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Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School

3453 FLAIR DR, DALLAS, TX 75229 · (972) 794-2800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
  • 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
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
210 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K225%
Kindergarten5213%
Grade 16516%
Grade 26315%
Grade 35914%
Grade 44912%
Grade 57017%
Grade 6338%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (33).

Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
14034%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
23056%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
174%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
195%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
23256%
Female
18144%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School→Thomas C Marsh Middle School→W T White High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020

What 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading38.0%27.0%16.0%19.0%
Mathematics31.0%23.0%24.0%22.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2665.0%54.0%
2024-2564.0%60.0%
2023-2461.0%60.0%
2022-2343.0%47.0%
2021-2250.0%54.0%
2020-2127.0%41.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School

Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School this school41350.8%58.0%
Calallen Wood River Elementary School
CORPUS CHRISTI
42551.5%N/A
Comal Creek Elementary School
SCHERTZ
45553.6%41.7%
Harry C Withers Elementary School
DALLAS
44749.4%54.5%
Jennie Reid Elementary School
LA PORTE
40353.6%55.2%
Johnson Elementary School
BRYAN
44553.5%57.3%
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 Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
413
+43 (+12%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254132814.8:151% (210)
2023-2437027.213.6:148% (179)
2022-2336025.114.3:148% (174)
2020-213702713.7:159% (220)
2017-1836526.413.8:165% (237)
2015-163582713.3:160% (216)
2010-113852614.8:148% (186)
2000-013972714.7:139% (153)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School.

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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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
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
3453 FLAIR DR, DALLAS, TX 75229
Phone
(972) 794-2800
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
413
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
210 (51%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623006933
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School?
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School serve?
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School?
At Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 56% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School public or private?
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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