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How has TOWNLEY EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
804
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002738
Townley Elementary School
1030 W VILBIG ST, IRVING, TX 75060 · (972) 600-6800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
738 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 | 73 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
32%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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Townley Elementary School
Townley Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townley Elementary School this school | 804 | 91.8% | 31.6% |
| Eastside Elementary School CLEVELAND | 867 | 91.8% | 22.6% |
| Castleberry Elementary School FORT WORTH | 754 | 90.5% | 40.6% |
| Haley J Elementary School IRVING | 782 | 90.0% | 25.4% |
| G E 'buddy' West Elementary School ODESSA | 780 | 90.1% | 28.1% |
| Creighton Elementary School CONROE | 701 | 90.9% | 48.1% |
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 Townley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,523 of 4,401 | #310 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,666 of 4,466 ▲ 4 | #344 of 429 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,361 of 4,466 ▲ 140 | #297 of 429 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,076 of 3,998 | #170 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #432 of 4,938 | #26 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,581 of 4,622 | #338 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #3,346 of 4,628 | #307 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #871 of 4,789 | #148 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #727 of 1,307 | #65 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
804
+92 (+13%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 804 | 48.9 | 16.4:1 | 92% (738) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 88% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 40.5 | 16.0:1 | 87% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 81% (576) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 74% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 73% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 61 | 13.5:1 | 80% (661) |
| 2000-01 | 768 | 55 | 14.0:1 | 43% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 710 | 41 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Townley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (727 to 804); teachers up 9% (45 to 48.9).
About Townley Elementary School
Townley Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in IRVING, Texas. Its 804 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 55% above the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
Townley Elementary School is one of 37 schools in IRVING ISD, which enrolls 31,918 students in total.
At Townley Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 81% of the student body. Smaller groups are 13% White and 3% Black. County-wide, 41% of Dallas County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Townley Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
Teachers at Townley Elementary School total 48.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 92%. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 77%.
In Texas, Townley Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.6% actual against a predicted 34.5%.
Dallas County has about 2,621,179 residents, and median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The next-closest public school is Uplift Infinity Prep High School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Townley Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.6% against a local average of 37.2%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 804, 13% above the 712 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Uplift Infinity Prep High School0.2 mi · 357
- Uplift Infinity Prep Middle School0.2 mi · 357
- Uplift Infinity Prep PS0.2 mi · 489
- Nimitz High School0.7 mi · 2,343
- Haley J Elementary School1.1 mi · 782
- Elliott Elementary School1.1 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Townley Elementary SchoolHow large is Townley Elementary School?
Townley Elementary School enrolls approximately 804 students in grades PK-05.
Is Townley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Townley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Townley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Townley Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Townley Elementary School?
At Townley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 81% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Townley Elementary School public or private?
Townley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by IRVING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.