Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001328
John F Peeler Elementary School
810 S LLEWELLYN AVE, DALLAS, TX 75208 · (972) 502-8300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+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.
- B-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
11%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.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 John F Peeler Elementary School
John F Peeler Elementary School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Peeler Elementary School this school | 353 | 95.2% | 40.6% |
| McBee Elementary School AUSTIN | 347 | 94.5% | 22.4% |
| Houston Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 356 | 95.2% | 40.9% |
| Bishop Arts Steam Academy DALLAS | 349 | 96.0% | 37.3% |
| W J Turner Elementary School FORT WORTH | 341 | 93.8% | 24.2% |
| Green El at Riverside Park SAN ANTONIO | 368 | 94.3% | 45.2% |
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 John F Peeler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,514 of 4,401 | #180 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,034 of 4,466 ▲ 517 | #158 of 429 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,615 of 4,466 ▼ 388 | #187 of 429 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,130 of 3,998 | #174 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #3,852 of 4,938 | #365 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,563 of 4,622 | #335 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #4,066 of 4,628 | #413 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #480 of 4,789 | #107 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #786 of 1,307 | #70 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
353
+80 (+29%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 353 | 21.5 | 16.4:1 | 95% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 23.5 | 14.3:1 | 93% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 24.5 | 13.7:1 | 92% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 91% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 22.5 | 14.4:1 | 92% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 97% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 95% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 93% (691) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 40 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Peeler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (323 to 353); teachers down 4% (22.5 to 21.5).
About John F Peeler Elementary School
This page covers John F Peeler Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. The school's enrollment of 353 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
DALLAS ISD is the district for John F Peeler Elementary School. It has 240 schools and 140,630 students.
John F Peeler Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 3% Black and 2% White. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. By the diversity index, John F Peeler Elementary School comes in at 11%.
Dividing enrollment by its 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Eligible students account for 95% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
allk12 grades John F Peeler Elementary School a B. 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, John F Peeler Elementary School is 7.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 40.6%. Predicted: 33.0%.
Across Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Dallas County number 771 and enroll about 459,645.
Nearby, Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, John F Peeler Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, John F Peeler Elementary School went from 273 students to 353. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.0:1 to 16.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for John F Peeler Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- 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
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- W H Adamson High School1.0 mi · 1,353
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Frequently asked questions
About John F Peeler Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John F Peeler Elementary School?
John F Peeler Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
Is John F Peeler Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John F Peeler Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Peeler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John F Peeler Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F Peeler Elementary School?
At John F Peeler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Who oversees John F Peeler Elementary School?
John F Peeler Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.