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Riverchase Ele

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Riverchase Ele ranks 2513 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Riverchase Ele is a public PK-5 school in Coppell, TX, serving 496 students as part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 57th percentile statewide. This school is a geographic anomaly: it sits within the boundaries of the much higher-performing Coppell Independent School District (Isd) (98th percentile), meaning a family on one street may have access to a top-tier school while neighbors on the other side are zoned here. Over 53% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a stark contrast to nearby Coppell ISD schools like Lakeside Elementary (5.61%) and Mockingbird Elementary (8.62%), which highlights a significant socioeconomic divide that drives performance differences.

Riverchase has a history of volatile academic performance, with its state ranking swinging from the 75th percentile to the 33rd percentile in recent years. The most recent data (2025-2026) shows a sharp decline to the 46th percentile (2 stars), down from 71st percentile (4 stars) the year prior. For example, 3rd Grade Reading proficiency dropped from 54% to 41%, and 3rd Grade Math from 44% to 31%. This instability contrasts sharply with the steady, top-tier performance of nearby Coppell ISD schools like Canyon Ranch Elementary and Valley Ranch Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 3-5% of Texas elementary schools.

Despite these challenges, Riverchase has shown strength in serving specific student groups. In 2023-2024, it ranked in the 98th percentile statewide for special education students, and in 2024-2025, it ranked in the 81st percentile for English Language Learners. However, its overall performance is more aligned with its district peer Landry Elementary (29th percentile in 2024-2025) than with its high-achieving neighbors. For parents, the school's location in Coppell can be misleading; its district affiliation and performance are far more reflective of the lower-performing schools in the region.

496

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,761

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

272 S MacArthur Blvd
Coppell, TX 75019

(972) 968-2900

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

Students who attend Riverchase Ele usually attend:

Middle:	Bush Middle
High:	Ranchview High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.3%

Asian:

25.0%

African American:

22.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2019 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2026) from a 33rd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

2,513^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	43.0	2513 of 4627	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.9	1353 of 4651	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	1431 of 4710	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	2997 of 4647	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	1567 of 4581	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	1872 of 4578	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	3015 of 4479	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	1491 of 4359	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.7	1500 of 4329	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.2	1082 of 4286	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	68.2	1368 of 4320	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.2	1583 of 4260	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	1734 of 4221	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.9	1204 of 4206	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	63.7	1586 of 4095	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.1	2739 of 3937	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	1474 of 3884	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	1636 of 3768	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	1117 of 3724	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	905 of 3476	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.3	686 of 3475	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	59.4	1516 of 3465	56.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	1142 of 2406	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	332 of 1905	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	529 of 2443	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	32.3	1765 of 2443	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.0	483 of 2421	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	773 of 2444	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	1224 of 2515	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.0	250 of 2483	89.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	686 of 999	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	571 of 814	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	515 of 1045	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	717 of 1015	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.7	466 of 957	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	717 of 967	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	901 of 1009	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	866 of 1005	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	81.7	392 of 4461	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	57.2	1371 of 4331	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	3002 of 4295	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	1689 of 4240	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	548 of 2918	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	492 of 3668	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	1717 of 3556	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.4	216 of 3487	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	70.5	602 of 3446	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.9	2227 of 3333	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	1156 of 3226	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	2860 of 4575	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.7	972 of 3744	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	965 of 4658	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	35.8	3059 of 4588	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	1796 of 4561	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	1652 of 4499	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	3096 of 4348	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2059 of 4306	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1785 of 2619	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.5	668 of 2958	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	565 of 3006	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	1289 of 3184	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	1209 of 3106	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	2570 of 4413	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	75.0	597 of 3644	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1047 of 4465	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	30.4	3360 of 4401	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.2	1807 of 4376	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	1937 of 4329	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	3231 of 4188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.5	1848 of 4168	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2786 of 4520	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.4	718 of 3705	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	873 of 4594	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	28.6	3609 of 4521	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.0	1616 of 4477	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	2261 of 4451	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3326 of 4309	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	1717 of 4264	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	2211 of 4582	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	1023 of 3739	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	1186 of 4647	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	2857 of 4585	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	1517 of 4563	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	2005 of 4498	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	2813 of 4357	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.0	1093 of 4319	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	795 of 4301	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	409 of 3549	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	98 of 4292	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	51.0	1581 of 4086	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	1595 of 3799	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	2597 of 3684	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2045 of 3558	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	2949 of 3106	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	2318 of 3142	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.7	891 of 3127	71.5%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-6 vs state

Mathematics43%-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 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
Riverchase Ele	Public	PK, KG-5	272 S MacArthur Blvd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-2900	496	35	14.3	53.8%	24 (4.8%)	111 (22.4%)	210 (42.3%)	124 (25.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	43	2513^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.7%		64.9	1353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.9%	1160	22.2	81.3					41.8	54.6	50.0		31.5	40.7	60.7		$9,761
Lakeside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Village Pkwy	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-7600	410	30	13.7	5.6%	120 (29.3%)	14 (3.4%)	29 (7.1%)	224 (54.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	95.2	160^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.3	131^st of 4651 public elementary schools	97.2%	29							78.6	79.4	85.5		67.9	81.0	77.9		$10,039
Mockingbird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mockingbird	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-8200	441	35	12.6	8.6%	158 (35.8%)	20 (4.5%)	55 (12.5%)	176 (39.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	89.4	398^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.1	404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%	6							77.3	77.9	76.0		77.0	70.6	59.4		$10,903
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 S Moore	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 496-7300	541	39	13.8	11.8%	150 (27.7%)	25 (4.6%)	83 (15.3%)	253 (46.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	87.3	487^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.5%		81	719^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.5%	232							70.6	68.1	78.0		64.7	58.3	76.9		$10,738
Coppell Classical Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	140 S Heartz Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 242-5864	432	27	16.0	21.8%	130 (30.1%)	69 (16.0%)	93 (21.5%)	118 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	59.5	1635^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.7%		73	1002^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%	633							50.8	68.8	55.4	71.4	41.8	45.3	51.8	57.1	$8,396
Valley Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	9800 Rodeo Dr	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-8500	577	37	15.5	5.0%	16 (2.8%)	15 (2.6%)	19 (3.3%)	508 (88.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	96	129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.4	83^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%	46							75.6	78.8	87.2		79.1	78.8	81.7		$9,812
Canyon Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 Santa Fe Trail	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-7200	705	48	14.6	8.2%	40 (5.7%)	24 (3.4%)	28 (4.0%)	595 (84.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	97.3	85^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.7	63^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.6%	22							82.2	88.9	88.7		75.8	80.9	81.0		$8,752
Town Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	185 N Heartz Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 496-7800	402	34	11.8	13.2%	143 (35.6%)	17 (4.2%)	47 (11.7%)	171 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	84.9	578^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.5%		92.3	296^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.6%	282							59.7	75.3	78.4		56.9	67.1	67.6		$10,628
Denton Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Natches Trace	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 496-8100	497	38	13.0	12.3%	89 (17.9%)	25 (5.0%)	150 (30.2%)	218 (43.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	77.9	839^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.9%		87.1	486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.6%	353	7.1	16.7	50.0	14.3	8.3	11.1	63.9	74.4	69.6		63.4	63.3	48.5		$9,902
Landry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Red River Trl	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-2100	474	35	13.6	58.4%	36 (7.6%)	217 (45.8%)	76 (16.0%)	98 (20.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	51.3	2045^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.8%		32.7	3279^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%	1234							64.3	45.8	57.4		53.6	42.4	36.8		$9,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverchase Ele

How many students attend Riverchase Ele?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Riverchase Ele.

What is the racial makeup of Riverchase Ele?

Students at Riverchase Ele are 42% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 22% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Riverchase Ele attend?

Students who attend Riverchase Ele usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bush Middle
High : Ranchview High School

Is Riverchase Ele a good school?

Riverchase Ele ranks 2513^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverchase Ele in?

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

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