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MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL
Set in DALLAS, Texas, MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL is a mid-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD. It teaches 547 students across grades pre-K through 5.
DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools in total, collectively educating 140,630 students. MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 43.2%, a residual of +2.3 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Dallas County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.9%.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Five-year trend. MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 581 (now 547). White enrollment moved from 9% to 15% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for MARTHA TURNER REILLY EL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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