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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDSON ISD·NCES 483702004150
Prestonwood Elementary School
6525 LA COSA, DALLAS, TX 75248 · (469) 593-6700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
167 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
63%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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 21.0% | 11.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 22.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Prestonwood Elementary School
Prestonwood Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestonwood Elementary School this school | 474 | 35.2% | 63.9% |
| Paula Walker Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 479 | 34.2% | 55.2% |
| Hidden Hollow Elementary School KINGWOOD | 433 | 32.8% | 52.3% |
| North Ridge Elementary School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 510 | 36.7% | 63.5% |
| Eagle Ridge Elementary School KELLER | 499 | 30.7% | 59.5% |
| Park Glen Elementary School FORT WORTH | 479 | 30.5% | 69.1% |
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 Prestonwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #567 of 4,401 | #39 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,179 of 4,466 ▼ 603 | #83 of 429 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,133 of 4,466 ▼ 315 | #82 of 429 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #217 of 3,998 | #10 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #2,784 of 4,938 | #249 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #2,036 of 4,622 | #179 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #1,131 of 4,628 | #78 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #4,088 of 4,789 | #401 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #1,036 of 1,307 | #96 of 118 |
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
474
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 474 | 32.6 | 14.5:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 38% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 35.4 | 12.6:1 | 40% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 39% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 30.2 | 15.1:1 | 43% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 47% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 63% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 16% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 20 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prestonwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (455 to 474); teachers up 8% (30.2 to 32.6).
About Prestonwood Elementary School
Prestonwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 474 students.
Prestonwood Elementary School is a school in RICHARDSON ISD. The district has 55 schools and 38,526 students.
The student body at Prestonwood Elementary School is 52% White. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 35% White, 17 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 14.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Prestonwood Elementary School, which has 32.6. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Prestonwood Elementary School is about 35%. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 42 points higher.
Prestonwood Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Texas public elementary schools.
Prestonwood Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.9% is 5.2 points above the 58.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Prestonwood Elementary School.
Prestonwood Elementary School's nearest public school is Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy North Dallas (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Prestonwood Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Prestonwood Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 466 in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. 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
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- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
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- Pearce High SchoolHigh · 2,317 students
- Forest Meadow Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,211 students
- Lake Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,114 students
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- 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
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy North Dallas0.6 mi · 300
- Parkhill Junior High School1.0 mi · 650
- Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet1.0 mi · 630
- Brentfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 815
- Spring Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 422
- Bowie Elementary School1.3 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Prestonwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prestonwood Elementary School?
Prestonwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Prestonwood Elementary School serve?
Prestonwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Prestonwood Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Prestonwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Prestonwood Elementary School?
Prestonwood Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Prestonwood Elementary School in?
Prestonwood Elementary School is part of RICHARDSON ISD.
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