Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 27.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 41.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
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Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School this school | 413 | 50.8% | 58.0% |
| Calallen Wood River Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 425 | 51.5% | N/A |
| Comal Creek Elementary School SCHERTZ | 455 | 53.6% | 41.7% |
| Harry C Withers Elementary School DALLAS | 447 | 49.4% | 54.5% |
| Jennie Reid Elementary School LA PORTE | 403 | 53.6% | 55.2% |
| Johnson Elementary School BRYAN | 445 | 53.5% | 57.3% |
Where Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #871 of 4,401 | #56 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,383 of 4,466 ▼ 521 | #95 of 429 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,012 of 4,466 ▲ 84 | #73 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #917 of 3,998 | #66 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #3,379 of 4,938 | #322 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,212 of 4,622 | #199 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #1,686 of 4,628 | #109 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #3,549 of 4,789 | #377 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #622 of 1,307 | #56 of 118 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 27.2 | 13.6:1 | 48% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 25.1 | 14.3:1 | 48% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 59% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 26.4 | 13.8:1 | 65% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 39% (153) |
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (365 to 413); teachers up 6% (26.4 to 28).
About Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School is a public elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 413 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 20% smaller than average.
DALLAS ISD is the district for Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School. It has 240 schools and 140,630 students.
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School's enrollment is 56% Hispanic. Next come 34% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. By the diversity index, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School comes in at 57%.
The school reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School is 6.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.0% actual, 52.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Among Dallas County residents, median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
Thomas C Marsh Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 58.0% is above the 38.1% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 12%, from 370 to 413. The school's ratio rose from 13.7:1 to 14.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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