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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623010568
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School
2959 HAMPTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75204 · (972) 502-2600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
549 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 | 83 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
28%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School this school | 598 | 91.8% | 45.4% |
| De Santiago Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 575 | 93.0% | N/A |
| Seabourn Elementary School MESQUITE | 573 | 91.1% | 43.6% |
| Floyd Elementary School BALCH SPRINGS | 552 | 92.8% | 26.5% |
| Douglas Elementary School TYLER | 591 | 94.8% | 32.4% |
| Royalwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 607 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
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 Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,915 of 4,401 | #121 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,138 of 4,466 ▼ 1,161 | #175 of 429 ▼ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,920 of 4,466 ▲ 197 | #136 of 429 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #740 of 3,998 | #43 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #1,631 of 4,938 | #123 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,081 of 4,622 | #184 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #3,506 of 4,628 | #334 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #868 of 4,789 | #147 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,202 of 2,838 | #219 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
598
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 598 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 92% (549) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 89% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 85% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 86% (553) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 39.5 | 16.5:1 | 78% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 70% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 727 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 92% (672) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (651 to 598); teachers up 4% (39.5 to 41).
About Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS ISD, located in DALLAS, Texas. The school's 598 students are in pre-K through 5.
DALLAS ISD has 140,630 students in 240 schools, and Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School, 84%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School's 41 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 92%. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 15 points.
allk12 grades Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School is 10.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.4%. Predicted: 34.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dallas County show that median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The school nearest to Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School is Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 646 in 2020-21 and 598 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Barbara Jordan Elementary School1.1 mi · 492
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Frequently asked questions
About Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School?
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School serve?
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School?
At Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School in?
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
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