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GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY

5220 NOMAS ST, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (972) 794-5100 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
392 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
49
Kindergarten
37
Grade 1
51
Grade 2
49
Grade 3
55
Grade 4
62
Grade 5
48
Grade 6
44
Student demographics
White
72%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
30577%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
8121%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
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
20752%
Female
18848%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
36.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +19.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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
395
-76 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
77%
was 79%
% Black
21%
was 19%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY

As a tight-knit primary school in DALLAS, Texas, GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY caters to 395 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by DALLAS ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY is among them.

Demographically, GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 21% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.6%, the actual is 37.4%, a residual of +6.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is ELADIO R MARTINEZ LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.9%.

GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY has shrank 16%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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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
GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
5220 NOMAS ST, DALLAS, TX 75212
Phone
(972) 794-5100
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
395
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
392 (99%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001208
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY
How many students attend GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY?
GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY serve?
GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY have?
GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY?
Student demographics at GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY are roughly 2% White, 77% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY public or private?
GABE P ALLEN NEW TECH ACADEMY 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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