Photo: GreenvilleAvenue75206 · CC BY-SA 4.0Farmers Branch’s public schools score below 79% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 42% of Farmers Branch’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Farmers Branch, 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 98% 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.
Farmers Branch’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 506 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Farmers Branch’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent spends $13,198 per student and Dallas Independent $15,160, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Texans Can Academy - Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Parish Episcopal School (private), Mary Immaculate Catholic School (private), The Westwood School (private), The Westwood School Corp (private), Vanguard Preparatory School (private), German International School of Dallas (private) and Arborcreek Montessori Academy (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 Farmers Branch’s grade
C−: better than 21% of Texas school districts, #558 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Farmers Branch, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Farmers Branch · depends on your address
Field Middle
Grades 6–8 · 864 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning SCH
Grades PK–6 · 404 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Dallas
7th grade in Farmers Branch
Field Middle
Grades 6–8 · 864 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Farmers Branch
Field Middle
Grades 6–8 · 864 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Farmers Branch
Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 363 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Dallas
10th grade in Farmers Branch
Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 363 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Dallas
11th grade in Farmers Branch
Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 363 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Dallas
12th grade in Farmers Branch
Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 363 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Dallas
Farmers Branch runs its own schools through grade 12 (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Dallas Independent School District, shared with Addison, Balch Springs, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Dallas, Hutchins, Seagoville and Wilmer. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Farmers Branch
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Farmers Branch vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Farmers Branch’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Farmers Branch | C− | Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent PK–12 · Dallas Independent PK–12 |
| Dallas | C− | Dallas Independent |
| Carrollton | B+ | Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent PK–12 · Lewisville Independent PK–12 |
| Addison | C− | Dallas Independent |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Dallas Independent with Farmers Branch for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Farmers Branch
15 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).
1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Farmers Branch’s schools
Are Farmers Branch’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Farmers Branch children attend score below 79% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #558 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Farmers Branch in?
Two districts: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Dallas Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Addison, Balch Springs, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Dallas, Hutchins, Seagoville and Wilmer.
Where do Farmers Branch kids go to high school?
Early College H S in Dallas, with 363 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Farmers Branch’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Dallas Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Farmers Branch spend per student?
$13,198 in Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and $15,160 in Dallas Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Farmers Branch?
Yes: Parish Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–12, 1,194 students), Mary Immaculate Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 464 students), The Westwood School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 288 students), The Westwood School Corp (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 288 students), Vanguard Preparatory School (special education, grades 1–12, 94 students), German International School of Dallas (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 86 students) and Arborcreek Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades 1–6, 16 students). Farmers Branch also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Farmers Branch 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.