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EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About 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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