Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001243
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School
4550 WORTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75246 · (972) 749-8600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-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.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
276 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 18.0% | 41.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School this school | 292 | 94.5% | 29.9% |
| Hodges Elementary School LUBBOCK | 292 | 93.2% | 41.4% |
| Hommel Elementary School EVERMAN | 282 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
| Pecan Springs Elementary School AUSTIN | 279 | 95.7% | 9.2% |
| East Handley Elementary School FORT WORTH | 329 | 93.0% | 25.2% |
| Wolffarth Elementary School LUBBOCK | 282 | 94.0% | 40.3% |
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 Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,672 of 4,401 | #327 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,636 of 4,466 ▼ 86 | #338 of 429 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,851 of 4,466 ▲ 803 | #213 of 429 ▲ 119 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,324 of 3,998 | #191 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #4,243 of 4,938 | #400 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #853 of 4,622 | #56 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #2,581 of 4,628 | #195 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #571 of 4,789 | #119 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #1,967 of 2,838 | #200 of 274 |
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
292
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 292 | 22.4 | 13.1:1 | 95% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 28.3 | 10.1:1 | 94% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 25.4 | 11.5:1 | 92% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 92% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 25.6 | 12.8:1 | 94% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 95% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 98% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 96% (709) |
| 1990-91 | 820 | 43 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (327 to 292); teachers down 13% (25.6 to 22.4).
About Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School is an elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, according to federal school records. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 292 students. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School is among 240 schools run by DALLAS ISD, which serves 140,630 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School is 69% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% Black, 7% White, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 28 points above the 41% share among Dallas County residents. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 276 students, or 95%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Texas public elementary schools.
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.9%, compared with a predicted 33.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ilearn Virtual Academy at Dallas ISD, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 292, compared with 322 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 11.5 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School?
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School have?
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 69% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School public or private?
Ignacio Zaragoza 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.