Samuel Beck Elementary School
Public elementary school in Trophy Club, Texas · Northwest ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Samuel Beck Elementary School serves 642 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Trophy Club (Denton County). It is one of 35 schools in Northwest ISD. By enrollment it is the 1303rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 43.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northwest ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483318007875 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northwest ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 642 | 32,098 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 5.8% | 29.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Samuel Beck Elementary School in context
Size
Samuel Beck Elementary School is the 18th largest of Northwest ISD's 23 elementary schools; its 642 students are 2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.9 miles away and have a median of 631 students, so Samuel Beck Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 127 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 27, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 5 has 60% more students than kindergarten (120 against 75). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 27 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Northwest ISD (47.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 13.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
5.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 29.1% across Northwest 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
Samuel Beck Elementary School has 43.65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 642 students would have about 43.4 teachers, so Samuel Beck Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Lakeview Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 8 elementary schools within 5 miles and 73 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 71.7% |
| Hispanic | 13.2% |
| Asian | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Black | 3% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 27 |
| Kindergarten | 75 |
| Grade 1 | 83 |
| Grade 2 | 88 |
| Grade 3 | 122 |
| Grade 4 | 127 |
| Grade 5 | 120 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 Parkview Dr., Trophy Club, TX 76262
Phone: (817)215-0450
Website: beck.nisdtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Samuel Beck Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 0.4 mi | 487 | 13.7 | 5.5% |
| Roanoke Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 1.0 mi | 705 | 14.9 | 32.6% |
| Wayne a Cox Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 2.5 mi | 701 | 14 | 14.1% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | Keller ISD | 3.8 mi | 534 | 15.7 | 27.3% |
| Walnut Grove Elementary School | Carroll ISD | 4.0 mi | 590 | 14.7 | – |
| Florence Elementary School | Keller ISD | 4.7 mi | 475 | 15.3 | 9.5% |
| J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School | Northwest ISD | 4.9 mi | 672 | 14.1 | 42.1% |
| Argyle South Elementary School | Argyle ISD | 4.9 mi | 783 | 14.6 | 10.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.