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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNCANVILLE ISD·NCES 481764009501
JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL
6700 WANDT, DALLAS, TX 75236 · (972) 708-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
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
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
21.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
541
-47 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.6:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
57%
was 70%
% Black
36%
was 20%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL
JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL is an average-sized primary school in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DUNCANVILLE ISD. The school instructs 541 students in grades pre-K through 4.
DUNCANVILLE ISD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 11,562 students; JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 36% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial. 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, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
After controlling for student poverty, JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.0%; JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL posts 22.2%, -13.9 points below that line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DUNCANVILLE H S, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.2%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL has edged down 8%, going from 588 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 20% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
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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
Other schools in DUNCANVILLE ISD
- DUNCANVILLE H SHigh · 4,399 students
- G W KENNEMER MIDDLEMiddle · 795 students
- CHARLES ACTON LEADERSHP ACADEMYElementary · 537 students
- WILLIAM LEE HASTINGS ELElementary · 529 students
- WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLEMiddle · 517 students
- GLENN C HARDIN INTMiddle · 508 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- DUNCANVILLE H S0.3 mi · 4,399
- UME PREPARATORY ACADEMY - DUNCANVILLE0.6 mi · 258
- WILLIAM LEE HASTINGS EL1.1 mi · 529
- WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE1.3 mi · 517
- FAIRMEADOWS EL1.4 mi · 435
- CHARLES ACTON LEADERSHP ACADEMY1.5 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES R BILHARTZ JR ELHow large is JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL?
JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-04.
Is JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL is approximately 14.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL?
Student demographics at JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL are roughly 5% White, 57% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL?
JAMES R BILHARTZ JR EL is overseen by DUNCANVILLE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.