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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623010574
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School
2808 RUNNING DUKE DR, CARROLLTON, TX 75204 · (972) 502-2400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
17.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
606 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 96 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
51%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.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 65.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Jerry R Junkins Elementary School
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry R Junkins Elementary School this school | 702 | 86.3% | 43.5% |
| Carolee Booker Elementary School HOUSTON | 726 | 87.2% | 27.8% |
| Uplift White Rock Hills Prep PS DALLAS | 640 | 85.9% | 42.5% |
| Milton Cooper Elementary School HOUSTON | 766 | 84.2% | 38.4% |
| Spence Elementary School HOUSTON | 686 | 88.6% | 26.4% |
| Francone Elementary School HOUSTON | 734 | 89.4% | 42.3% |
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 Jerry R Junkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,140 of 4,401 | #143 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,325 of 4,466 ▼ 891 | #307 of 429 ▼ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,232 of 4,466 ▼ 1,227 | #277 of 429 ▼ 133 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.5pp | #121 of 3,998 | #16 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #908 of 4,938 | #70 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #4,092 of 4,622 | #389 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #2,359 of 4,628 | #178 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #1,448 of 4,789 | #222 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #1,061 of 1,307 | #99 of 118 |
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
702
+145 (+26%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 702 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 86% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 78% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 74% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 79% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 41.6 | 16.3:1 | 74% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 75% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 75% (590) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jerry R Junkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (676 to 702); teachers down 4% (41.6 to 40).
About Jerry R Junkins Elementary School
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School is a public elementary school in CARROLLTON, Texas. The school enrolls 702 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School is a school in DALLAS ISD. The district has 240 schools and 140,630 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Jerry R Junkins Elementary School is 66%, a majority. The school is also 24% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
On staff are 40 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 86% of students at Jerry R Junkins Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Jerry R Junkins Elementary School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School scores 43.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.8%.
Looking at the county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
Country Place Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Jerry R Junkins Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Jerry R Junkins Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 557 (2020-21) to 702 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.6:1, from 15.9:1.
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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
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- Life School Carrollton0.8 mi · 283
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- McKamy Elementary School1.2 mi · 553
- Polk Middle School1.4 mi · 974
- Bridgeway Preparatory Academy1.6 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Jerry R Junkins Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jerry R Junkins Elementary School?
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades PK-06.
Is Jerry R Junkins Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Jerry R Junkins Elementary School have?
Jerry R Junkins Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Jerry R Junkins Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jerry R Junkins Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 66% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Jerry R Junkins Elementary School public or private?
Jerry R Junkins 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.