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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623021022

ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER

4500 BERNAL DR, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (972) 794-6900 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
543 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
Pre-K
43
Kindergarten
54
Grade 1
60
Grade 2
61
Grade 3
91
Grade 4
79
Grade 5
89
Grade 6
70
Student demographics
White
10%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
37769%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
15428%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25747%
Female
29053%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTERWEST DALLAS J HDR L G PINKSTON SR H S
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
40.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
547
-15 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.6:1
% White
0%
was 2%
% Hispanic
69%
was 90%
% Black
28%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER

ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 547 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 34.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 562 students in 2018 compared to 547 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 90% to 69% over that span.

On this page, members of the ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
4500 BERNAL DR, DALLAS, TX 75212
Phone
(972) 794-6900
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
547
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
543 (99%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623021022
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER
How large is ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER?
ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER serve?
ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER have?
ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER?
Student demographics at ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER are roughly 0% White, 69% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER in?
ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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