Carrollton El, Carrollton TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Carrollton El

Carrollton Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade in a neighborhood elementary school setting in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, drawing families from the immediate Carrollton area. The school sits in a deeply economically challenged environment: a very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with nearly all students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academic performance reflects significant headwinds. In math, proficiency rises steeply with grade: third grade shows low proficiency, fourth grade improves modestly, and fifth grade reaches a solid level. Reading proficiency follows a similar but flatter trajectory, staying below math across all grades. Science proficiency in fifth grade is notably weak. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of Dallas County districts, a positioning that reflects both the school's efforts and the economic backdrop against which performance should be understood. Parents may want to look into what supports the school offers for students working below grade level, particularly in science, and what interventions are in place in the earlier grades where proficiency gains are smallest.

The school operates within Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, a district navigating significant change. In May 2023, voters approved a major bond for facility improvements and replacement schools, including a replacement for Carrollton Elementary itself, without raising the tax rate. More recently, in March 2025, the district voted to close and consolidate several schools and redraw attendance zones for the first time in over two decades, responding to budget pressures and enrollment decline. The zone redrawing and school consolidations take effect in fall 2025, so families considering this school should confirm current and future attendance boundaries with the district directly. The unsettled landscape around facility planning and enrollment shifts is a real factor in weighing this choice.

Carrollton itself is a mature, largely built-out suburb with a diverse population and an extensive parks system. The city spans manufacturing, retail, and services across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Housing costs in the zip code where the school sits are moderate compared to broader regional benchmarks. The community is anchored by a historic downtown with walkable pedestrian districts, DART rail access, and significant employment centers that draw workers from across the region. For families in or moving to the immediate school zone, Carrollton Elementary offers a straightforward public elementary school pathway in a neighborhood with stable infrastructure and civic services, though the school's performance gains steepen noticeably only by grade five, and the district's recent consolidations mean the immediate landscape is in flux.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 8% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 15% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 50% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 61% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 61% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 66% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 56%

School 6% · District 25% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolCARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income32%Higher-income25%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income63%22 pp gap