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Enrollment
769
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001350
Alex Sanger Preparatory School
8410 SAN LEANDRO DR, DALLAS, TX 75218 · (972) 749-7600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
558 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 81 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alex Sanger Preparatory School
Alex Sanger Preparatory School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Sanger Preparatory School this school | 769 | 72.6% | 53.7% |
| I T Holleman Elementary School WALLER | 753 | 70.4% | 42.0% |
| Annie Purl Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 690 | 72.0% | 21.3% |
| Selman Elementary School SEALY | 749 | 74.2% | 35.5% |
| Hutchins Elementary School EL CAMPO | 678 | 75.4% | 35.5% |
| Lake Air Montessori School WACO | 734 | 68.1% | 42.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alex Sanger Preparatory School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,152 of 4,401 | #70 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,382 of 4,466 ▲ 57 | #94 of 429 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,099 of 4,466 ▲ 80 | #77 of 429 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,236 of 3,998 | #94 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #556 of 4,938 | #35 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,176 of 4,622 | #299 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #2,354 of 4,628 | #177 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #2,420 of 4,789 | #330 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.0% | #95 of 1,307 | #9 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
769
+40 (+5%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 769 | 48.5 | 15.9:1 | 73% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 73% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 67% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 50 | 14.6:1 | 75% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 31.3 | 16.2:1 | 76% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 84% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 82% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 75% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alex Sanger Preparatory School.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (506 to 769); teachers up 55% (31.3 to 48.5).
About Alex Sanger Preparatory School
Alex Sanger Preparatory School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. It enrolled 769 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 48% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Enrollment across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD totals 140,630 students.
By race and ethnicity, Alex Sanger Preparatory School is 67% Hispanic. It is also 19% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. Alex Sanger Preparatory School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.9 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 73% of students.
allk12 grades Alex Sanger Preparatory School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Alex Sanger Preparatory School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.7%, compared with a predicted 42.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Dallas County show that median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.
The shortest distance from Alex Sanger Preparatory School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Bayles Elementary School. The five-mile area around Alex Sanger Preparatory School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Alex Sanger Preparatory School ranks 1st on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Alex Sanger Preparatory School as City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 769, 5% above the 729 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.6 to 15.9 over 4 years.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Bayles Elementary School0.9 mi · 392
- S S Conner Elementary School0.9 mi · 557
- W H Gaston Middle School1.3 mi · 757
- Eduardo Mata Montessori School1.4 mi · 720
- Prek Partnership Center1.4 mi · 1,295
- Uplift White Rock Hills Prep PS1.5 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Alex Sanger Preparatory SchoolHow many students attend Alex Sanger Preparatory School?
Alex Sanger Preparatory School enrolls approximately 769 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Alex Sanger Preparatory School serve?
Alex Sanger Preparatory School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Alex Sanger Preparatory School have?
Alex Sanger Preparatory School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Alex Sanger Preparatory School?
Alex Sanger Preparatory School reports a student body of 19% White, 67% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Alex Sanger Preparatory School?
Alex Sanger Preparatory School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.