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CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL
Located at 8441 FOX CREEK TRL, in DALLAS, Texas, CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL is an average-sized elementary school that enrolls 453 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by DUNCANVILLE ISD.
Within DUNCANVILLE ISD, which oversees 17 schools and 11,562 students, CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 46% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 32.5%.
Around the school, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL is one.
HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - DALLAS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.5%.
CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL has declined 7%, going from 488 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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