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Kleberg Elementary School

1450 EDD RD, DALLAS, TX 75253 · (972) 749-6500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% 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.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
870
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
833 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10011%
Kindergarten8810%
Grade 110913%
Grade 212314%
Grade 313215%
Grade 412314%
Grade 59811%
Grade 69711%

This year's kindergarten class (88) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).

Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
334%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
64074%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
17620%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
131%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
44551%
Female
42549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Kleberg Elementary School→Seagoville Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 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 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading16.0%26.0%22.0%36.0%
Mathematics13.0%23.0%28.0%36.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2642.0%36.0%
2024-2540.0%32.0%
2023-2434.0%21.0%
2022-2351.0%48.0%
2021-2253.0%40.0%
2020-2138.0%40.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% 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 Kleberg Elementary School

Kleberg Elementary School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Kleberg Elementary School this school87095.7%28.2%
Seagoville North Elementary School
DALLAS
77494.3%23.3%
Bane Elementary School
HOUSTON
87295.0%32.4%
Houston Elementary School
CONROE
74194.9%40.8%
North Forest Elementary School
HOUSTON
77294.8%32.9%
Elrod Elementary School
HOUSTON
74298.0%47.9%
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 Kleberg Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.2%#3,821 of 4,401#350 of 421
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#3,319 of 4,466
▲ 230
#301 of 429
▲ 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#3,443 of 4,466
▲ 38
#312 of 429
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-10.5pp#308 of 3,998#41 of 399
Enrollment
ranked largest first
870#252 of 4,938#13 of 448
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#3,753 of 4,622#359 of 432
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.6%#2,973 of 4,628#250 of 433
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
95.7%#411 of 4,789#92 of 437
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+18.4%#457 of 1,307#39 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 2024-25
Enrollment
870
+187 (+27%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258705216.7:196% (833)
2023-247955215.3:191% (720)
2022-238165016.3:189% (725)
2020-216834614.8:189% (606)
2017-187354217.5:189% (652)
2015-166434016.1:191% (588)
2010-111,1196616.9:196% (1,076)
2000-017684616.7:170% (540)
1990-917513919.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kleberg Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (735 to 870); teachers up 24% (42 to 52).

About Kleberg Elementary School

Located in DALLAS, Texas, Kleberg Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 870 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 68% larger than that.

DALLAS ISD includes 240 schools. Together they enroll 140,630 students.

A majority of students at Kleberg Elementary School, 74%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black and 4% White. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. By the diversity index, Kleberg Elementary School comes in at 42%.

Its 52 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.7:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.

allk12 grades Kleberg Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kleberg Elementary School would score about 32.8%. It scores 28.2%, 4.6 points below that figure.

Dallas County has about 2,621,179 residents, and median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Dallas County number 771 and enroll about 459,645.

The nearest public school is Seagoville Middle School, at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Kleberg Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Kleberg Elementary School went from 683 students to 870. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.7:1 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Kleberg Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Kleberg Elementary School
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
1450 EDD RD, DALLAS, TX 75253
Phone
(972) 749-6500
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
870
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
833 (96%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001296
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Kleberg Elementary School
How large is Kleberg Elementary School?
Kleberg Elementary School enrolls approximately 870 students in grades PK-06.
Is Kleberg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kleberg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kleberg Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kleberg Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kleberg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kleberg Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 74% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kleberg Elementary School in?
Kleberg Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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