NELSON EL

Virtual

Regular School · DENTON, TX

NELSON EL is a regular school school in DENTON, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 527 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

527

Teachers (FTE)

40.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	213	40%
Hispanic/Latino	181	34%
Black or African American	65	12%
Two or more races	40	8%
Asian	25	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	527	281M / 246F

English Language Learners: 60 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	39.0% +2.6pp	36.4%	262
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -2.3pp	41.3%	262
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	96

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.23 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

30 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

8.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	527	100%

Contact & Location

3909 TEASLEY LN

DENTON, TX 76210

Phone: (940)369-1400

http://www.dentonisd.org/nelsones

District

DENTON ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,113

District enrollment: 32,521

Other Schools in District

ALICE MOORE ALEXANDER Elementary
BLANTON EL Elementary
BORMAN EL Elementary
CATHERINE BELL EL Elementary
CROSS OAKS EL Elementary
DOROTHY P ADKINS EL Elementary
EP RAYZOR EL Elementary
EVERS PARK EL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 76210) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

481674011447

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD