Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001249
L O Donald Elementary School
1218 PHINNEY AVE, DALLAS, TX 75211 · (972) 794-5300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
310 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 | 46 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
12%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 33.0% | 14.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 L O Donald Elementary School
L O Donald Elementary School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L O Donald Elementary School this school | 324 | 95.7% | 43.5% |
| Allen Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 331 | 96.1% | 25.6% |
| George Peabody Elementary School DALLAS | 318 | 94.7% | 43.3% |
| Bishop Arts Steam Academy DALLAS | 349 | 96.0% | 37.3% |
| Ogden Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 335 | 94.6% | 11.3% |
| McBee Elementary School AUSTIN | 347 | 94.5% | 22.4% |
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 L O Donald Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,154 of 4,401 | #145 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,567 of 4,466 ▲ 22 | #112 of 429 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,242 of 4,466 ▲ 1,094 | #89 of 429 ▲ 85 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,406 of 3,998 | #198 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #4,048 of 4,938 | #383 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #613 of 4,622 | #34 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #4,012 of 4,628 | #402 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #420 of 4,789 | #96 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #1,080 of 2,838 | #114 of 274 |
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
324
-54 (-14%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 324 | 25.6 | 12.7:1 | 96% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 24.5 | 13.3:1 | 91% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 90% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 90% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 93% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 96% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 97% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 90% (602) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L O Donald Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (411 to 324); teachers down 15% (30 to 25.6).
About L O Donald Elementary School
L O Donald Elementary School is a small elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, administered by DALLAS ISD. There are 324 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 38% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
L O Donald Elementary School is in DALLAS ISD, a district with 140,630 students across 240 schools.
At L O Donald Elementary School, 94% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 3% White and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. The diversity index for L O Donald Elementary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school has 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.4 students per teacher. In all, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points above the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
A school with L O Donald Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 32.8%. L O Donald Elementary School scores 43.5%, 10.6 points above that line.
The school is in Dallas County, where median household income comes to about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County counts 771 public schools with about 459,645 students.
L O Donald Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Golden Rule, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around L O Donald Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: L O Donald Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 43.5% versus a 47.8% average.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 324, from 378 in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About L O Donald Elementary SchoolHow many students attend L O Donald Elementary School?
L O Donald Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-05.
Is L O Donald Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
L O Donald Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does L O Donald Elementary School have?
L O Donald Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at L O Donald Elementary School?
At L O Donald Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is L O Donald Elementary School public or private?
L O Donald Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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