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Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623005446
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School
3214 N WINNETKA AVE, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (972) 892-6400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
357 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 | 66 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
17%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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 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 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School this school | 369 | 96.7% | 32.5% |
| Golfcrest Elementary School HOUSTON | 372 | 96.8% | 41.6% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School AUSTIN | 372 | 96.0% | 31.6% |
| Northline Elementary School HOUSTON | 358 | 97.8% | 37.0% |
| Maria Moreno Steam Academy DALLAS | 344 | 95.6% | 39.9% |
| Ketelsen Elementary School HOUSTON | 382 | 96.6% | 43.4% |
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 Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #3,422 of 4,401 | #299 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,836 of 4,466 ▲ 800 | #243 of 429 ▲ 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,329 of 4,466 ▼ 232 | #289 of 429 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #339 of 3,998 | #47 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #3,733 of 4,938 | #357 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #923 of 4,622 | #65 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #3,855 of 4,628 | #387 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #306 of 4,789 | #69 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #2,037 of 2,838 | #212 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
369
-97 (-21%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 97% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 97% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 95% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 95% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 97% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 94% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 97% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 31 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (409 to 369); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School
Families in DALLAS, Texas, are served by Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 369 students covers pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
DALLAS ISD is made up of 240 schools with 140,630 students in all.
About 91% of the student body at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is Hispanic. Other students are 7% Black. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 28 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. About 97% of students, or 357, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
Nearby, Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard is about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 466 in 2020-21 to 369 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.2:1) than in 2020-21 (15.5:1).
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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
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- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
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- 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
- Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard0.9 mi · 633
- C F Carr Elementary School0.9 mi · 259
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy1.1 mi · 431
- Dr Elba and Domingo Garcia West Dallas STEM School1.1 mi · 124
- Uplift Heights Prep PS1.3 mi · 944
- Dr L G Pinkston Sr High School1.6 mi · 1,264
Frequently asked questions
About Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary SchoolHow large is Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School?
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School serve?
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School?
At Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School in?
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.