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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001382
MARTIN WEISS EL
8601 WILLOUGHBY BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75232 · (972) 749-4000 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
420 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.
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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 22 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
427
-96 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.4:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
78%
was 75%
% Black
19%
was 23%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARTIN WEISS EL
Located at 8601 WILLOUGHBY BLVD, in DALLAS, Texas, MARTIN WEISS EL is a low-enrollment elementary campus that teaches 427 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of DALLAS ISD.
DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools in total, collectively educating 140,630 students. MARTIN WEISS EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, MARTIN WEISS EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARTIN WEISS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.9%; actual is 53.3%, +22.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which MARTIN WEISS EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: UMPHREY LEE EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARTIN WEISS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARTIN WEISS EL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 30.7%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for MARTIN WEISS EL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. 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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- UMPHREY LEE EL0.7 mi · 447
- D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE0.9 mi · 400
- DAVID W CARTER H S1.1 mi · 1,097
- GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY - MIDDLE - H S1.3 mi · 196
- GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY1.3 mi · 315
- BIRDIE ALEXANDER EL1.4 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About MARTIN WEISS ELHow many students attend MARTIN WEISS EL?
MARTIN WEISS EL enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MARTIN WEISS EL serve?
MARTIN WEISS EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARTIN WEISS EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARTIN WEISS EL is approximately 14.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MARTIN WEISS EL?
MARTIN WEISS EL reports a student body of 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MARTIN WEISS EL?
MARTIN WEISS EL is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.