Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001207
Birdie Alexander Elementary School
1830 GOLDWOOD DR, DALLAS, TX 75232 · (972) 749-3100 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
11.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
249 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
40%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.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 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 up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Birdie Alexander Elementary School
Birdie Alexander Elementary School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdie Alexander Elementary School this school | 259 | 96.1% | 25.4% |
| Hartsfield Elementary School HOUSTON | 287 | 97.9% | 26.6% |
| Adelle Turner Elementary School DALLAS | 258 | 96.9% | 27.1% |
| A M Pate Elementary School FORT WORTH | 227 | 96.0% | 23.9% |
| Henderson N Elementary School HOUSTON | 251 | 99.6% | 27.3% |
| Atwood McDonald Elementary School FORT WORTH | 261 | 95.0% | 30.5% |
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 Birdie Alexander Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,023 of 4,401 | #376 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,634 of 4,466 ▲ 2 | #336 of 429 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,544 of 4,466 ▲ 463 | #320 of 429 ▲ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #521 of 3,998 | #71 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #4,405 of 4,938 | #413 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #217 of 4,622 | #7 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #3,042 of 4,628 | #258 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #371 of 4,789 | #84 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #477 of 2,838 | #65 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
259
-35 (-12%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 259 | 22.5 | 11.5:1 | 96% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 24.6 | 9.9:1 | 93% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 24.6 | 10.3:1 | 94% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 92% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 80% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 67% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 94% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 56% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 34 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birdie Alexander Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (373 to 259); teachers down 30% (32 to 22.5).
About Birdie Alexander Elementary School
Birdie Alexander Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in DALLAS, Texas. Its enrollment is 259 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
DALLAS ISD has a total of 240 schools and 140,630 students, Birdie Alexander Elementary School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Birdie Alexander Elementary School is 74% Black. Other groups include 22% Hispanic. The county population is about 22% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Birdie Alexander Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.5 students per teacher, from 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Dallas County.
Birdie Alexander Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Birdie Alexander Elementary School, the prediction is 32.6% and the result is 25.4%.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Birdie Alexander Elementary School.
The closest school to Birdie Alexander Elementary School is David W Carter High School, located about 0.6 miles away. Birdie Alexander Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Birdie Alexander Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 25.4% versus a 38.1% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
In 2020-21, Birdie Alexander Elementary School enrolled 294 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 259.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Birdie Alexander Elementary SchoolHow large is Birdie Alexander Elementary School?
Birdie Alexander Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
Is Birdie Alexander Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Birdie Alexander Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Birdie Alexander Elementary School have?
Birdie Alexander Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Birdie Alexander Elementary School?
At Birdie Alexander Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 22% Hispanic, 74% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Birdie Alexander Elementary School public or private?
Birdie Alexander Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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