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Nelson El

Denton, TX

PublicElementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Accountability rating
Texas Education Agency

B rating for 2025, with a score of 81.

Measure202320242025
OverallB88C77B81
Student achievementB82C76C78
School progressB88C78C79
Academic growthB88C78C79
Relative performanceC77D67C70
Closing the gapsB88C76B84

The overall score counts the better of student achievement and school progress for 70%, and closing the gaps for 30%. School progress is the better of its two parts.

Distinctions, 2025

Earned
None
Not earned
ELA/reading, Mathematics, Science, Comparative academic growth, Comparative closing the gaps, Postsecondary readiness
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education

0.2% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.

Measure2021–222023–24
Enrolled in the fall468477
Suspended out of school0.2% · 10.2% · 1
Suspended in school1.3% · 60.2% · 1
Expelled0.0% · 00.0% · 0
School Profile

Location

City, Midsize

Enrollment

524 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

Demographics
Hispanic/Latino35.1%
x
White40.8%
x
Black or African American12.4%
x
Asian4.8%
x
Two or More Races6.5%
x
American Indian or Alaska Native0.2%
x
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.2%
x
Public school directory

NCES ID 481674011447

District
Denton Isd
Status
Open
School category
Regular School
Charter
No
Virtual instruction
Unknown
Enrollment
524 students
Teachers (FTE)
39.1

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