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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623013554
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy
201 S GOODE RD, WILMER, TX 75212 · (972) 925-3700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
526 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 | 58 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
47%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy this school | 554 | 94.9% | 36.1% |
| IDEA Najim Academy SAN ANTONIO | 540 | 93.5% | 26.5% |
| Dean Highland Elementary School WACO | 617 | 94.8% | 15.3% |
| W M Green Elementary School FORT WORTH | 532 | 96.1% | 20.0% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep PS FORT WORTH | 554 | 92.6% | 26.4% |
| Johnson Elementary School HUMBLE | 565 | 91.5% | 22.6% |
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 Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #3,054 of 4,401 | #244 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,088 of 4,466 ▼ 654 | #280 of 429 ▼ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,124 of 4,466 ▼ 432 | #259 of 429 ▼ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #340 of 3,998 | #48 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #1,998 of 4,938 | #156 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,796 of 4,622 | #258 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #2,678 of 4,628 | #208 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #520 of 4,789 | #110 of 437 |
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
554
+200 (+56%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 554 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 95% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 42 | 12.8:1 | 93% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 92% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 93% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy.
About Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in DALLAS ISD, located in WILMER, Texas. It reports enrollment of 554 students in pre-K through 5.
Across its 240 schools, DALLAS ISD enrolls 140,630 students. Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy is one of those schools.
At Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy, 69% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 25% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Dallas County is about 41% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. In all, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 18 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy lands at C, ahead of 34% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy's results are 3.0 points above predicted: 36.1% against 33.1%.
Looking at the county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $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%. The county's public schools total 771, with about 459,645 students.
Measured in a straight line, Golden Rule Schools Inc - Wilmer is about 0.5 miles from Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment records show 354 in 2020-21 and 554 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.4:1, from 11.1:1.
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Nearby schools
- Golden Rule Schools Inc - Wilmer0.5 mi · 15
- Lee Longino Elementary School3.8 mi · 436
- Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary School4.1 mi · 641
- Hazel Ingram Elementary School4.3 mi · 335
- Ferris High School4.3 mi · 940
- Ferris Junior High School4.4 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy?
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy serve?
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy have?
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy?
Student demographics at Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy are roughly 4% White, 69% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy in?
Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.