McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School
Public elementary school in Farmers Branch, Texas · Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School serves 706 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Farmers Branch (Dallas County). It is one of 38 schools in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 876th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481305011192 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 706 | 24,165 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85% | 63.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School in context
Size
McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School is the largest of Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD's 24 elementary schools; its 706 students are 2.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 487; McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 121 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 64, against an average of 101 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 100 in kindergarten and 103 in grade 5. It also enrolls 64 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 86.4% here and 60.7% across Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.9% across Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 706 students, McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School has 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 706 students would have about 47.7 teachers, so McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Blair Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 157 other elementary schools, 41 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.4% |
| Black | 6.2% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 64 |
| Kindergarten | 100 |
| Grade 1 | 91 |
| Grade 2 | 109 |
| Grade 3 | 118 |
| Grade 4 | 121 |
| Grade 5 | 103 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3030 Fyke Rd, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
Phone: (972)968-5700
Website: cfbisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blair Elementary School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 0.6 mi | 520 | 13.5 | 84% |
| Central Elementary School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 1.1 mi | 455 | 12.8 | 87.9% |
| Carrollton Elementary School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 1.4 mi | 505 | 13.1 | 91.1% |
| Farmers Branch Elementary School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 1.4 mi | 468 | 13.1 | 76.5% |
| George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School | Dallas ISD | 1.6 mi | 834 | 18.1 | 86.7% |
| Country Place Elementary School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 1.6 mi | 318 | 12.9 | 37.7% |
| Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School | Dallas ISD | 1.9 mi | 404 | 13.9 | 94.3% |
| Stark Elementary School | Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | 2.0 mi | 626 | 15.4 | 56.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.