GEORGE W TRUETT EL

GEORGE W TRUETT EL is a well-populated elementary-level community in DALLAS, Texas, run under DALLAS ISD. The school works with 987 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 90% larger than typical.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, GEORGE W TRUETT EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, GEORGE W TRUETT EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 30% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GEORGE W TRUETT EL records 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, GEORGE W TRUETT EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.7%; this one delivers 46.4%, a residual of +15.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), GEORGE W TRUETT EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PREK PARTNERSHIP CENTER, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GEORGE W TRUETT EL. On composite proficiency, GEORGE W TRUETT EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

GEORGE W TRUETT EL operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 1,193 students in 2018 compared to 987 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 53% to 64%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.