TOWN CENTER EL

As a low-enrollment primary school in COPPELL, Texas, TOWN CENTER EL teaches 402 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under COPPELL ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 519.

Across the 16 schools in COPPELL ISD (13,233 students total), TOWN CENTER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, TOWN CENTER EL records that the largest single group is Asian at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 36% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 7% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, TOWN CENTER EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TOWN CENTER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.1%, the actual is 61.4%, a residual of -6.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which TOWN CENTER EL is one.

The closest other public school is COPPELL H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TOWN CENTER EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. TOWN CENTER EL's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 402). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 41% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.