JOHN W RUNYON EL

Set in DALLAS, Texas, JOHN W RUNYON EL is a small elementary school, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD. It teaches 417 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, JOHN W RUNYON EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, JOHN W RUNYON EL reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 29% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JOHN W RUNYON EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JOHN W RUNYON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JOHN W RUNYON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 23.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which JOHN W RUNYON EL is one.

The closest other public school is YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FRED F FLORENCE, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JOHN W RUNYON EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the JOHN W RUNYON EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.