RAINWATER EL

RAINWATER EL is one of the tight-knit primary schools in CARROLLTON, Texas, one of the schools within CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, with 328 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 37% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,165 students; RAINWATER EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, RAINWATER EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 27% White, 18% Asian, 14% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at RAINWATER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, RAINWATER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Denton County put the typical household earns roughly $111,498 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. RAINWATER EL is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

The closest other public school is CREEKVIEW H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RAINWATER EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAINWATER EL has held roughly steady, going from 331 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 23% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.