STARK EL

As a mid-sized primary school in FARMERS BRANCH, Texas, STARK EL serves 626 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 39 schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (24,165 students total), STARK EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STARK EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 12% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, STARK EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STARK EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.0%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of -3.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. STARK EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARCUS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STARK EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. STARK EL's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 745 (now 626). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 20% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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