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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870006353
Starrett Elementary School
2675 FAIRMONT DR, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052 · (682) 867-0400 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
373 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 49 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 11% |
Student demographics
65%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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 14.0% | 31.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Starrett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,883 of 4,401 | #267 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,336 of 4,466 | #329 of 339 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,735 of 4,466 | #265 of 339 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #364 of 3,998 | #35 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #2,728 of 4,938 | #189 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #473 of 4,622 | #29 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #963 of 4,628 | #138 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #2,099 of 4,789 | #153 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #1,485 of 2,838 | #138 of 242 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
-109 (-19%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 928
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 479 | 38.8 | 12.3:1 | 78% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 39.1 | 13.3:1 | 79% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 44.2 | 13.6:1 | 82% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 79% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 38.3 | 15.0:1 | 64% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 70% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 47 | 17.5:1 | 65% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 863 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 19% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 928 | 59 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starrett Elementary School.
About Starrett Elementary School
Starrett Elementary School is an elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, reachable at (682) 867-0400. It enrolled 479 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
Starrett Elementary School is part of ARLINGTON ISD, where 75 schools serve 53,394 students.
Enrollment at Starrett Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 39% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Tarrant County's population at about 30%. Starrett Elementary School has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Starrett Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Starrett Elementary School, the prediction is 40.4% and the result is 27.4%.
Across Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Starrett Elementary School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The next-closest public school is West Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Starrett Elementary School. On proficiency, Starrett Elementary School is behind the 38.8% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 19%, from 588 to 479. By 2024-25, the school had 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- West Elementary School0.7 mi · 607
- Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy1.1 mi · 421
- Harry S Truman Middle School1.5 mi · 428
- Bryant Elementary School1.5 mi · 462
- Bowie High School1.5 mi · 2,140
- Mike Moseley Elementary School1.6 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Starrett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Starrett Elementary School?
Starrett Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Starrett Elementary School serve?
Starrett Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Starrett Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Starrett Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Starrett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Starrett Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 43% Hispanic, 39% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Starrett Elementary School in?
Starrett Elementary School is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.