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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674008530
Ryan Elementary School
201 W RYAN RD, DENTON, TX 76210 · (940) 369-4600 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
260 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 | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
66%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 27.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Ryan Elementary School
Ryan Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Elementary School this school | 551 | 47.2% | 53.4% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School FORT WORTH | 546 | 46.7% | 47.0% |
| Tarver Elementary School TEMPLE | 494 | 44.1% | 43.5% |
| Sugar Mill Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 577 | 51.8% | 45.3% |
| Herfurth Elementary School ROWLETT | 590 | 46.6% | 53.7% |
| Slaughter Elementary School MCKINNEY | 554 | 50.2% | 51.2% |
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 Ryan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #1,172 of 4,401 | #65 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,842 of 4,466 ▼ 567 | #71 of 138 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,014 of 4,466 ▲ 480 | #66 of 138 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,754 of 3,998 | #98 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #2,028 of 4,938 | #78 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #654 of 4,622 | #31 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #883 of 4,628 | #76 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #3,691 of 4,789 | #53 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #1,339 of 2,838 | #30 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
551
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 551 | 43.3 | 12.7:1 | 47% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 57.4 | 11.8:1 | 44% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 42.5 | 14.4:1 | 41% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 44% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 57% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 47 | 12.7:1 | 59% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 49 | 11.0:1 | 46% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ryan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (672 to 551); teachers down 10% (48 to 43.3).
About Ryan Elementary School
Ryan Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in DENTON, Texas. It reports enrollment of 551 students in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 46 schools in DENTON ISD, with 33,329 students enrolled.
About 45% of students at Ryan Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 9% Asian, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
The school's 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Ryan Elementary School, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Denton County, the average is 35%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ryan Elementary School is -0.2 points: 53.4% actual, 53.5% predicted.
The school is in Denton County, where the median household earns about $111,498 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Ryan Elementary School shares Denton County with 266 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Denton Classical Academy is about 0.4 miles from Ryan Elementary School. The five-mile area around Ryan Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.0%, lower than Ryan Elementary School's 53.4%.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Ryan Elementary School had 544 students in 2020-21 and 551 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page collects posts and questions about Ryan Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
Other Ryan Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ryan Elementary. Ryan Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Ryan Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 834 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolWESTMINSTER, CO · 511 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolLAFAYETTE, CO · 436 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolBRONSON, MI · 217 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Denton Classical Academy0.4 mi · 190
- McNair Elementary School1.3 mi · 599
- Houston Elementary School1.5 mi · 537
- Nelson Elementary School1.8 mi · 527
- McMath Middle School2.0 mi · 644
- Borman Elementary School2.1 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Ryan Elementary SchoolHow large is Ryan Elementary School?
Ryan Elementary School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ryan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ryan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ryan Elementary School have?
Ryan Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Ryan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ryan Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 45% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ryan Elementary School in?
Ryan Elementary School is part of DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.