HARRELL BUDD EL

HARRELL BUDD EL is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD, serveing 457 students in grades pre-K through 6.

DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools in total, collectively educating 140,630 students. HARRELL BUDD EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HARRELL BUDD EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school records 26% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, HARRELL BUDD EL reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HARRELL BUDD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 24.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which HARRELL BUDD EL is one.

The closest other public school is KIPP TRUTH ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARRELL BUDD EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARRELL BUDD EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. HARRELL BUDD EL's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 488 (now 457). Black enrollment moved from 30% to 26% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.