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EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE

12532 NUESTRA DR, DALLAS, TX 75230 · (972) 502-6100 · Dallas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
532 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
300
Grade 8
277
Student demographics
White
346%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
42473%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
9917%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
32456%
Female
25344%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
EWELL D WALKER MIDDLEW T WHITE H S
Feeds from
GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH ELPK06HARRY C WITHERS ELPK06JERRY R JUNKINS ELPK06NATHAN ADAMS ELPK06
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
48.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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
577
-184 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.3:1
% White
6%
was 10%
% Hispanic
73%
was 68%
% Black
17%
was 19%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE

Set in DALLAS, Texas, EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school, part of DALLAS ISD. It instructs 577 students across grades 7 through 8.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 39.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 761 (now 577). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 68% to 73% over that span.

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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
EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
12532 NUESTRA DR, DALLAS, TX 75230
Phone
(972) 502-6100
County
Dallas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
577
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
532 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623011193
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE
How large is EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE?
EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE serve?
EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE?
At EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 6% White, 73% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE public or private?
EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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