📍 615 Metker Rd, Irving, Dallas County, 75062
Farine el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Irving, Dallas County. The school has 879 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Norma Gonzalez-perez. It is part of the Irving Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Farine el enrolls 879 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 9.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 547 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 18% |
| White | 85 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 47 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
699 of the school's 879 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 667 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Farine el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 16, state house district 105.
Farine el is one of 40 schools in IRVING ISD, based in IRVING, Texas. The district serves 30,767 students district-wide and employs 2,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 879 students, Farine el is close to the district average of about 769 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large