Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001328
JOHN F PEELER EL
810 S LLEWELLYN AVE, DALLAS, TX 75208 · (972) 502-8300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
336 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
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 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
+30 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.4:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
94%
was 96%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHN F PEELER EL
JOHN F PEELER EL, a tight-knit K-5 school in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD, educates 353 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools in total, collectively educating 140,630 students. JOHN F PEELER EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, JOHN F PEELER EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%); the rest breaks down as 3% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at JOHN F PEELER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, JOHN F PEELER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.3%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of +6.7 points.
Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. JOHN F PEELER EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
Nearest neighbor: TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - OAK CLIFF, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN F PEELER EL. On composite proficiency, JOHN F PEELER EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.7%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN F PEELER EL has edged up 9%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 353 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 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
- TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - OAK CLIFF0.3 mi · 523
- BISHOP ARTS STEAM ACADEMY0.6 mi · 349
- W E GREINER EXPLORATORY ARTS ACADEMY0.8 mi · 1,116
- WINNETKA EL0.8 mi · 693
- W H ADAMSON H S1.0 mi · 1,353
- FELIX G BOTELLO PERSONALIZED LEARNING EL1.0 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN F PEELER ELWhat is the total enrollment at JOHN F PEELER EL?
JOHN F PEELER EL enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
Is JOHN F PEELER EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JOHN F PEELER EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN F PEELER EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN F PEELER EL is approximately 16.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN F PEELER EL?
At JOHN F PEELER EL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Who oversees JOHN F PEELER EL?
JOHN F PEELER EL is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.