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McWhorter Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

McWhorter Elementary in Dallas, TX, serves 661 students in grades K-5 as part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top half of Texas, though the school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of all Texas elementary schools over the past decade.

One of the most defining features of McWhorter is its "tale of two languages" in reading. While English reading scores on the STAAR are 15-25 percentage points below the district average, the school's Spanish reading program is a standout strength, often outperforming both the district and state averages—for example, 4th grade Spanish reading proficiency reached 52.7% in 2025-2026, compared to 48.8% district-wide and 37.1% statewide. This suggests the bilingual program is highly effective at building foundational literacy in students' native language. However, mathematics is a critical weakness, with proficiency rates roughly half of the already-low district averages, such as 19.7% in 4th grade math. Nearby schools like Blanton Elementary (64th percentile) and Thompson Elementary (51st percentile) serve similar demographics but achieve much higher overall rankings, highlighting that McWhorter's challenges are school-specific rather than purely demographic.

Despite these struggles, there are promising signs. The school's ranking improved from the 3rd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 10th percentile in 2025-2026, its highest in five years. Notably, McWhorter shows a relative strength in serving special education students, ranking in the 49th percentile in 2025-2026—a dramatic jump from the 6th percentile just two years prior. This improvement, along with the school's effective Spanish reading program, suggests that targeted interventions can yield positive results. Per-student spending at McWhorter ($10,735) is comparable to higher-performing district peers, indicating that strategic reallocation of resources, particularly in math and English language arts, could be key to future progress.

661

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,924

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3678 Timberglen Rd
Dallas, TX 75287

(972) 968-2600

District: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend McWhorter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Polk Middle
High:	Smith High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

African American:

23.9%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

4,161^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

413^th of 951Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4161 of 4627	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	4492 of 4651	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3763 of 4710	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	4358 of 4647	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	4339 of 4581	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4102 of 4578	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3885 of 4479	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	4278 of 4359	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	4241 of 4329	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	4180 of 4286	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	3925 of 4320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	39.9	2910 of 4260	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.5	3060 of 4221	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	2804 of 4206	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	2330 of 4095	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	2399 of 3937	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	2974 of 3884	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.6	2388 of 3768	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	2493 of 3724	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.9	2541 of 3476	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.8	2224 of 3475	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.3	2386 of 3465	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	2084 of 2406	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	1381 of 1905	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1635 of 2443	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1926 of 2443	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1948 of 2421	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1905 of 2444	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1784 of 2515	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	2310 of 2483	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	4005 of 4461	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3945 of 4331	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3045 of 4295	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3858 of 4240	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	2462 of 2918	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	2392 of 3668	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3055 of 3556	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	2895 of 3487	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	2385 of 3446	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1512 of 3333	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.7	2391 of 3226	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	4239 of 4575	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	3562 of 3744	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3762 of 4658	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4211 of 4588	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	4375 of 4561	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3853 of 4499	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	3768 of 4348	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4155 of 4306	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	1973 of 2980	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	2551 of 2958	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	2300 of 3006	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.5	61 of 3184	98.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	3743 of 4413	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	3349 of 3644	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3081 of 4465	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3848 of 4401	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3800 of 4376	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	3523 of 4329	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2586 of 4188	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	3904 of 4168	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	3741 of 4520	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	3193 of 3705	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3329 of 4594	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4167 of 4521	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	4028 of 4477	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3836 of 4451	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3488 of 4309	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	4157 of 4264	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	3878 of 4582	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	3256 of 3739	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	3719 of 4647	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4271 of 4585	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	4217 of 4563	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	4106 of 4498	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3773 of 4357	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	4248 of 4319	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	2212 of 4301	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	2411 of 3549	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4044 of 4292	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	3839 of 4086	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	3809 of 3952	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3049 of 3799	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	3275 of 3684	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	2725 of 3558	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)34th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%+10 vs state

Mathematics24%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
McWhorter Elementary	Public	K-5	3678 Timberglen Rd	Dallas	75287	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-2600	661	41	16.2	79.3%	11 (1.7%)	158 (23.9%)	458 (69.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	17.8	4161^st of 4627 public elementary schools	10.1%		9.8	4492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	331	37.0	52.7	34.9				41.2	35.4	47.7		32.1	19.7	21.8		$9,924
Bridgeway Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	18106 Marsh Ln	Dallas	75287	Denton County	Bridgeway Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 257-8883	108	6	18.0	48.1%	13 (12.0%)	52 (48.1%)	39 (36.1%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	2	4623^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	0.1%		10.9	4455^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.2%	168								14.3	20.0			14.3	0.0		$13,468
Sheffield Elementary	Public	K-5	18110 Kelly Blvd	Dallas	75287	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3200	658	41	16.2	81.2%	24 (3.6%)	159 (24.2%)	452 (68.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	15.1	4282^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.5%		23	3855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%	427	29.0	50.0	45.5		0.0		24.1	35.9	32.9		12.0	36.2	29.7		$9,378
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Briargrove Ln	Dallas	75287	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-2800	787	56	13.9	65.4%	108 (13.7%)	150 (19.1%)	483 (61.4%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	44.4	2423^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.6%		61.6	1495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.9%	928	19.6	31.4	37.2	11.1	59.6	25.0	38.8	51.8	51.6		32.7	60.0	42.9		$8,262
McKamy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3443 Briargrove Ln	Dallas	75287	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-2400	553	37	15.1	75.4%	21 (3.8%)	148 (26.8%)	353 (63.8%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	31.7	3329^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		37	2990^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.7%	339	29.4	38.5	48.0				31.4	41.7	58.5		23.5	41.9	41.3		$10,384
Life School Carrollton	Public, Charter	K-6	2660 E Trinity Mills Rd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 701-1355	283	17	16.5	64.3%	30 (10.6%)	93 (32.9%)	139 (49.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)								(n/a)															$10,009
Furneaux Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Furneaux Rd	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1800	415	31	13.5	70.4%	68 (16.4%)	78 (18.8%)	229 (55.2%)	24 (5.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								(n/a)															$11,192
Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2915 Scott Mill Rd	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3400	531	36	14.9	74.2%	55 (10.4%)	32 (6.0%)	430 (81.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	47.2	2257^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.2%		45.5	2408^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.2%	151	33.3	28.1	30.0			0.0	57.4	60.0	62.8		29.2	39.2	46.8		$10,410
Jerry R Junkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2808 Running Duke Dr	Carrollton	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2400	702	40	17.5	86.3%	24 (3.4%)	168 (23.9%)	462 (65.8%)	8 (1.1%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	19.9	4050^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.5%		40.8	2717^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.6%	1333	47.8	51.5	41.7	42.5	58.3	5.0	26.9	35.5	52.1	30.2	24.2	28.9	30.2	26.2	$10,317
Premier H S-Foundation School Of Autism-Plano	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	2200 Midway Rd	Plano	75093	Collin County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 696-0505	10	1	14.0	60.0%	2 (20.0%)	4 (40.0%)	2 (20.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$79,004

Frequently Asked Questions about McWhorter Elementary

Is McWhorter Elementary a good school?

McWhorter Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is McWhorter Elementary in?

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of McWhorter Elementary?

Students at McWhorter Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 24% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend McWhorter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended McWhorter Elementary.

What schools do graduates of McWhorter Elementary attend?

Students who attend McWhorter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Polk Middle
High : Smith High School

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