J P STARKS EL

J P STARKS EL, a tight-knit elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD, educates 255 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, J P STARKS EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, J P STARKS EL records that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 45% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at J P STARKS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, J P STARKS EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.9%; J P STARKS EL posts 58.8%, +27.9 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), J P STARKS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JOHN LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT O W HOLMES, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J P STARKS EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J P STARKS EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 255 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 71% to 47% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.