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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001291
ANSON JONES EL
3901 MEREDITH AVE, DALLAS, TX 75211 · (972) 794-4700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
529 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
ANSON JONES EL→RAUL QUINTANILLA SR MIDDLE STEAM ACADEMY
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
539
-64 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.5:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
94%
was 97%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ANSON JONES EL
As a moderately sized K-5 school in DALLAS, Texas, ANSON JONES EL teaches 539 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
ANSON JONES EL is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that enrolls 140,630 students overall.
On demographics, ANSON JONES EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at ANSON JONES EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANSON JONES EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.0%, the actual is 29.6%, a residual of -1.4 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), ANSON JONES EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is GOLDEN RULE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ANSON JONES EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANSON JONES EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 603 students in 2018 compared to 539 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ANSON JONES EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- GOLDEN RULE0.3 mi · 99
- GEORGE PEABODY EL0.7 mi · 318
- L O DONALD EL0.7 mi · 324
- CELESTINO MAURICIO SOTO JR EL0.7 mi · 444
- ARTURO SALAZAR EL1.1 mi · 424
- LEILA P COWART EL1.3 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About ANSON JONES ELWhat is the total enrollment at ANSON JONES EL?
ANSON JONES EL enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ANSON JONES EL serve?
ANSON JONES EL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ANSON JONES EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ANSON JONES EL is approximately 15.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ANSON JONES EL?
At ANSON JONES EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ANSON JONES EL in?
ANSON JONES EL is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.