Rainwater Elementary

Summary:

Rainwater Elementary is a public elementary school in Carrollton, Texas, serving 336 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 407 out of 968 school districts in the state.

Rainwater Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of White (24.7%), African American (19.05%), and Asian (14.29%) students compared to nearby schools like Blanton Elementary and Davis Elementary. The school also consistently outperforms the district and state in STAAR test scores, with 5th-grade students scoring 78% proficient or better in Reading and 72% in Mathematics, compared to 60.83% and 59.01% for the district, respectively.

Rainwater Elementary's academic success is further highlighted by its high rankings among Texas elementary schools for various student subgroups, such as African American students (ranked 506 out of 2,443) and Special Education students (ranked 243 out of 4,086). The school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,536 and low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 may contribute to its strong performance. While some nearby schools like Rosemeade Elementary and Kent Elementary also demonstrate academic excellence, Rainwater Elementary stands out as a high-performing and diverse school within the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1408 E Frankford
       Carrollton, TX  75007-5186


(972) 968-2800

District: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
908th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,536 Help


Students who attend Rainwater Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Blalack Middle
High:    Creekview High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  351

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.6%
White:
25.4%
Asian:
16.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.3% Help


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Compare Details Rainwater Elementary ranks better than 80.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Rainwater Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (33.6%), White (25.4%), Asian (16.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rainwater Elementary is 12.1, which is the 3rd best among 24 elementary schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rainwater Elementary is $12,536, which is the 4th highest among 24 elementary schools in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rainwater Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rainwater Elementary 908th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Rainwater Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd) 407th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rainwater Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 84.08 207th 3465 94.0%
2005 83.49 264th 3475 92.4%
2006 84.26 207th 3476 94.0%
2007 86.74 54th 3724 98.5%
2008 81.98 371st 3768 90.2%
2009 79.26 537th 3884 86.2%
2010 72.20 969th 3937 75.4%
2011 78.24 588th 4095 85.6%
2012 74.44 908th 4206 78.4%
2013 69.75 1196th 4221 71.7%
2014 72.10 1104th 4260 74.1%
2015 68.46 1354th 4320 68.7%
2016 66.47 1448th 4286 66.2%
2017 74.81 881st 4329 79.6%
2018 64.04 1292nd 4359 70.4%
2019 73.83 923rd 4479 79.4%
2021 50.21 2018th 4578 55.9%
2022 57.77 1707th 4581 62.7%
2023 76.78 890th 4647 80.8%
2024 75.79 908th 4675 80.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.83 789th 1046 24.6%
2023 63.59 382nd 1099 65.2%
2024 72.32 248th 1114 77.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.38 1106th 3226 65.7%
2019 58.12 1177th 3333 64.7%
2021 41.60 1969th 3446 42.9%
2022 46.51 1857th 3487 46.7%
2023 74.31 572nd 3556 83.9%
2024 68.24 827th 3638 77.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.98 1306th 3558 63.3%
2019 50.21 1402nd 3684 61.9%
2021 55.23 1160th 3799 69.5%
2022 64.01 903rd 3952 77.2%
2023 87.06 243rd 4086 94.1%
2024 77.40 524th 4261 87.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.99 991st 4264 76.8%
2019 74.05 632nd 4309 85.3%
2021 54.54 1718th 4451 61.4%
2022 57.99 1611th 4477 64.0%
2023 67.27 1062nd 4521 76.5%
2024 73.78 728th 4560 84.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.59 1220th 4306 71.7%
2019 72.74 898th 4348 79.3%
2021 44.21 2346th 4499 47.9%
2022 50.88 2100th 4561 54.0%
2023 70.97 1059th 4588 76.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.44 912th 3106 70.6%
2019 71.93 670th 3184 79.0%
2021 61.06 1350th 3006 55.1%
2022 67.65 945th 2958 68.1%
2023 74.92 417th 2980 86.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.10 1382nd 4240 67.4%
2019 49.91 1969th 4295 54.2%
2021 30.29 3348th 4331 22.7%
2022 52.14 1946th 4461 56.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.16 1580th 4319 63.4%
2019 71.76 943rd 4357 78.4%
2021 53.79 1799th 4498 60.0%
2022 62.47 1454th 4563 68.1%
2023 78.84 753rd 4585 83.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.62 825th 1005 17.9%
2019 43.48 664th 1009 34.2%
2021 45.20 567th 967 41.4%
2022 32.62 760th 957 20.6%
2023 39.70 731st 1015 28.0%
2024 63.55 405th 1035 60.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.39 486th 2483 80.4%
2019 80.68 269th 2515 89.3%
2021 47.04 1141st 2444 53.3%
2022 54.26 936th 2421 61.3%
2023 69.49 506th 2443 79.3%
2024 75.65 341st 2421 85.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.76 1609th 4168 61.4%
2019 49.20 2055th 4188 50.9%
2021 42.43 2419th 4329 44.1%
2022 64.68 1181st 4376 73.0%
2023 68.17 1028th 4401 76.6%
2024 61.70 1350th 4431 69.5%
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Rank History for White students at Rainwater Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.03 867th 3127 72.3%
2019 76.22 536th 3142 82.9%
2021 45.12 1713th 3082 44.4%
2022 50.70 1560th 3082 49.4%
2023 72.49 696th 3106 77.6%
2024 62.46 1078th 3078 65.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Rainwater Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 376 35 32 33 5 n/a n/a 0 481
1996 376 35 32 33 5 n/a n/a 0 481
1997 354 46 37 35 2 n/a n/a 0 474
1998 425 61 75 32 2 n/a n/a 0 595
1999 355 59 122 40 2 n/a n/a 0 578
2000 335 54 155 46 1 n/a n/a 0 591
2001 266 37 117 46 5 n/a n/a 0 471
2002 224 58 101 58 4 n/a n/a 0 445
2003 224 58 101 58 4 n/a n/a 0 445
2004 194 48 89 65 5 n/a n/a 0 401
2005 168 59 62 66 5 n/a n/a 0 360
2006 162 59 40 75 6 n/a n/a 0 342
2007 158 67 49 87 3 n/a n/a 0 364
2008 176 85 54 100 3 n/a n/a 0 418
2009 174 96 56 128 3 n/a n/a 0 457
2010 179 103 46 140 1 n/a n/a 0 469
2011 164 99 47 135 0 0 6 0 451
2012 156 93 58 138 0 1 8 0 454
2013 146 101 48 143 0 0 6 0 444
2014 112 88 48 145 0 1 14 0 408
2015 99 92 55 155 0 1 17 0 419
2016 99 82 53 139 1 1 17 0 392
2017 81 72 43 127 1 3 20 0 347
2018 72 77 42 120 0 3 17 0 331
2019 87 84 46 120 1 3 18 0 359
2020 94 79 41 127 1 3 28 0 373
2021 88 71 42 117 1 1 27 0 347
2022 82 68 42 109 1 0 35 0 337
2023 83 64 48 104 1 0 36 0 336
2024 89 52 58 118 1 0 33 0 351

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rainwater Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 481 31.7 15.2 3.7
1996 481 31.7 15.2 3.7
1997 474 31.3 15.1 4
1998 595 37.4 15.9 4
1999 578 33.7 17.2 13.1
2000 591 35.2 16.8 15.4
2001 471 32.9 14.3 17
2002 445 29.9 14.9 18
2003 445 29.9 14.9 18
2004 401 28.5 14.1 20.2
2005 360 28.3 12.7 23.6
2006 342 25.2 13.6 24.3
2007 364 25.7 14.2 24.7
2008 418 27.5 15.2 29.9
2009 457 30.5 15.0 37.4
2010 469 30.5 15.3 39
2011 451 30.0 15.0 41.5
2012 454 26.5 17.1 45.4
2013 444 26.0 17.0 47.1
2014 408 25.0 16.3 50.5
2015 419 24.0 17.4 56.1
2016 392 25.0 15.6 55.4
2017 347 25.0 13.8 55.9
2018 331 23.9 13.8 50.2
2019 359 24.7 14.5 51.8
2020 373 26.0 14.3 50.4
2021 347 25.5 13.6 50.4
2022 337 25.0 13.4 50.1
2023 336 26.7 12.5 53.9
2024 351 29.0 12.1 53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rainwater Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 481 31.7 15.2 3.7
1996 481 31.7 15.2 3.7
1997 474 31.3 15.1 4
1998 595 37.4 15.9 4
1999 578 33.7 17.2 13.1
2000 591 35.2 16.8 15.4
2001 471 32.9 14.3 17
2002 445 29.9 14.9 18
2003 445 29.9 14.9 18
2004 401 28.5 14.1 20.2
2005 360 28.3 12.7 23.6
2006 342 25.2 13.6 24.3
2007 364 25.7 14.2 24.7
2008 418 27.5 15.2 29.9
2009 457 30.5 15.0 37.4
2010 469 30.5 15.3 39
2011 451 30.0 15.0 41.5
2012 454 26.5 17.1 45.4
2013 444 26.0 17.0 47.1
2014 408 25.0 16.3 50.5
2015 419 24.0 17.4 56.1
2016 392 25.0 15.6 55.4
2017 347 25.0 13.8 55.9
2018 331 23.9 13.8 50.2
2019 359 24.7 14.5 51.8
2020 373 26.0 14.3 50.4
2021 347 25.5 13.6 50.4
2022 337 25.0 13.4 50.1
2023 336 26.7 12.5 53.9
2024 351 29.0 12.1 53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rainwater Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,047 (9.9%) $9,572 (90.1%) $10,619
2020 $1,144 (10.6%) $9,598 (89.4%) $10,742
2021 $1,455 (11.6%) $11,082 (88.4%) $12,536

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rainwater Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 923rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 890th of 4647 Elementary schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Rainwater Elementary)4757
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))4554
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rainwater Elementary)5149
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))4646
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Rainwater Elementary)5265
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))4250
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Rainwater Elementary)5447
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))5048
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Rainwater Elementary)6167
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))5561
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Rainwater Elementary)7775
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))6055
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Rainwater Elementary)5255
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd))4337
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students359336
 6.4%
African American8464
 23.8%
American Indian11
Asian4648
 4.3%
Hispanic120104
 13.3%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White8783
 4.6%
Two or More Races1836
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.8%53.9%
 2.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rainwater Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 351 students attended Rainwater Elementary.

Students who attend Rainwater Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blalack Middle
High : Creekview High School

Rainwater Elementary ranks 908th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Rainwater Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 25% White, 17% Asian, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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