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Enrollment
782
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002723
Haley J Elementary School
1100 SCHULZE DR, IRVING, TX 75060 · (972) 600-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
704 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 74 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 46.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% | 41.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 11.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Haley J Elementary School
Haley J Elementary School's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haley J Elementary School this school | 782 | 90.0% | 25.4% |
| Castleberry Elementary School FORT WORTH | 754 | 90.5% | 40.6% |
| G E 'buddy' West Elementary School ODESSA | 780 | 90.1% | 28.1% |
| Townley Elementary School IRVING | 804 | 91.8% | 31.6% |
| Red Rock Elementary School RED ROCK | 777 | 87.4% | 21.4% |
| Dalton Elementary School UVALDE | 815 | 91.8% | N/A |
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 Haley J Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #4,027 of 4,401 | #377 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,003 of 4,466 ▼ 94 | #387 of 429 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #4,285 of 4,466 ▼ 142 | #406 of 429 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,492 of 3,998 | #211 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #516 of 4,938 | #33 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,591 of 4,622 | #242 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #3,519 of 4,628 | #335 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #1,074 of 4,789 | #179 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #640 of 1,307 | #59 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 2024-25Enrollment
782
+41 (+6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 782 | 51.7 | 15.1:1 | 90% (704) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 41.7 | 16.1:1 | 91% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 43.9 | 15.8:1 | 91% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 89% (659) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 89% (614) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 87% (667) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 56 | 13.7:1 | 93% (713) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 79% (645) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 42 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haley J Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (693 to 782); teachers up 15% (45 to 51.7).
About Haley J Elementary School
Haley J Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in IRVING, Texas. Its enrollment is 782 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
IRVING ISD enrolls 31,918 students in 37 schools, including Haley J Elementary School.
Roughly 85% of students at Haley J Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 9% White, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. County-wide, 41% of Dallas County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
On staff are 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Haley J Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 90%. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Haley J Elementary School is 9.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 25.4%. Predicted: 35.3%.
Census data for Dallas County show median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 771 public schools in the county, enrolling about 459,645, Haley J Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Haley J Elementary School. By average proficiency, Haley J Elementary School is 7th among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 41 students, from 741 to 782. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School0.6 mi · 832
- Uplift Infinity Prep Middle School0.9 mi · 357
- Uplift Infinity Prep PS0.9 mi · 489
- Uplift Infinity Prep High School0.9 mi · 357
- Kinkeade Early Childhood1.0 mi · 308
- Irving High School1.0 mi · 2,390
Frequently asked questions
About Haley J Elementary SchoolHow large is Haley J Elementary School?
Haley J Elementary School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Haley J Elementary School serve?
Haley J Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Haley J Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Haley J Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Haley J Elementary School?
At Haley J Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Haley J Elementary School public or private?
Haley J Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by IRVING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.