ORAN M ROBERTS EL

Located at 4919 GRAND AVE, in DALLAS, Texas, ORAN M ROBERTS EL is a modestly sized elementary campus that serves 340 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under DALLAS ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ORAN M ROBERTS EL sits 34% below that benchmark.

Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), ORAN M ROBERTS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, ORAN M ROBERTS EL shows that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at ORAN M ROBERTS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ORAN M ROBERTS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), ORAN M ROBERTS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MOUNT AUBURN STEAM ACADEMY, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ORAN M ROBERTS EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.5%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 42%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 15% to 10%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.