LAKE DALLAS EL

As an average-sized elementary-level community in LAKE DALLAS, Texas, LAKE DALLAS EL caters to 500 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by LAKE DALLAS ISD.

Within LAKE DALLAS ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 3,717 students, LAKE DALLAS EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAKE DALLAS EL shows that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 36% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LAKE DALLAS EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKE DALLAS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of -11.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Denton County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,498 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which LAKE DALLAS EL is one.

The closest other public school is LAKE DALLAS MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKE DALLAS EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKE DALLAS EL has declined 25%, going from 664 students in 2018 to 500 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 39% to 53% across the same window.

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