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DALLAS PARK EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DALLAS PARK EL
DALLAS PARK EL is an average-sized K-5 school in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools within CROWLEY ISD. The school teaches 535 students in grades pre-K through 5.
DALLAS PARK EL is one of 24 schools operated by CROWLEY ISD, a district that serves 17,011 students overall.
On the student-mix side, DALLAS PARK EL shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 70% of students at DALLAS PARK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, DALLAS PARK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 30.0%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DALLAS PARK EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
NORTH CROWLEY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DALLAS PARK EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.5%.
DALLAS PARK EL operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DALLAS PARK EL has edged down 28%, going from 741 students in 2018 to 535 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 43% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.
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