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Geneva Heights Elementary School

5895 GOODWIN AVE, DALLAS, TX 75206 · (972) 749-7400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Texas public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-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
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
185 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-K8623%
Kindergarten7319%
Grade 14211%
Grade 24412%
Grade 35715%
Grade 44813%
Grade 5308%

This year's kindergarten class (73) is 143% larger than its 5th grade class (30).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
14338%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
15641%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
5214%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
205%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
18348%
Female
19752%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Geneva Heights Elementary School→J L Long Middle School→Woodrow Wilson 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
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading53.0%20.0%16.0%11.0%
Mathematics37.0%19.0%24.0%20.0%
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
2025-2673.0%56.0%
2024-2571.0%50.0%
2023-2452.0%40.0%
2022-2348.0%22.0%
2021-2244.0%21.0%
2020-2128.0%17.0%
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Geneva Heights Elementary School

Geneva Heights Elementary School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Geneva Heights Elementary School this school38048.7%44.6%
Live Oak Elementary School
AUSTIN
39145.8%50.3%
Foster Elementary School
KINGWOOD
34351.9%43.5%
Frontier Elementary School
ANGLETON
43050.5%53.3%
Brookhollow Elementary School
PFLUGERVILLE
38749.4%43.5%
Whiteside Elementary School
LUBBOCK
43450.9%64.3%
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 Geneva Heights Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.6%#2,004 of 4,401#128 of 421
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#1,211 of 4,466
▲ 379
#85 of 429
▲ 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#566 of 4,466
▲ 109
#51 of 429
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+29.5pp#156 of 3,998#9 of 399
Enrollment
ranked largest first
380#3,654 of 4,938#351 of 448
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#433 of 4,622#21 of 432
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.8%#820 of 4,628#63 of 433
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.7%#3,636 of 4,789#385 of 437
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.2%#790 of 1,307#71 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
380
-84 (-18%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253803112.3:149% (185)
2023-2429927.610.8:153% (157)
2022-233413210.7:146% (157)
2020-214643513.3:147% (217)
2017-183482613.4:159% (207)
2015-163572713.2:173% (261)
2010-112602510.4:173% (191)
2000-014823016.1:184% (406)
1990-915643317.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Geneva Heights Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (348 to 380); teachers up 19% (26 to 31).

About Geneva Heights Elementary School

Geneva Heights Elementary School is an elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, and it is part of DALLAS ISD. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 380 students. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.

DALLAS ISD has 140,630 students spread across 240 schools.

The largest group at Geneva Heights Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 41%. Smaller groups are 38% White, 14% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Dallas County at about 41% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Geneva Heights Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Teacher count: 31 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 49%. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.

Among Texas public elementary schools, Geneva Heights Elementary School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

Geneva Heights Elementary School scores 44.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.9%.

Dallas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Geneva Heights Elementary School.

Measured in a straight line, Mockingbird Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Geneva Heights Elementary School. The five-mile area around Geneva Heights Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Geneva Heights Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

An 18% decline took enrollment from 464 in 2020-21 to 380 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).

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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
Geneva Heights Elementary School
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
5895 GOODWIN AVE, DALLAS, TX 75206
Phone
(972) 749-7400
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
380
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
185 (49%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001302
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Geneva Heights Elementary School
How many students attend Geneva Heights Elementary School?
Geneva Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
Is Geneva Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Geneva Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Geneva Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Geneva Heights Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Geneva Heights Elementary School?
Student demographics at Geneva Heights Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 41% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Geneva Heights Elementary School public or private?
Geneva Heights Elementary School 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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