ESPERANZA MEDRANO EL

ESPERANZA MEDRANO EL, a low-enrollment elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD, educates 349 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; ESPERANZA MEDRANO EL is among them.

Demographically, ESPERANZA MEDRANO EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ESPERANZA MEDRANO EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.0%.

In the surrounding community, Dallas County reports that median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), ESPERANZA MEDRANO EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PERSONALIZED LEARNING PREPARATORY AT SAM HOUSTON, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ESPERANZA MEDRANO EL comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 398 students in 2018 compared to 349 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.