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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001223
David G Burnet Elementary School
3200 KINKAID DR, DALLAS, TX 75220 · (972) 794-3000 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
14.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
614 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 | 93 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
6%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
David G Burnet Elementary School→Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School→Thomas Jefferson High School
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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 David G Burnet Elementary School
David G Burnet Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David G Burnet Elementary School this school | 631 | 97.3% | 44.7% |
| Shaw Ses CORPUS CHRISTI | 638 | 97.3% | 25.7% |
| Canales Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 630 | 97.9% | 29.6% |
| Henry Ford Elementary School PHARR | 643 | 98.1% | 40.1% |
| Aiken Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 630 | 96.3% | 46.8% |
| Vermillion Road Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 654 | 97.9% | 44.9% |
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 David G Burnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #2,000 of 4,401 | #127 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,132 of 4,466 ▼ 224 | #169 of 429 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,425 of 4,466 ▼ 19 | #97 of 429 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,985 of 3,998 | #158 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #1,381 of 4,938 | #101 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,147 of 4,622 | #192 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #4,257 of 4,628 | #426 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #250 of 4,789 | #60 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,010 of 2,838 | #207 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
631
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,344
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 97% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 95% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 97% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 96% (587) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 100% (699) |
| 2015-16 | 973 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 96% (934) |
| 2010-11 | 1,089 | 63 | 17.3:1 | 96% (1,044) |
| 2000-01 | 1,440 | 76 | 18.9:1 | 97% (1,390) |
| 1990-91 | 1,344 | 71 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David G Burnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (702 to 631); teachers up 2% (42 to 43).
About David G Burnet Elementary School
David G Burnet Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, (ZIP code 75220). The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 631 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
The 240 schools in DALLAS ISD enroll 140,630 students altogether, David G Burnet Elementary School among them.
David G Burnet Elementary School's enrollment is 97% Hispanic. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. David G Burnet Elementary School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at David G Burnet Elementary School is 97%. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, David G Burnet Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, David G Burnet Elementary School is 12.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 44.7%. Predicted: 32.1%.
Within Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
The closest public school to David G Burnet Elementary School is Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. David G Burnet Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 44.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
David G Burnet Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 613 in 2020-21 to 631 in 2024-25.
The David G Burnet Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary School0.3 mi · 528
- Jose 'joe' May Elementary School0.4 mi · 746
- Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School0.5 mi · 669
- Julian T Saldivar Elementary School0.8 mi · 755
- F P Caillet Elementary School0.9 mi · 552
- Letot Campus0.9 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About David G Burnet Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at David G Burnet Elementary School?
David G Burnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does David G Burnet Elementary School serve?
David G Burnet Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does David G Burnet Elementary School have?
David G Burnet Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at David G Burnet Elementary School?
Student demographics at David G Burnet Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is David G Burnet Elementary School in?
David G Burnet Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.