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Farmers Branch Elementary

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Farmers Branch Elementary ranks 1687 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Farmers Branch Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd) serving 468 students in the Farmers Branch, TX area, where 76.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has shown a remarkable academic recovery, climbing from a 2-star rating in 2021 back to a solid 3-star rating in recent years, outperforming nearby schools like Blair Elementary and Carrollton Elementary despite serving a similarly high-needs population. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, the school has effectively used its resources to overcome challenges associated with poverty, making its sustained improvement particularly impressive.

Farmers Branch Elementary stands out for its exceptional support of special education students, who ranked in the 88th percentile statewide—significantly higher than at nearby schools like Stark Elementary or McLaughlin Strickland Elementary. The school also excels in 4th-grade mathematics, with 65.33% of students proficient in 2025—15 points above the district average and 16 points above the state average. Additionally, the Gifted and Talented program is a major strength, consistently ranking in the 86th to 97th percentile, indicating robust support for high-achieving students.

However, the school faces some challenges. While 4th-grade math is a standout, 3rd and 5th-grade math scores have been inconsistent, often falling below state averages. Science performance at the 5th-grade level has been a persistent weakness, with proficiency rates hovering between 21% and 31% over the last three years. The school also shows mixed results for English Language Learners, with strong 4th-grade Reading in Spanish (73.33% proficient) but significant gaps in other subjects and grades. These areas represent clear opportunities for targeted improvement to build on the school's impressive recovery and strengths.

468

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,799

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13521 Tom Field Rd
Farmers Branch, TX 75234-4855

(972) 968-1600

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

Students who attend Farmers Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Field Middle
High:	Turner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

White:

7.5%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

1,687^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	58.3	1687 of 4627	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	1478 of 4651	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	1501 of 4710	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	1824 of 4647	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	2564 of 4581	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	2963 of 4578	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.8	784 of 4479	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	1002 of 4359	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	1146 of 4329	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.5	1351 of 4286	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.0	1102 of 4320	74.5%	★★★★☆
2014	75.6	933 of 4260	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	1034 of 4221	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	1102 of 4206	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	597 of 4095	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	66.8	1346 of 3937	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	1367 of 3884	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.9	2103 of 3768	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.0	1794 of 3724	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.1	2137 of 3476	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.0	2518 of 3475	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.8	2645 of 3465	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	99.9	3 of 2483	99.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.4	2203 of 4461	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	2541 of 4331	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.2	206 of 4295	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	330 of 4240	92.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1157 of 2918	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	1446 of 3668	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	1373 of 3556	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	2033 of 3487	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2163 of 3446	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.7	200 of 3333	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	479 of 3226	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	1353 of 4575	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.1	1320 of 3744	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	1987 of 4658	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	2031 of 4588	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2513 of 4561	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3443 of 4499	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.0	556 of 4348	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	1148 of 4306	73.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	444 of 3075	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	128 of 2980	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	50.7	1828 of 2958	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	1737 of 3006	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.1	137 of 3184	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	109 of 3106	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	1702 of 4413	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	1088 of 3644	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	1389 of 4465	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	1653 of 4401	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	2456 of 4376	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2931 of 4329	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.3	427 of 4188	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	706 of 4168	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	1291 of 4520	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	1112 of 3705	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	1019 of 4594	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	1090 of 4521	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.4	2325 of 4477	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	2813 of 4451	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.4	254 of 4309	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	366 of 4264	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	2205 of 4582	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	1199 of 3739	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	1248 of 4647	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	1586 of 4585	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	2647 of 4563	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	2429 of 4498	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	1014 of 4357	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	1052 of 4319	75.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	522 of 4301	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	508 of 3549	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	686 of 4292	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	614 of 4086	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	908 of 3952	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	932 of 3799	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	211 of 3684	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	655 of 3558	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	32 of 3006	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	334 of 2612	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	500 of 3108	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	659 of 3106	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	1363 of 3082	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	1237 of 3082	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	375 of 3142	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	1279 of 3127	59.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2018)100th percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)99th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)51st percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics51%+4 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	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
Marcus Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	2911 Northaven Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2900	718	43	16.6	98.5%	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	688 (95.8%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	38.5	2856^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.3%		28.1	3548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	692	38.6	53.2	42.7			14.3	39.1	55.2	37.7	32.1	52.4	40.2	40.3	$11,171
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
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
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3453 Flair Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2800	413	28	14.7	50.8%	140 (33.9%)	17 (4.1%)	230 (55.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	74.3	964^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.2%		72.7	1015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%	51						62.5	56.6	71.1	71.7	53.1	53.7	60.0	51.7	$13,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmers Branch Elementary

What district is Farmers Branch Elementary in?

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Farmers Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farmers Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Field Middle
High : Turner High School

Is Farmers Branch Elementary a good school?

Farmers Branch Elementary ranks 1687^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Farmers Branch Elementary?

Students at Farmers Branch Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Farmers Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Farmers Branch Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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