Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPPELL ISD·NCES 481521001027
Pinkerton Elementary School
260 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, COPPELL, TX 75019 · (214) 496-6800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
26 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 27.0% | 14.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 11.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Pinkerton Elementary School
Pinkerton Elementary School's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkerton Elementary School this school | 368 | 7.1% | 69.3% |
| Canyon Creek Elementary School AUSTIN | 350 | 5.4% | 91.5% |
| Wells Elementary School PLANO | 463 | 12.7% | 60.9% |
| Mockingbird Elementary School COPPELL | 441 | 8.6% | 67.7% |
| Mathews Elementary School PLANO | 460 | 12.2% | 81.2% |
| Centennial Elementary School PLANO | 462 | 15.2% | 74.5% |
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 Pinkerton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #327 of 4,401 | #23 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #409 of 4,466 ▲ 25 | #35 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #257 of 4,466 ▲ 39 | #27 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #658 of 3,998 | #91 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #3,741 of 4,938 | #358 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #437 of 4,622 | #22 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #592 of 4,628 | #41 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.1% | #4,717 of 4,789 | #434 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #1,814 of 2,838 | #181 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
368
+34 (+10%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 368 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 7% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 29.8 | 12.1:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 3% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 7% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinkerton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (420 to 368); teachers up 15% (26 to 30).
About Pinkerton Elementary School
Pinkerton Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Texas, with an address in COPPELL. Its enrollment is 368 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 29% below average.
COPPELL ISD is the district for Pinkerton Elementary School. It has 16 schools and 13,233 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Pinkerton Elementary School is White, with 41% of students. Other groups make up 35% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pinkerton Elementary School, 7% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.7%.
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 Pinkerton Elementary School.
The closest school to Pinkerton Elementary School is Wilson Elementary School, located about 1.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pinkerton Elementary School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pinkerton Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Pinkerton 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.
In 2020-21, Pinkerton Elementary School enrolled 334 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 368. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
This page is set up for the Pinkerton Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 COPPELL ISD
- Coppell High SchoolHigh · 4,068 students
- Coppell Middle WestMiddle · 1,230 students
- Coppell Middle EastMiddle · 1,120 students
- Coppell Middle NorthMiddle · 1,006 students
- Canyon Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Richard J Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
Other schools in COPPELL
- Coppell High SchoolHigh · 4,068 students
- Universal Academy - CoppellCombined · 1,302 students
- Coppell Middle EastMiddle · 1,120 students
- Coppell Middle NorthMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Denton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary School1.2 mi · 476
- Coppell Classical Academy1.4 mi · 432
- Austin Elementary School1.7 mi · 541
- Coppell Middle West1.7 mi · 1,230
- Coppell High School1.8 mi · 4,068
- Town Center Elementary School1.9 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Pinkerton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pinkerton Elementary School?
Pinkerton Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pinkerton Elementary School serve?
Pinkerton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pinkerton Elementary School have?
Pinkerton Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Pinkerton Elementary School?
Pinkerton Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 35% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinkerton Elementary School?
Pinkerton Elementary School is overseen by COPPELL ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.