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Nelson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3909 Teasley Ln
Denton, TX 76210
Phone
(940) 369-1400
District
DENTON ISD
County
DENTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
575
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.7% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Nelson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
46%
50%
51%
33%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
47%
57%
54%
41%
41%
49%
47%
57%
54%
41%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
59%
52%
70%
57%
47%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 42 7.3%
Kindergarten 90 15.7%
Grade 1 97 16.9%
Grade 2 74 12.9%
Grade 3 98 17.0%
Grade 4 73 12.7%
Grade 5 101 17.6%
Total 575 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.3% 39.8% 27.3%
Black 10.0% 21.0% 13.2%
Hispanic 34.7% 35.1% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.6% 3.5% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.6% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.7% 49.2% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 48.0% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.2% 1.2% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 216,072 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,380.0 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.6% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.8% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 10.9% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 76,621 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.4% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.9% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.5% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.4% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,381 $197,294,139 39.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $604 $18,675,076 3.7%
Staff $529 $16,356,151 3.3%
General Administration $98 $3,030,062 0.6%
School Administration $542 $16,758,098 3.3%
Operation $913 $28,229,047 5.6%
Transportation $207 $6,400,233 1.3%
Other $462 $14,284,578 2.8%
Total Support $3,355 $103,733,245 20.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,493 $200,757,067 40.0%
Total Expenditures $16,230 $501,815,370 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%