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Valley Ranch Elementary

Public Grades K-5

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Valley Ranch Elementary is a high-performing K-5 school in Irving, TX, serving 577 students as part of the top-ranked Coppell Independent School District (Isd), and it consistently earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

This school stands out for its exceptional support of all students, particularly those who need it most. Valley Ranch Elementary ranks in the 100th percentile statewide for both English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education student performance, meaning its programs for these groups are among the best in Texas. The school also consistently outperforms its already excellent district averages in nearly every subject and grade level. For example, 5th-grade Math proficiency reached 81.72% compared to the district's 72.84%. While the school excels overall, its small population of economically disadvantaged students (just 5% qualify for free/reduced lunch) has shown room for growth, ranking in the 65th percentile—a common challenge for high-performing schools in affluent areas.

Valley Ranch is part of a cluster of three exceptionally high-performing schools within Coppell ISD, including Canyon Ranch Elementary and Richard J Lee Elementary, all consistently ranking in the top 2-3% of Texas elementary schools. This creates a highly competitive and supportive educational environment. In a striking contrast, schools just across the district line in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd), such as Landry Elementary and Riverchase Ele, serve a much higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students and have significantly lower test scores, highlighting how school district boundaries can dramatically shape educational outcomes for children living in the same neighborhood.

577

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,812

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

9800 Rodeo Dr
Irving, TX 75063-6488

(214) 496-8500

District: Coppell Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Valley Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Coppell Middle West
High:	Coppell High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

88.0%

Hispanic:

3.3%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (80% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg75%

Texas avg51%

129^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Coppell Independent School District (Isd)

17^th of 951Coppell 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	96.0	129 of 4627	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	83 of 4651	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	123 of 4710	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	131 of 4647	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	201 of 4581	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	60 of 4578	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	148 of 4479	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	49 of 4359	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	164 of 4329	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	73 of 4286	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	89.3	247 of 4320	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	87.4	331 of 4260	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	325 of 4221	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	303 of 4206	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	340 of 4095	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	362 of 3937	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	91 of 3884	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	354 of 3768	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	80.2	428 of 3724	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.2	400 of 3476	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.3	797 of 3475	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	77.8	524 of 3465	84.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	2034 of 2443	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2226 of 2421	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	388 of 999	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.6	140 of 814	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	154 of 1045	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	332 of 1015	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	265 of 957	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	154 of 967	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	268 of 1009	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	180 of 1005	82.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	96.0	57 of 4461	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	75 of 4331	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	65 of 4295	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	39 of 4240	99.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	134 of 1643	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	12 of 2918	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	61 of 3668	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	145 of 3556	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	69 of 3487	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	118 of 3446	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	69 of 3333	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	30 of 3226	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	212 of 4575	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	41 of 3744	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	78 of 4658	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	85 of 4588	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	381 of 4561	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	49 of 4499	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	128 of 4348	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	82 of 4306	98.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	284 of 3075	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	76.3	187 of 2619	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.3	525 of 2980	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	100 of 2958	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	274 of 3006	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	389 of 3184	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	182 of 3106	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	1954 of 4376	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	739 of 4329	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	1156 of 4188	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	1335 of 4168	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	1564 of 4520	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	2077 of 4594	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	2871 of 4477	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.4	827 of 4451	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	894 of 4309	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	335 of 4264	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	91 of 4582	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	28 of 3739	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	110 of 4647	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	224 of 4585	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	123 of 4563	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	65 of 4498	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	148 of 4357	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	33 of 4319	99.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	728 of 4301	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	99.2	14 of 3549	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	109 of 4292	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	591 of 4086	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	448 of 3952	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	272 of 3799	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	232 of 3684	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	40.0	2014 of 3106	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	91.6	86 of 3082	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	61.6	1100 of 3142	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	610 of 3127	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)61st percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2022)55th percentile-40 vs school

White (2023)35th percentile-62 vs school

African American (2024)17th percentile-81 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading81%+26 vs state

Mathematics80%+33 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

HI
my son is in this school from last 2 years. Its very good school teachers are very nice
school is very good
BUT ONLY BAD THING IS IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR RENTAL APARTMENT FOR VALLEY RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENT IS TOO HIGH
so we are moving to Austin elementary otherwise school is very good
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
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
Freeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8757 Valley Ranch Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-1700	651	42	15.6	29.2%	12 (1.8%)	117 (18.0%)	68 (10.4%)	427 (65.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	69.2	1176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.6%		66.7	1278^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.5%	102			62.3	62.5	49.1	63.6	56.3	51.8	$8,073
Richard J Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	8808 Chaparral Waters Way	Dallas	75019	Dallas County	Coppell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 496-7900	663	46	14.4	3.8%	39 (5.9%)	27 (4.1%)	16 (2.4%)	567 (85.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	97.7	72^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	98.4%		97	103^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%	31			80.6	84.7	90.3	79.2	81.8	89.5	$8,826
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
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
Las Colinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Kinwest Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 968-2200	505	33	15.4	21.6%	60 (11.9%)	82 (16.2%)	75 (14.9%)	260 (51.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	92.7	265^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.3%		90.5	356^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.3%	91			76.8	77.1	82.1	71.9	69.0	72.7	$9,206
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Ranch Elementary

How many students attend Valley Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Valley Ranch Elementary.

What district is Valley Ranch Elementary in?

Coppell Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Valley Ranch Elementary?

Students at Valley Ranch Elementary are 88% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Valley Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coppell Middle West
High : Coppell High School

Is Valley Ranch Elementary a good school?

Yes! Valley Ranch Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 129^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

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