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DAVID G BURNET EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DAVID G BURNET EL
DAVID G BURNET EL is one of the average-sized elementary schools in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DALLAS ISD, with 631 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 22% above typical.
DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; DAVID G BURNET EL is among them.
On demographics, DAVID G BURNET EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, DAVID G BURNET EL records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 97% of students at DAVID G BURNET EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DAVID G BURNET EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.6%.
Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which DAVID G BURNET EL is one.
LEONIDES GONZALEZ CIGARROA MD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DAVID G BURNET EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.6%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. DAVID G BURNET EL's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 702 (now 631). Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
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