Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623010567
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School
3002 ST AUGUSTINE RD, DALLAS, TX 75227 · (972) 502-2000 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
413 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 | 72 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
48%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 C A Tatum Jr Elementary School
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C A Tatum Jr Elementary School this school | 415 | 99.5% | 33.3% |
| Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School FORT WORTH | 417 | 97.4% | 25.4% |
| Dogan Elementary School HOUSTON | 448 | 98.7% | 29.6% |
| Cedar Crest Elementary School DALLAS | 457 | 99.8% | 49.3% |
| Daniel Webster Elementary School DALLAS | 395 | 97.5% | 34.6% |
| John W Runyon Elementary School DALLAS | 417 | 97.4% | 29.3% |
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 C A Tatum Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,339 of 4,401 | #291 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,036 of 4,466 ▲ 179 | #160 of 429 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,122 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #257 of 429 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #368 of 3,998 | #51 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,362 of 4,938 | #319 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,359 of 4,622 | #215 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #2,591 of 4,628 | #196 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #52 of 4,789 | #5 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,229 of 2,838 | #127 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
415
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 647
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 415 | 27.9 | 14.9:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 34.5 | 12.1:1 | 98% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 98% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 98% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 96% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 98% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 96% (622) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C A Tatum Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (514 to 415); teachers down 18% (34 to 27.9).
About C A Tatum Jr Elementary School
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is a small elementary school located in DALLAS, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 415 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD, where 240 schools serve 140,630 students.
The largest group at C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 64%. Other groups make up 34% Black. County-wide, 41% of Dallas County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. About 100% of students at C A Tatum Jr Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, C A Tatum Jr Elementary School outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.3%) and its predicted rate (31.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For the population of Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
Edward Titche Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 410 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 415.
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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 C A Tatum Jr Elementary SchoolHow large is C A Tatum Jr Elementary School?
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
Is C A Tatum Jr Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does C A Tatum Jr Elementary School have?
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at C A Tatum Jr Elementary School?
Student demographics at C A Tatum Jr Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 64% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees C A Tatum Jr Elementary School?
C A Tatum Jr Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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