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What's the most underrated thing about JULIAN T SALDIVAR EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
755
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623007249
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School
9510 BROCKBANK DR, DALLAS, TX 75220 · (972) 794-2000 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
746 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 | 100 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
13%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
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School→Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School→Thomas Jefferson High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
Schools most like Julian T Saldivar Elementary School
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian T Saldivar Elementary School this school | 755 | 98.8% | 24.6% |
| IDEA Academy DONNA | 744 | 97.3% | 36.1% |
| Marcus Leadership Academy DALLAS | 718 | 98.5% | 25.7% |
| IDEA Palmview Academy MISSION | 705 | 97.9% | 30.3% |
| Lyons Elementary School HOUSTON | 767 | 98.4% | 49.3% |
| IDEA Academy Alamo ALAMO | 698 | 98.1% | 36.3% |
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 Julian T Saldivar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #4,078 of 4,401 | #383 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,323 of 4,466 ▲ 414 | #305 of 429 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,654 of 4,466 ▲ 550 | #333 of 429 ▲ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,054 of 3,998 | #168 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #617 of 4,938 | #39 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,770 of 4,622 | #362 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #3,986 of 4,628 | #399 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #99 of 4,789 | #21 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #1,029 of 1,307 | #94 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
755
-80 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 1,325
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 755 | 45 | 16.8:1 | 99% (746) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 97% (748) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 97% (766) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 99% (823) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 97% (699) |
| 2015-16 | 956 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 97% (925) |
| 2010-11 | 1,019 | 49 | 20.8:1 | 95% (967) |
| 2000-01 | 1,325 | 64 | 20.7:1 | 90% (1,198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julian T Saldivar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (724 to 755); teachers up 10% (41 to 45).
About Julian T Saldivar Elementary School
Students in DALLAS, Texas, attend Julian T Saldivar Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 755 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
DALLAS ISD serves 140,630 students across 240 schools.
About 93% of the student body at Julian T Saldivar Elementary School is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% White. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School operates with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. Julian T Saldivar Elementary School reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Julian T Saldivar Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Julian T Saldivar Elementary School are 6.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.6% actual, 31.5% predicted).
Among Dallas County residents, the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Julian T Saldivar Elementary School, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
Letot Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Julian T Saldivar Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Julian T Saldivar Elementary School at 6th of 8.
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Julian T Saldivar Elementary School had 835 students, to 2024-25, when it had 755. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.2:1 to 16.8:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Letot Campus0.5 mi · 45
- Jose 'joe' May Elementary School0.5 mi · 746
- Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School0.5 mi · 669
- Uplift Triumph Prep PS0.7 mi · 480
- David G Burnet Elementary School0.8 mi · 631
- Stephen C Foster Elementary School1.2 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Julian T Saldivar Elementary SchoolHow large is Julian T Saldivar Elementary School?
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades PK-06.
Is Julian T Saldivar Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Julian T Saldivar Elementary School have?
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Julian T Saldivar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Julian T Saldivar Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Julian T Saldivar Elementary School public or private?
Julian T Saldivar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.