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Best Elementary Schools
in DALLAS ISD

This page covers 151 elementary schools in DALLAS ISD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 151
1
rank
GENEVA HEIGHTS EL
Grades PK–05341 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.7:1) · above-average investment ($18,024/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
10.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
63/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
MARK TWAIN SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED
Grades KG–06206 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1) · above-average investment ($18,024/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
3
rank
N W HARLLEE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
Grades PK–02189 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.6:1) · above-average investment ($18,024/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
9.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
4
rank
LAKEWOOD EL
Grades KG–05959 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,024/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
5
rank
J P STARKS EL
Grades PK–08225 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.8:1) · above-average investment ($18,024/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
9.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
6
rank
DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY
Grades PK–04307 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,024/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
JILL STONE EL AT VICKERY MEADOW
Grades PK–05393 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1) · above-average investment ($18,024/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
63/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
8
rank
BIRDIE ALEXANDER EL
Grades PK–05252 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.3:1) · above-average investment ($18,024/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
10.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
9
rank
PERSONALIZED LEARNING PREPARATORY AT SAM HOUSTON
Grades PK–05284 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,024/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
L L HOTCHKISS EL
Grades PK–07495 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($18,024/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
63/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,024
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
141 more elementary schools in DALLAS ISD not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
151
Elementary Schools
237
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
District profileDALLAS ISD
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
GENEVA HEIGHTS EL
Score: 64/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.