Carrollton’s public schools outscore 66% of Texas districts
47% of students in Carrollton’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Carrollton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Carrollton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 406 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Carrollton’s, its schools beat 58%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent spends $13,198 per student and Lewisville Independent $13,147, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Life School Carrollton, Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton, Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton, Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton, Trivium Academy, Prince of Peace Christian School (private), Primrose School of Castle Hills (private), Castle Hills Montessori (private), The St. Anthony School (private), Mona Montessori Academy (private), Holy Covenant Early Childhood Development Program (private), Wisdom Academy (private) and Oak Crest Private School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Carrollton’s grade
B+: better than 66% of Texas school districts, #190 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Carrollton, with each school’s own grade.
Carrollton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Lewisville Independent School District, shared with Copper Canyon, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Hebron, Highland Village, Lewisville and The Colony. Parts of Carrollton (7% and 2% of its land) are served by Dallas Independent and Coppell Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Carrollton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Carrollton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Carrollton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | B+ | Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent PK–12 · Lewisville Independent PK–12 |
| Dallas | C− | Dallas Independent |
| Hebron | — | Lewisville Independent |
| Lewisville | A− | Lewisville Independent |
| Coppell | A+ | Coppell Independent |
| The Colony | B+ | Lewisville Independent PK–12 · Little Elm Independent PK–12 |
| Plano | A− | Plano Independent |
| Addison | C− | Dallas Independent |
| Irving | C− | Irving Independent |
| Farmers Branch | C− | Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent PK–12 · Dallas Independent PK–12 |
3 of the 9 neighbors share Lewisville Independent with Carrollton for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Carrollton
43 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (For Future Use).
Questions about Carrollton’s schools
Are Carrollton’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Carrollton children attend outscore 66% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #190 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Carrollton in?
Two districts: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Lewisville Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Copper Canyon, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Hebron, Highland Village, Lewisville and The Colony.
Where do Carrollton kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Hebron H S, Turner H S, Smith H S and Creekview H S.
What is Carrollton’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Lewisville Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Carrollton spend per student?
$13,198 in Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and $13,147 in Lewisville Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Carrollton?
Yes: Prince of Peace Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 690 students), Primrose School of Castle Hills (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 153 students), Castle Hills Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–3, 130 students), The St. Anthony School (nonsectarian, grades 3–12, 70 students), Mona Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 70 students), Holy Covenant Early Childhood Development Program (religious, grades PK–K, 67 students), Wisdom Academy (religious, grades PK–9, 62 students) and Oak Crest Private School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 48 students). Carrollton also has 5 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Carrollton families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.