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Blanton Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blanton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lantana, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 519. The school is part of the Denton Independent School District, which is ranked 530 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blanton Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 262 and 508 over the past 10 years. The school's STAAR test scores significantly outperform the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, including reading, math, and science. For example, in 2024-2025, Blanton Elementary's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate is 75%, compared to 52.13% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for various student subgroups, including Asian, African American, and Special Education students, often ranking in the top 10-20% of Texas schools for these subgroups.

Blanton Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of around $10,600, which is higher than the district and state averages, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.5 to 14.2 over the past few years. When compared to nearby schools, Nelson Elementary and Heritage Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, but still lag behind Blanton Elementary. Overall, Blanton Elementary stands out as an exceptional elementary school, with a track record of consistently high academic performance and a strong focus on supporting diverse student populations.

470

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,192

Per pupil spending ?

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9501 Stacee Ln
Lantana, TX 76266

(940) 369-0700

District: Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blanton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harpool Middle
High:	Guyer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg43%

Texas avg47%

343^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 25Elementary Schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd)

530^th of 961Denton 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	90.8	343 of 4651	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	356 of 4710	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	344 of 4647	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	508 of 4581	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	362 of 4578	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	444 of 4479	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	728 of 4359	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	89.4	390 of 4329	91.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	262 of 4286	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	86.8	374 of 4320	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.3	276 of 4260	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.6	360 of 4221	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.7	361 of 4206	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	246 of 4095	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	81.0	413 of 3937	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	350 of 1905	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	92 of 2443	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	67.0	567 of 2443	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	443 of 2421	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	846 of 2444	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	310 of 2515	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	1190 of 2483	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	122 of 814	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	41 of 1045	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	166 of 1015	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	499 of 967	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.5	1386 of 4461	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	2133 of 4295	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.3	3211 of 4240	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	85.0	349 of 3668	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	298 of 3744	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	440 of 4658	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	414 of 4588	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	689 of 4561	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	586 of 4499	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	510 of 4348	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	578 of 4306	86.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	905 of 2619	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	1550 of 2980	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	1585 of 2958	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.4	1085 of 3006	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	876 of 3184	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	1499 of 3106	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	530 of 3644	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	558 of 4465	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	314 of 4401	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	611 of 4376	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	283 of 4329	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	777 of 4188	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	1010 of 4168	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2122 of 3705	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	1636 of 4594	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	2848 of 4477	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	3521 of 4451	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2999 of 4309	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1809 of 4264	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	320 of 3739	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	273 of 4647	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	331 of 4585	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	438 of 4563	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	256 of 4498	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	504 of 4357	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	976 of 4319	77.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	338 of 3549	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	85 of 4292	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	402 of 4086	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	374 of 3952	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	352 of 3799	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	452 of 3684	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	343 of 3558	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	531 of 2612	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	564 of 3108	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	558 of 3106	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	861 of 3082	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	582 of 3082	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	722 of 3142	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	991 of 3127	68.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading80%+26 vs state

Mathematics65%+19 vs state

Science53%+23 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Stacee Ln	Lantana	76266	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-0700	470	37	12.8	5.7%	326 (69.4%)	23 (4.9%)	62 (13.2%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.4%)	90.8	343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.5	356^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.4%	13								75.0	83.1	82.4	61.8	66.2	65.9	52.9	$9,192
Ep Rayzor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	377 Rayzor Rd	Lantana	76226	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4100	510	35	14.6	10.0%	334 (65.5%)	16 (3.1%)	91 (17.8%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	77.2	873^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.2%		87.8	464^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.1%	409								54.9	78.8	79.3	45.1	57.6	63.4	42.7	$11,275
McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Hickory Creek Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3600	599	43	13.9	53.1%	206 (34.4%)	41 (6.8%)	314 (52.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	75.7	911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.3	858^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.8%	53	0.0	38.9	30.0	25.0	40.0	25.0	0.0	62.8	62.2	59.6	55.7	61.4	63.4	41.6	$8,985
Universal Academy-Bartonville	Public, Charter	K-5	2700 Fm 407 E	Bartonville	75226	Denton County	Universal Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 393-5068	111	23	4.8		3 (2.7%)	37 (33.3%)	1 (0.9%)	68 (61.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	73.2	994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.6%		90.3	363^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.3%	631								57.1	56.5	66.7	50.0	65.2	61.1	38.9	$1,224
Dorothy P Adkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Monahan Dr	Lantana	76226	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1300	452	35	13.0	12.4%	280 (61.9%)	19 (4.2%)	82 (18.1%)	44 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	83.5	629^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%		81.5	701^st of 4710 public elementary schools	85.1%	72								67.7	71.2	75.3	63.2	57.6	58.0	46.9	$10,367
Denton Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4420 Country Club Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	190	16	11.8	28.9%	110 (57.9%)	22 (11.6%)	31 (16.3%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.0%)	66.8	1272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.5	1524^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.6%	252								76.9	79.2	57.9	65.4	58.3	31.6	0.0	$10,843
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Harrison Ln	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 464-0564	788	46	17.2	8.4%	534 (67.8%)	15 (1.9%)	102 (12.9%)	100 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	77.5	865^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.9	577^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.7%	288								69.1	65.8	77.3	67.4	42.5	54.0	39.8	$9,128
Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 W Ryan Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4600	551	43	12.7	47.2%	194 (35.2%)	42 (7.6%)	246 (44.6%)	52 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	67.7	1226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.6%		72.7	1032^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	78.1%	194	16.7	40.0	40.0	16.7	20.0	20.0		50.0	77.3	57.7	47.1	65.2	50.6	37.2	$8,786
Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Oakmont Dr	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1800	610	44	13.9	19.2%	341 (55.9%)	36 (5.9%)	124 (20.3%)	58 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)	85.8	541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	88.4%		83.2	647^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.3%	106								75.7	69.9	73.0	54.2	71.1	64.4	48.7	$8,414
Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Teasley Ln	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-1400	527	41	12.8	38.7%	213 (40.4%)	65 (12.3%)	181 (34.3%)	25 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	64	1388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.2%		63	1457^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.1%	69								64.4	59.6	51.4	52.9	47.2	48.7	37.8	$10,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanton Elementary

What district is Blanton Elementary in?

Denton Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Blanton Elementary?

Students at Blanton Elementary are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Blanton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blanton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harpool Middle
High : Guyer High School

How many students attend Blanton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Blanton Elementary.

Is Blanton Elementary a good school?

Yes. Blanton Elementary ranks in the top 7.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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