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What's the biggest difference between BAYLES EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001212
Bayles Elementary School
2444 TELEGRAPH AVE, DALLAS, TX 75228 · (972) 749-8900 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
388 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 | 61 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
37%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
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 →
Schools most like Bayles Elementary School
Bayles Elementary School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayles Elementary School this school | 392 | 99.0% | 30.6% |
| Washington Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 381 | 99.2% | 28.2% |
| IDEA Eastside Academy SAN ANTONIO | 392 | 97.4% | 38.0% |
| Gabe P Allen New Tech Academy DALLAS | 395 | 99.2% | 37.3% |
| Carroll Early Childhood Campus SAN ANTONIO | 364 | 97.8% | N/A |
| Harris R P Elementary School HOUSTON | 383 | 97.7% | 26.4% |
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 Bayles Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,604 of 4,401 | #319 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,635 of 4,466 ▼ 508 | #337 of 429 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,912 of 4,466 ▼ 613 | #363 of 429 ▼ 78 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #453 of 3,998 | #64 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #3,549 of 4,938 | #347 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,174 of 4,622 | #91 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #3,195 of 4,628 | #280 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #82 of 4,789 | #15 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #596 of 2,838 | #78 of 274 |
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
392
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 392 | 28.9 | 13.6:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 98% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 98% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 32.5 | 16.8:1 | 96% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 88% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 97% (626) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 89% (663) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayles Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (545 to 392); teachers down 11% (32.5 to 28.9).
About Bayles Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Bayles Elementary School serves students in DALLAS, Texas. Enrollment stands at 392 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 24% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
Bayles Elementary School is one of the 240 schools that make up DALLAS ISD (140,630 students in total).
The share of Hispanic students at Bayles Elementary School is 78%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% Black and 2% White. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Bayles Elementary School are from different groups.
Bayles Elementary School reported 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 99% of students at Bayles Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Bayles Elementary School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Bayles Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.6% and a predicted 31.4%.
In Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
S S Conner Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Bayles Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Bayles Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Bayles Elementary School's location as City: Large.
In 2020-21, Bayles Elementary School enrolled 389; in 2024-25, 392.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Bayles Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- S S Conner Elementary School0.8 mi · 557
- Alex Sanger Preparatory School0.9 mi · 769
- Uplift White Rock Hills Prep PS1.0 mi · 640
- Buckner Terrace Montessori1.1 mi · 307
- Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School1.2 mi · 740
- Prek Partnership Center1.4 mi · 1,295
Frequently asked questions
About Bayles Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bayles Elementary School?
Bayles Elementary School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bayles Elementary School serve?
Bayles Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bayles Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Bayles Elementary School.
How diverse is Bayles Elementary School?
Bayles Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bayles Elementary School?
Bayles Elementary 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.