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Alumni: what's one memory from ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001356
ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL
5940 HOLLIS AVE, DALLAS, TX 75227 · (972) 794-1900 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
524 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
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
58.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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
545
-193 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.8:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
95%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL
ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL, an average-sized K-5 school in DALLAS, Texas, run under DALLAS ISD, hosts 545 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that educates 140,630 students overall.
Demographically, ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL lists that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The remainder reads as 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 96% of students at ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.
In the broader community, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
The closest other public school is URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL. On composite proficiency, ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 738 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY1.1 mi · 507
- BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI1.4 mi · 307
- JOSEPH J RHOADS LEARNING CENTER1.7 mi · 105
- PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER1.8 mi · 608
- PIEDMONT GLOBAL ACADEMY1.9 mi · 692
- NOVA ACADEMY1.9 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About ASCHER SILBERSTEIN ELHow many students attend ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL?
ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL serve?
ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL.
What is the student diversity at ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL?
Student demographics at ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL are roughly 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL public or private?
ASCHER SILBERSTEIN EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.