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What's something SPRING CREEK EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034005728
Spring Creek Elementary School
1510 SPRING CREEK DR, GARLAND, TX 75040 · (972) 675-3060 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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
16.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
481 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 63 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Spring Creek Elementary School
Spring Creek Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Elementary School this school | 673 | 71.5% | 48.4% |
| Harmony School of Achievement - Houston HOUSTON | 694 | 70.9% | 64.8% |
| McDermott Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 775 | 72.6% | 22.0% |
| Beaver Technology Center GARLAND | 562 | 64.8% | 61.6% |
| Wilson Elementary School HOUSTON | 756 | 67.6% | 44.6% |
| Parkview Elementary School FORT WORTH | 618 | 65.0% | 41.0% |
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 Spring Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,583 of 4,401 | #97 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,669 of 4,466 ▼ 529 | #122 of 429 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,622 of 4,466 ▲ 77 | #117 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #429 of 3,998 | #61 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #1,097 of 4,938 | #82 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,801 of 4,622 | #366 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #233 of 4,628 | #22 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #2,479 of 4,789 | #337 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #769 of 1,307 | #68 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
673
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 673 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 71% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 42.3 | 16.0:1 | 72% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 40.7 | 16.4:1 | 78% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 73% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 36.9 | 16.6:1 | 63% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 74% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 68% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 35% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 36 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (613 to 673); teachers up 8% (36.9 to 40).
About Spring Creek Elementary School
Spring Creek Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in GARLAND, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 673 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 30% above that.
GARLAND ISD counts 53,173 students in its 76 schools, and Spring Creek Elementary School is one of them.
Spring Creek Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 41%. Next come 21% Asian, 17% White, 16% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 41% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers at Spring Creek Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.8:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 71% of students at Spring Creek Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Spring Creek Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Spring Creek Elementary School are 5.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.4% actual, 43.2% predicted).
Among Dallas County residents, the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spring Creek Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Spring Creek Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Webb Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Spring Creek Elementary School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Spring Creek Elementary School climbed 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 631 to 673 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Other Spring Creek Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Spring Creek Elementary. Spring Creek Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 16.
- Spring Creek Elementary SchoolCOLLEGE STATION, TX · 696 students
- Spring Creek Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 422 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryGoldsboro, NC · 804 students
- Spring Creek Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 698 students
- SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBONITA SPRINGS, FL · 664 students
Nearby schools
- Webb Middle School0.1 mi · 989
- Texans Can Academy - Garland0.7 mi · 6
- Naaman Forest High School0.8 mi · 1,949
- Iltexas Garland High School0.9 mi · 604
- Iltexas Garland Middle School1.1 mi · 475
- Iltexas Garland Elementary School1.1 mi · 941
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Spring Creek Elementary School?
Spring Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades PK-05.
Is Spring Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Spring Creek Elementary School have?
Spring Creek Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Spring Creek Elementary School?
Spring Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 41% Hispanic, 16% Black, 21% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Creek Elementary School?
Spring Creek Elementary School is overseen by GARLAND ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.