Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001274
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School
2200 S EDGEFIELD AVE, DALLAS, TX 75224 · (972) 749-2900 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
13.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
315 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 | 49 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
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Margaret B Henderson Elementary School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret B Henderson Elementary School this school | 337 | 93.5% | 52.6% |
| Alton Elementary School ALTON | 337 | 93.5% | 36.4% |
| Bowie Elementary School HARLINGEN | 335 | 93.4% | 61.3% |
| Fannin Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 339 | 92.0% | 40.1% |
| Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School FORT WORTH | 342 | 92.4% | 18.3% |
| David G Sanchez Elementary School LA FERIA | 330 | 92.7% | 52.1% |
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 Margaret B Henderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,222 of 4,401 | #74 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,134 of 4,466 ▼ 861 | #171 of 429 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,918 of 4,466 ▼ 128 | #134 of 429 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #840 of 3,998 | #115 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #3,964 of 4,938 | #378 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,122 of 4,622 | #86 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #4,034 of 4,628 | #407 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #692 of 4,789 | #132 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #468 of 2,838 | #62 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
337
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 93% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 26.6 | 13.1:1 | 90% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 26.5 | 13.3:1 | 92% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 89% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 33.5 | 14.5:1 | 91% (445) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 92% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 93% (523) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 52 | 17.8:1 | 81% (751) |
| 1990-91 | 825 | 49 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret B Henderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (487 to 337); teachers down 25% (33.5 to 25).
About Margaret B Henderson Elementary School
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School is one of the public schools in DALLAS, Texas. It is a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 337 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
DALLAS ISD has 240 schools and 140,630 students, and Margaret B Henderson Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Margaret B Henderson Elementary School, 94% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 3% White. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Margaret B Henderson Elementary School scores 12%.
There are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at Margaret B Henderson Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Dallas County report 77%.
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Texas public elementary schools.
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.9 points (52.6% versus 33.8%), a top-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Margaret B Henderson Elementary School.
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Academy of Dallas, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Margaret B Henderson Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Margaret B Henderson Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 375 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 337 by 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Margaret B Henderson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Margaret B Henderson Elementary School?
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
Is Margaret B Henderson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Margaret B Henderson Elementary School have?
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Margaret B Henderson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Margaret B Henderson Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Margaret B Henderson Elementary School public or private?
Margaret B Henderson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.