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Central El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1600 S Perry Rd, Carrollton, TX 75006 · (972) 968-1300 · Part of Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

Carrollton’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
455
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Central El

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Carrollton kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Carrollton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Central ElYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1600 S Perry Rd, Carrollton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten68
Grade 172
Grade 254
Grade 366
Grade 458
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
471’20
450’21
468’22
461’23
455’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%White 2%Black 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central El from Carrollton families.

Other schools in Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

The district →
McLaughlin Strickland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmers Branch
D
706 students15:1
Freeman El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irving
B−
651 students16:1
Stark El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmers Branch
B−
626 students15:1
McKamy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
553 students15:1
Thompson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carrollton
B−
531 students15:1
Blair El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmers Branch
C+
520 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Carrollton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.