Total enrollment
11,562
-186 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in DUNCANVILLE ISD
Texas · 11,562 students · 2 cities
DUNCANVILLE ISD runs the local public-school system inside Texas: 19 K-12 schools serving roughly 11,562 students, with 10 elementary, 6 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in DUNCANVILLE ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DUNCANVILLE ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #613 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,562 | #114 of 760 | #776 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #105 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #598 of 758 | #6,049 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.1% | #154 of 750 | #1,350 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #272 of 557 | #2,517 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside DUNCANVILLE ISD
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from G W Kennemer Middle School at 37.4% proficient to S Gus Alexander Jr Elementary School at 20.9%, a gap of 16.4 points. That is the 276th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 17 district schools that reported both years went from 12,795 to 11,562 students (down 10%) and from 770 to 739 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCANVILLE H S | Duncanville | High | 09-12 | 4,399 |
| G W KENNEMER MIDDLE | Dallas | Middle | 06-08 | 795 |
| JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL | Dallas | Elementary | PK-04 | 541 |
| CHARLES ACTON LEADERSHP ACADEMY | Dallas | Elementary | PK-04 | 537 |
| WILLIAM LEE HASTINGS EL | Duncanville | Elementary | PK-04 | 529 |
| WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE | Duncanville | Middle | 07-08 | 517 |
| GLENN C HARDIN INT | Duncanville | Middle | 05-06 | 508 |
| J HERMAN REED MIDDLE | Duncanville | Middle | 07-08 | 460 |
| CENTRAL EL | Duncanville | Elementary | PK-04 | 457 |
| CJ & ANNE HYMAN EL | Dallas | Elementary | PK-04 | 453 |
| H BOB DANIEL SR INT | Duncanville | Middle | 05-06 | 443 |
| FAIRMEADOWS EL | Duncanville | Elementary | PK-04 | 435 |
| MERRIFIELD EL | Duncanville | Elementary | PK-04 | 393 |
| GRACE R BRANDENBURG INT | Duncanville | Middle | 05-06 | 345 |
| CLINT Q SMITH EL | Duncanville | Elementary | PK-04 | 344 |
| S GUS ALEXANDER JR EL | Duncanville | Elementary | PK-04 | 330 |
| MARY E SMITHEY PACE H S | Duncanville | High | 09-12 | 76 |
| SUMMIT LEARNING CENTER | Duncanville | Combined | 01-12 | 0 |
| P A S S LEARNING CTR | Dallas | Elementary | M-M | · |
About DUNCANVILLE ISD
Across 19 schools, DUNCANVILLE ISD teaches about 11,562 students in Texas. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
On the school-mix side, DUNCANVILLE ISD spans 10 elementary, 6 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in DUNCANVILLE ISD has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 11,748 students to 11,562. DUNCANVILLE ISD now counts 17 public schools, down from 18 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for DUNCANVILLE ISD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.