DELMAS F MORTON EL

DELMAS F MORTON EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, part of GRAND PRAIRIE ISD. The school educates 578 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, which oversees 40 schools and 27,240 students, DELMAS F MORTON EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DELMAS F MORTON EL reports that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 11% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. 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), DELMAS F MORTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which DELMAS F MORTON EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: UPLIFT GRAND PREP PS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DELMAS F MORTON EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.3%.

DELMAS F MORTON EL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 78% to 82%.

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