Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001297
OBADIAH KNIGHT EL
2615 ANSON RD, DALLAS, TX 75235 · (972) 749-5300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
274 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
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
48.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 18 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
279
-232 (-45%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
92%
was 96%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OBADIAH KNIGHT EL
OBADIAH KNIGHT EL, a cozy elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD, serves 279 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so OBADIAH KNIGHT EL sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.
DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; OBADIAH KNIGHT EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, OBADIAH KNIGHT EL reports that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 5% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
With demographic context factored in, OBADIAH KNIGHT EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.0%; this one delivers 48.9%, a residual of +17.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which OBADIAH KNIGHT EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: BIOMEDICAL PREPARATORY AT UT SOUTHWESTERN, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, OBADIAH KNIGHT EL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OBADIAH KNIGHT EL has shrank 45%, going from 511 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.
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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
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
- BIOMEDICAL PREPARATORY AT UT SOUTHWESTERN0.8 mi · 213
- UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP H S0.9 mi · 517
- UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP PS0.9 mi · 584
- UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP MIDDLE0.9 mi · 532
- K B POLK CENTER FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED & GIFTED1.2 mi · 427
- THOMAS J RUSK MIDDLE1.3 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About OBADIAH KNIGHT ELHow many students attend OBADIAH KNIGHT EL?
OBADIAH KNIGHT EL enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does OBADIAH KNIGHT EL serve?
OBADIAH KNIGHT EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does OBADIAH KNIGHT EL have?
OBADIAH KNIGHT EL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OBADIAH KNIGHT EL?
At OBADIAH KNIGHT EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is OBADIAH KNIGHT EL public or private?
OBADIAH KNIGHT EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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