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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623010576
Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School
8307 MEADOW, DALLAS, TX 75231 · (972) 502-6052 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- C+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
16.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
664 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 | 55 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
67%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
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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School
Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School this school | 670 | 99.1% | 21.3% |
| Etoile Academy Charter School HOUSTON | 676 | 94.7% | 24.9% |
| Eastridge Elementary School AMARILLO | 504 | 96.4% | 49.2% |
| Hickman Elementary School GARLAND | 484 | 80.6% | 50.2% |
| Baker-Ripley Charter School HOUSTON | 398 | 97.2% | 32.5% |
| Alief Montessori Community School HOUSTON | 367 | 78.5% | 53.2% |
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 Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #4,234 of 4,401 | #406 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,201 of 4,466 ▲ 1,018 | #291 of 429 ▲ 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,741 of 4,466 ▲ 587 | #342 of 429 ▲ 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,476 of 3,998 | #208 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #1,118 of 4,938 | #83 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,644 of 4,622 | #349 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #812 of 4,628 | #59 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #75 of 4,789 | #13 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #1,013 of 1,307 | #91 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
670
+110 (+20%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 670 | 40.5 | 16.5:1 | 99% (664) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 33.5 | 17.7:1 | 98% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 33.5 | 16.9:1 | 98% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 97% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 95% (606) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 98% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 98% (588) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (641 to 670); teachers down 12% (46 to 40.5).
About Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School
DALLAS, Texas, is home to Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 670 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
The district, DALLAS ISD, operates 240 schools serving 140,630 students.
The biggest share of students at Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School, 49%, is Asian. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Dallas County's population at about 7%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School scores 67%.
Staffing at Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School comes to 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5:1. The school's 16.5:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 5% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School is -10.1 points: 21.3% actual, 31.4% predicted.
Dallas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 771 public schools in the county, enrolling about 459,645, Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School is Emmett J Conrad High School, located about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School's average proficiency of 21.3% compares with 46.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% increase, from 560 to 670. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 16.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Lee A McShan Jr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School?
Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School serve?
Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 49% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School in?
Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.