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Enrollment
811
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002727
Schulze Elementary School
1200 S IRVING HEIGHTS, IRVING, TX 75060 · (972) 600-3500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
765 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 76 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 45.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Schulze Elementary School
Schulze Elementary School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schulze Elementary School this school | 811 | 94.3% | 23.9% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School HOUSTON | 836 | 96.7% | 43.4% |
| Schenck Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 828 | 93.1% | 32.8% |
| Patterson Elementary School HOUSTON | 811 | 94.0% | 45.9% |
| Pomeroy Elementary School PASADENA | 769 | 92.3% | 43.4% |
| Dr Linda Henrie Elementary School DALLAS | 891 | 93.7% | 41.3% |
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 Schulze Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,109 of 4,401 | #389 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,922 of 4,466 ▲ 55 | #374 of 429 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,312 of 4,466 ▼ 168 | #408 of 429 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,700 of 3,998 | #233 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #410 of 4,938 | #25 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,224 of 4,622 | #304 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #3,829 of 4,628 | #378 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #584 of 4,789 | #122 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #387 of 1,307 | #35 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
811
+176 (+28%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 811 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 94% (765) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 41.5 | 14.8:1 | 91% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 43.3 | 14.7:1 | 92% (589) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 90% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 88% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 88% (634) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 92% (634) |
| 2000-01 | 737 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 79% (584) |
| 1990-91 | 771 | 44 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schulze Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (669 to 811); teachers up 24% (41 to 51).
About Schulze Elementary School
Located in IRVING, Texas, Schulze Elementary School is a large elementary school. The school's enrollment of 811 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 56% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
IRVING ISD runs Schulze Elementary School along with 36 other schools, enrolling 31,918 students in total.
About 90% of the student body at Schulze Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 5% White and 3% Black. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 51 full-time equivalents, or about 15.9 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. About 94% of students, or 765, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Schulze Elementary School would be expected to post about 33.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.9%.
Across Dallas County, the median household income is $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 is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Britain Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Schulze Elementary School places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Schulze Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Schulze Elementary School's enrollment grew from 635 in 2020-21 to 811 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Schulze Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Britain Elementary School0.9 mi · 637
- Bowie Middle School1.1 mi · 730
- Gilbert F M Elementary School1.3 mi · 748
- Nimitz High School1.4 mi · 2,343
- Gabe P Allen New Tech Academy1.6 mi · 395
- Good Elementary School1.6 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Schulze Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Schulze Elementary School?
Schulze Elementary School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades PK-05.
Is Schulze Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schulze Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schulze Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schulze Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Schulze Elementary School?
Student demographics at Schulze Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Schulze Elementary School in?
Schulze Elementary School is part of IRVING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.