Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001329
JOHN J PERSHING EL
5715 MEADERS LN, DALLAS, TX 75230 · (972) 794-8600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
420 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
457
-60 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.6:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
83%
was 81%
% Black
10%
was 14%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHN J PERSHING EL
Set in DALLAS, Texas, JOHN J PERSHING EL is a mid-tier elementary campus, run under DALLAS ISD. It educates 457 students across grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), JOHN J PERSHING EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, JOHN J PERSHING EL logs that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 10% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, JOHN J PERSHING EL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHN J PERSHING EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. JOHN J PERSHING EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
Nearest neighbor: PRESTON HOLLOW EL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN J PERSHING EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 14% to 10% across the same window.
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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 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
- PRESTON HOLLOW EL1.0 mi · 402
- GEORGE B DEALEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY1.2 mi · 634
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATORY ACAD1.4 mi · 808
- HILLCREST H S1.4 mi · 1,572
- ARTHUR KRAMER EL1.8 mi · 399
- HYER EL2.0 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN J PERSHING ELHow large is JOHN J PERSHING EL?
JOHN J PERSHING EL enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JOHN J PERSHING EL serve?
JOHN J PERSHING EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN J PERSHING EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN J PERSHING EL is approximately 15.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JOHN J PERSHING EL?
Student demographics at JOHN J PERSHING EL are roughly 3% White, 83% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN J PERSHING EL?
JOHN J PERSHING EL is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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