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McWhorter Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

McWhorter Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dallas, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 651 students. 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.

McWhorter Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with low performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.73% of 3rd graders at McWhorter were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 61.31% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the nearby Thompson Elementary, Blanton Elementary, and Sheffield Elementary schools within the same district generally outperform McWhorter Elementary on academic measures.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at McWhorter Elementary, ranging from 85.04% in 2021-2022 to 88.68% in 2022-2023, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be significantly impacting the school's academic performance. While the increased spending per student at McWhorter Elementary over the years may indicate efforts to address the school's challenges, the results have not yet translated into significant improvements in academic outcomes. When compared to schools outside the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, such as Jerry R. Junkins Elementary in the Dallas ISD, the academic performance gap is not as significant, indicating that the challenges faced by McWhorter Elementary are not unique to the school.

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: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg47%

Texas avg46%

4,492^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

404^th of 961Carrollton-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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

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

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+24 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading35%+7 vs state

Mathematics15%-30 vs state

Science9%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Science 5th 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%)	9.8	4492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%		25.2	3763^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	20.1%	729	35.1	41.8	28.6	16.7	9.1	20.0	0.0	36.7	30.0	32.7			15.6	12.5	17.1			9.2	$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%)	10.9	4455^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.2%		18.9	4126^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.4%	329								23.1	25.0	50.0	33.3	33.3	8.3	0.0	0.0	33.3	16.7	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%)	23	3855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%		16.5	4250^th of 4710 public elementary schools	9.8%	395	33.3	29.0	23.5	6.7	22.2	2.6	2.6	25.9	48.8	50.0			17.3	27.1	43.9			9.2	$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%)	61.6	1495^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.9%		60.8	1564^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.8%	69	8.6	41.4	40.6	18.8	43.1	16.7	4.7	64.2	53.2	55.6			62.3	56.5	45.3			21.8	$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%)	37	2990^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.7%		31.5	3370^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.5%	380	23.3	48.3	30.6		0.0	0.0	0.0	45.2	47.6	64.9			31.0	41.3	37.7			11.5	$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%)	35.2	3107^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%		43.7	2607^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.6%	500								45.8	48.7	47.2	37.5		36.2	37.5	41.7	25.0		16.7	$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%)	68.8	1181^st of 4651 public elementary schools	74.6%		66.5	1284^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.7%	103								59.6	73.8	67.5			46.8	61.9	57.5			17.5	$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%)	45.5	2408^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.2%		65.5	1322^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	71.9%	1086	16.0	33.3	17.7		44.4	0.0		49.1	65.3	63.5			42.9	39.7	36.0			10.5	$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%)	40.8	2717^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.6%		44.8	2519^th of 4710 public elementary schools	46.5%	198	30.2	38.9	55.6	47.8	7.7	35.0	24.0	47.9	52.4	57.5	50.7		33.8	34.6	44.4	33.8		14.0	$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

How many students attend McWhorter Elementary?

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

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.

Is McWhorter Elementary a good school?

McWhorter Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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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