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Central Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

Summary

Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Duncanville, Texas, serving 457 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Duncanville Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 881 out of 961 districts in the state.

Central Elementary has had fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1,808 out of 4,479 Texas elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 3,977 out of 4,260 in 2013-2014. Currently, the school ranks 3,889 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. However, Central Elementary's Gifted and Talented program stands out, with the school ranking 293 out of 2,980 Texas elementary schools for this subgroup in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools within the Duncanville ISD, such as William Lee Hastings Elementary and Fairmeadows Elementary, Central Elementary's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some nearby public charter schools, such as Genesis Campus Pre-K Thru 5 and KIPP Destiny Elementary, in terms of academic performance.

457

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,159

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

302 E Freeman St
Duncanville, TX 75116-4813

(972) 708-2600

District: Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Glenn C Hardin Intermediate
	J Herman Reed Middle
High:	Duncanville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

24.9%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 60th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 60th-percentile peak (2019) to 16th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Texas avg48%

Not ranked this year

Central Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

863^rd of 951Duncanville 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	22.4	3889 of 4651	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3746 of 4710	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3169 of 4647	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3567 of 4581	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	3190 of 4578	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	1808 of 4479	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	2253 of 4359	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	2795 of 4329	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	3716 of 4320	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	3977 of 4260	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	3992 of 4221	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.0	3381 of 4206	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.8	2482 of 4095	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.3	1582 of 3937	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.4	1210 of 3884	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.5	835 of 3768	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	835 of 3724	77.6%	★★★★☆
2006	63.5	1349 of 3476	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.7	1223 of 3475	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.7	1000 of 3465	71.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1722 of 1905	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2249 of 2443	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2206 of 2443	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	2154 of 2421	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1938 of 2444	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	1261 of 2515	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	1092 of 2483	56.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	3781 of 4461	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2622 of 4331	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.6	505 of 4295	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	528 of 4240	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	2185 of 2918	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	2587 of 3668	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	1363 of 3556	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	2016 of 3487	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	1673 of 3446	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	745 of 3333	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	2867 of 3744	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3605 of 4658	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3075 of 4588	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3805 of 4561	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3100 of 4499	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2702 of 4348	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3067 of 4306	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	1264 of 2619	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	293 of 2980	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	184 of 2958	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	46.0	1902 of 3006	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.6	56 of 3184	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	32.9	2536 of 3106	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	2692 of 3644	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3152 of 4465	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.1	1532 of 4401	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	1831 of 4376	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	1793 of 4329	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	992 of 4188	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	1596 of 4168	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	2807 of 3705	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3517 of 4594	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2438 of 4521	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2802 of 4477	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	2692 of 4451	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	824 of 4309	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	1476 of 4264	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	3467 of 3739	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4253 of 4647	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3097 of 4585	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3315 of 4563	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3143 of 4498	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.5	989 of 4357	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	1487 of 4319	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	3204 of 3549	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4223 of 4292	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	4076 of 4086	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	2355 of 3952	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	3437 of 3799	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.8	618 of 3684	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	30.1	2716 of 3558	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	52.8	1473 of 3142	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2019)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-21 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 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
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2600	457	27	17.0	85.6%	10 (2.2%)	114 (24.9%)	325 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)														$10,159
Merrifield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	102 E Vinyard St	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2900	393	24	16.4	87.3%	6 (1.5%)	167 (42.5%)	210 (53.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	18.6	4125^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.4	4320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	195	28.6	20.0				28.6	48.2	27.3		30.8	37.3	19.0		$7,808
William Lee Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	602 W Center St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2800	529	30	17.7	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	216 (40.8%)	285 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.8	2963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.6	3008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	45	23.1					27.4	51.5	57.3		25.3	47.9	42.4		$8,275
Fairmeadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 E Fairmeadows Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2700	435	31	14.0	87.6%	8 (1.8%)	51 (11.7%)	373 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.4	2992^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.3%		26.8	3626^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.0%	634	0.0	66.7	10.0	0.0	0.0	28.4	51.7	43.4		36.3	53.2	39.5		$9,129
Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville	Public, Charter	K-6	415 N Cedar Ridge Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-0084	258	14	18.3	45.3%	75 (29.1%)	45 (17.4%)	119 (46.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	49.7	2132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.1	2310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	178						53.3	50.0	50.0	61.5	33.3	44.4	47.5	41.0	$9,004
Clint Q Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1010 Big Stone Gap	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3000	344	23	14.9	82.6%	9 (2.6%)	155 (45.1%)	171 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	20.2	4027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.7	4623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	596						44.9	27.8	34.0		36.7	22.2	23.4		$9,594
James R Bilhartz Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6700 Wandt	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-6600	541	38	14.2	86.7%	25 (4.6%)	194 (35.9%)	308 (56.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	16.2	4231^st of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.8	4491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.4%	260	20.0		0.0			33.3	26.7	36.0		29.4	24.2	32.3		$9,109
S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Softwood Dr	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2500	330	21	15.5	79.1%	7 (2.1%)	174 (52.7%)	133 (40.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	24	3812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		8.8	4520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.8%	708						53.1	32.7	37.0		40.6	18.2	37.0		$9,035
Idea A W Brown Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5701 Red Bird Center Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 709-4700	481	26	18.6	92.7%	2 (0.4%)	435 (90.4%)	42 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	4478^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.2%					(n/a)						25.4	27.1	37.3		14.3	23.7	28.8
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	7095 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2400	537	32	16.8	88.1%	5 (0.9%)	241 (44.9%)	273 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	19.9	4045^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.3	4006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	39	11.1		20.0			27.1	22.5	46.5		32.8	25.0	37.5		$8,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

What district is Central Elementary in?

Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenn C Hardin Intermediate
Middle : J Herman Reed Middle
High : Duncanville High School

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Central Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 25% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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