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How has HANES EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
709
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002725
HANES EL
2730 CHEYENNE ST, IRVING, TX 75062 · (972) 600-3600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
594 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp 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 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 2024-25Enrollment
709
+68 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.6:1
% White
3%
was 7%
% Hispanic
73%
was 65%
% Black
17%
was 18%
% Asian
6%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HANES EL
Set in IRVING, Texas, HANES EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, operated by IRVING ISD. It enrolls 709 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% bigger than the state mean of about 519.
HANES EL is one of 37 schools operated by IRVING ISD, a district that educates 31,918 students overall.
Demographically, HANES EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, HANES EL shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HANES EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.7%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, 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), HANES EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LADY BIRD JOHNSON MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HANES EL. On composite proficiency, HANES EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.5%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Five-year trend. HANES EL's enrollment has increased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 709). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 65% to 73%.
On this page, members of the HANES EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 2,484 students
- IRVING H SHigh · 2,390 students
- NIMITZ H SHigh · 2,343 students
- JACK E SINGLEY ACADEMYHigh · 1,697 students
- BRANDENBURG ELElementary · 947 students
- TRAVIS MIDDLEMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- MACARTHUR H SHigh · 2,484 students
- IRVING H SHigh · 2,390 students
- NIMITZ H SHigh · 2,343 students
- JACK E SINGLEY ACADEMYHigh · 1,697 students
- BRANDENBURG ELElementary · 947 students
- GREAT HEARTS IRVING UPPERHigh · 937 students
Nearby schools
- LADY BIRD JOHNSON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 813
- HALEY T EL0.9 mi · 793
- JOHNSTON EL1.1 mi · 725
- JACKIE MAE TOWNSELL EL1.4 mi · 845
- CLIFTON EARLY CHILDHOOD1.4 mi · 420
- CROCKETT MIDDLE1.5 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About HANES ELHow large is HANES EL?
HANES EL enrolls approximately 709 students in grades PK-05.
Is HANES EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HANES EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HANES EL have?
HANES EL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HANES EL?
At HANES EL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 73% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HANES EL?
HANES EL is overseen by IRVING ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.