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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNCANVILLE ISD·NCES 481764009501
James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School
6700 WANDT, DALLAS, TX 75236 · (972) 708-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
469 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 81 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp 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 31 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 up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 17.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% | 42.0% |
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% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School
James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School this school | 541 | 86.7% | 22.0% |
| Sheldon Lake Elementary School HOUSTON | 622 | 84.6% | 32.3% |
| L E Monahan Elementary School HOUSTON | 635 | 87.7% | 28.6% |
| Woodway Elementary School FORT WORTH | 520 | 91.5% | 23.4% |
| Houston Elementary School LANCASTER | 613 | 87.3% | 32.9% |
| Uplift Wisdom Prep PS DALLAS | 593 | 90.4% | 26.1% |
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 James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,203 of 4,401 | #401 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,815 of 4,466 ▲ 505 | #362 of 429 ▲ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #4,280 of 4,466 ▲ 54 | #405 of 429 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,756 of 3,998 | #238 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #2,120 of 4,938 | #170 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,738 of 4,622 | #145 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,988 of 4,628 | #132 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #1,414 of 4,789 | #216 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #2,216 of 2,838 | #223 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
541
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 541 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 87% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 37.1 | 13.5:1 | 89% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 34.8 | 15.3:1 | 88% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 90% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 37.8 | 15.6:1 | 82% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 79% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 36 | 18.6:1 | 83% (554) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (588 to 541); teachers unchanged (37.8 to 38).
About James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School
In DALLAS, Texas, James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 541 students.
In DUNCANVILLE ISD, 17 schools enroll a combined 11,562 students.
A majority of students at James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School, 57%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 36% Black, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 16 points below the school's share. James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is 38 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Around 87% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. It scores 22.0%; the prediction is 36.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
Duncanville High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 513 to 541. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 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
Quick facts
Related schools
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- William H Byrd Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Glenn C Hardin Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 508 students
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- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Duncanville High School0.3 mi · 4,399
- Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville0.6 mi · 258
- William Lee Hastings Elementary School1.1 mi · 529
- William H Byrd Middle School1.3 mi · 517
- Fairmeadows Elementary School1.4 mi · 435
- Charles Acton Leadershp Academy1.5 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary SchoolHow large is James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School?
James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-04.
Is James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School?
Student demographics at James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 57% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School?
James R Bilhartz Jr Elementary School is overseen by DUNCANVILLE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.