creek Elementary School
Pecan Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in DENTON, Texas, according to federal school records. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 656 students enrolled. That is 26% above the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
In DENTON ISD, 46 schools enroll a combined 33,329 students.
The student body at Pecan Creek Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. Other groups make up 34% White, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Pecan Creek Elementary School are from different groups.
Pecan Creek Elementary School has 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.1 students per teacher. At Pecan Creek Elementary School, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 35% average for public schools in Denton County is 12 points lower.
Pecan Creek Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with Pecan Creek Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 53.6%. Pecan Creek Elementary School scores 48.9%, 4.7 points below that line.
The school's county is Denton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denton County's 267 public schools enroll about 175,222 students and include Pecan Creek Elementary School.
Pecan Creek Elementary School's nearest public school is Stephens Elementary School (about 1.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Pecan Creek Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Pecan Creek Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 643 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 656.
On allk12, people connected to Pecan Creek Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 DENTON
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Nette ShultzElementary · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Stephens Elementary School1.5 mi · 422
- Bettye Myers Middle School1.6 mi · 827
- Crownover Middle School1.8 mi · 891
- Hawk Elementary School1.9 mi · 610
- Nelson Elementary School2.3 mi · 527
- Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School2.4 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Pecan Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Pecan Creek Elementary School?
Pecan Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pecan Creek Elementary School serve?
Pecan Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pecan Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Pecan Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pecan Creek Elementary School?
At Pecan Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 45% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pecan Creek Elementary School in?
Pecan Creek Elementary School is part of DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.