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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD·NCES 481305009190

RANCHVIEW H S

8401 VLY RANCH PKWY E, IRVING, TX 75063 · (972) 968-5000 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
Enrollment
899
High
DISTRICT 887 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
451 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
239
Grade 10
247
Grade 11
223
Grade 12
190
Student demographics
White
758%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
25128%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54%
Black
32836%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 13%
Asian
19922%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 6%
Two+
435%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
49155%
Female
40845%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
899
+21 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.1:1
% White
8%
was 15%
% Hispanic
28%
was 21%
% Black
36%
was 42%
% Asian
22%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About RANCHVIEW H S

RANCHVIEW H S operates as a reasonably sized secondary school in IRVING, Texas, operated by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. Current enrollment sits at 899 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, RANCHVIEW H S lists that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 8% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RANCHVIEW H S has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at RANCHVIEW H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RANCHVIEW H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.0%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +3.0 points.

In the broader community, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. RANCHVIEW H S is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is LANDRY EL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, RANCHVIEW H S comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 70.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 878 students in 2018 compared to 899 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 28% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for RANCHVIEW H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Dallas County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
RANCHVIEW H S
District
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
Address
8401 VLY RANCH PKWY E, IRVING, TX 75063
Phone
(972) 968-5000
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
899
Teachers (FTE)
69
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
451 (50%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481305009190
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RANCHVIEW H S
How large is RANCHVIEW H S?
RANCHVIEW H S enrolls approximately 899 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does RANCHVIEW H S serve?
RANCHVIEW H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RANCHVIEW H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RANCHVIEW H S is approximately 13.1:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RANCHVIEW H S?
Student demographics at RANCHVIEW H S are roughly 8% White, 28% Hispanic, 36% Black, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is RANCHVIEW H S public or private?
RANCHVIEW H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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