TOM C GOOCH EL vs BRENTFIELD EL

Tom C Gooch El and Brentfield El sit 5.2 miles apart in Dallas, Texas, and they arrive at identical overall ratings — both score 9.3/10 — through very different paths. In state rank, Tom C Gooch El lands at #77 of 8,547 Texas schools while Brentfield El sits at #97 of 8,547, a gap of 20 positions that is narrow given the statewide field but meaningful at the top of the distribution.

The academic and growth scores reveal where each school earns its rating. Brentfield El posts a 9.9/10 academic score against Tom C Gooch El's 9.0/10 — a full point higher on raw academic proficiency. Tom C Gooch El answers with a 9.4/10 growth score versus Brentfield El's 9.3/10, a negligible 0.1-point edge, but it signals that students at Gooch are advancing at a slightly faster rate relative to their starting points. Parents prioritizing absolute grade-level mastery will favor Brentfield; those focused on year-over-year academic progress will find Gooch marginally stronger on that single dimension.

The demographic and classroom pictures differ sharply. Tom C Gooch El enrolls 355 students with 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and maintains an 11.8:1 student-teacher ratio. Brentfield El is more than twice the size at 812 students, draws only 12% free or reduced-price lunch, and operates at a 14.8:1 student-teacher ratio — three additional students per teacher compared to Gooch. Gooch's smaller classes and higher-need population suggest a school built around intensive support; Brentfield's lower-need, larger enrollment reflects a different socioeconomic footprint entirely.

One structural difference separates the two programs: Brentfield El serves grades PK through 06, adding a sixth-grade year that Tom C Gooch El's PK–05 model does not offer. Families who want to keep a child in one building through sixth grade — delaying the transition to middle school — get that option only at Brentfield.