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Central Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Carrollton, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 461. It is part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 404 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.33% of 3rd graders at Central Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 61.31% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90-93% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, as well as a high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, such as McCoy Elementary, Good Elementary, and Carrollton Elementary, generally perform much better academically than Central Elementary, with higher rankings and better STAAR test scores. These schools also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Central Elementary's performance in serving specialized student populations, such as Gifted and Talented and Special Education, has been inconsistent in recent years.

455

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,515

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 S Perry Rd
Carrollton, TX 75006-7485

(972) 968-1300

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

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Perry Middle
High:	Turner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

2.2%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

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Central Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2025	24.1	3791 of 4651	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3515 of 4710	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3500 of 4647	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	3693 of 4581	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3258 of 4578	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4032 of 4479	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2701 of 4359	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	2996 of 4329	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.6	3444 of 4286	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.6	2513 of 4320	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.9	2274 of 4260	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	2778 of 4221	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	2909 of 4206	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	2522 of 4095	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	2750 of 3937	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	2334 of 3884	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	2682 of 3768	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.4	2333 of 3724	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	1860 of 3476	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.7	2316 of 3475	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.3	3115 of 3465	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.4	2914 of 4461	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	2337 of 4331	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3039 of 4295	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.1	1443 of 4240	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	2379 of 2918	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	2383 of 3668	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	2557 of 3556	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	2596 of 3487	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	2129 of 3446	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2749 of 3333	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	1516 of 3226	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	3167 of 3744	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	2957 of 4658	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3576 of 4588	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3695 of 4561	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3081 of 4499	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	3942 of 4348	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	2326 of 4306	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	2291 of 2619	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	2493 of 2980	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.3	1174 of 3006	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	222 of 3106	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	3105 of 3644	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3184 of 4465	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3233 of 4401	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3484 of 4376	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	3035 of 4329	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3744 of 4188	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	2377 of 4168	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	2875 of 3705	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2743 of 4594	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2886 of 4521	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3390 of 4477	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	2703 of 4451	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	3783 of 4309	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	1949 of 4264	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	3196 of 3739	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	3833 of 4647	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3369 of 4585	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3720 of 4563	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3285 of 4498	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3887 of 4357	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3003 of 4319	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	2811 of 3549	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.3	1426 of 4292	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	2927 of 4086	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	1580 of 3952	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	1970 of 3799	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	3219 of 3684	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	2504 of 3558	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)35th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

Science6%-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 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	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 S Perry Rd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1300	455	35	12.8	87.9%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.5%)	428 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)															$10,515
Carrollton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 Pearl St	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1200	505	39	13.0	91.1%	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.6%)	472 (93.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51.8	2022^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.3%		47.3	2304^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%	282	20.4	52.6	23.8			44.4	46.6	52.9		26.5	60.0	62.3			$11,835
Stem Academy At Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Josey Ln	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5208	742	46	15.9	21.0%	123 (16.6%)	116 (15.6%)	91 (12.3%)	351 (47.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	89.5	392^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	91.5%		84.6	585^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.4%	193						82.9	75.9	83.3		74.3	63.9	57.9			$7,314
Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14055 Heartside Dr	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1000	520	39	13.4	84.0%	27 (5.2%)	25 (4.8%)	452 (86.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	73.5	998^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.4%		83.7	617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.7%	381	38.5	59.6	56.3			54.6	75.6	71.3		44.3	60.0	65.6			$11,490
McLaughlin Strickland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Fyke Rd	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-5700	706	47	15.1	85.0%	31 (4.4%)	44 (6.2%)	610 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	35.4	3060^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.9%		45.3	2423^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.9%	637	27.8	33.3	40.0			36.5	48.7	54.3		30.7	35.9	44.1			$9,510
Farmers Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13521 Tom Field Rd	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1600	468	36	13.1	76.5%	35 (7.5%)	12 (2.6%)	409 (87.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	58.3	1687^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.5%		61.9	1478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	209	28.6	57.9	28.6		100.0	51.2	56.7	57.7		43.6	65.3	44.6			$11,799
Good Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Study Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1900	499	38	13.3	86.6%	24 (4.8%)	16 (3.2%)	435 (87.2%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	74.3	963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	79.2%		58.7	1636^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.8%	673	12.9	46.7	40.0			61.0	71.6	64.9		44.2	60.9	57.6	100.0	100.0	$11,250
Stark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 Josey Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3300	626	41	15.4	56.9%	77 (12.3%)	55 (8.8%)	458 (73.2%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)	48.1	2210^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.2%		50.8	2098^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.9%	112	47.6	50.0	25.0			48.7	62.3	68.5		40.2	35.6	33.6			$9,108
Country Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Raintree	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1400	318	25	12.8	37.7%	122 (38.4%)	31 (9.7%)	119 (37.4%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.4%)	76.5	893^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	80.7%		84.9	575^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.6%	318						60.0	66.1	76.9		54.6	61.9	51.0			$11,558
Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School	Public	PK, KG-6	12701 Templeton Trl	Dallas	75234	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2400	404	29	13.8	94.3%	17 (4.2%)	18 (4.5%)	360 (89.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	31.5	3339^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.8%		36.8	2997^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.6%	342	23.8	50.0	43.8	16.7	33.3	68.4	37.5	46.4	28.6	35.3	36.6	39.5	30.2		$12,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Central Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Perry Middle
High : Turner High School

What district is Central Elementary in?

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

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