Summary:
Farmers Branch, Texas, is home to six schools serving students from elementary through high school, primarily within the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd), with one charter high school, Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch, offering an alternative option.
For parents, the standout school in the area is Blair Elementary, which consistently earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 78th percentile, making it the highest-performing school in the city despite serving a student population where 84% are economically disadvantaged. In contrast, Field Middle is a math powerhouse, with 91.8% of its students proficient in Algebra I—nearly double the state average—though its overall ranking is a modest 3 stars. The charter school, Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch, faces significant challenges with a 0-star rating, a 22.6% graduation rate, and a 30.6% dropout rate, highlighting a stark contrast to the district's traditional schools. Among the other elementary schools, Farmers Branch Elementary shows stable performance in the 64th-68th percentile range, while McLaughlin Strickland Elementary has seen a decline to the 34th percentile, and Stark Elementary maintains a 3-star rating with the lowest per-student spending at $9,875.
Key takeaways include that high poverty does not prevent high performance, as seen at Blair Elementary, and that bilingual programs appear effective, with students at Farmers Branch Elementary taking the STAAR test in Spanish outperforming the state average for Spanish-language test-takers. The average free/reduced lunch rate across all schools is 75.5%, and the average student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1, though this is skewed by the charter school's 30.9:1 ratio. Overall, the data shows that how money is spent matters more than the total amount, and the district's traditional schools generally outperform the charter option, making Blair Elementary and Field Middle the top choices for families seeking strong academic outcomes.
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