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Oran M Roberts Elementary School

4919 GRAND AVE, DALLAS, TX 75223 · (972) 749-8700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Texas public elementary schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+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

Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
331 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K278%
Kindergarten4714%
Grade 14914%
Grade 25115%
Grade 35717%
Grade 44513%
Grade 56419%

This year's kindergarten class (47) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
93%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
28684%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
3510%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
17551%
Female
16549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Oran M Roberts Elementary School→J L Long Middle School→Woodrow Wilson High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading24.0%26.0%30.0%20.0%
Mathematics13.0%21.0%29.0%37.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2650.0%34.0%
2024-2529.0%23.0%
2023-2423.0%28.0%
2022-2322.0%35.0%
2021-2227.0%20.0%
2020-2121.0%18.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Oran M Roberts Elementary School

Oran M Roberts Elementary School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Oran M Roberts Elementary School this school34097.4%22.3%
Hogg New Tech Center
DALLAS
32298.4%37.9%
Kennedy Elementary School
CORPUS CHRISTI
36397.8%N/A
Pershing Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
30997.4%16.9%
Jessup Elementary School
HOUSTON
32696.6%37.1%
Jefferson Elementary School
HOUSTON
33093.9%38.0%
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 Oran M Roberts Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.3%#4,190 of 4,401#399 of 421
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#3,535 of 4,466
▲ 640
#324 of 429
▲ 74
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#2,491 of 4,466
▲ 1,709
#180 of 429
▲ 214
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+13.5pp#1,016 of 3,998#81 of 399
Enrollment
ranked largest first
340#3,947 of 4,938#377 of 448
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#1,424 of 4,622#116 of 432
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.1%#3,487 of 4,628#331 of 433
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.4%#246 of 4,789#59 of 437
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-42.2%#132 of 2,838#22 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 2024-25
Enrollment
340
-107 (-24%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534024.513.9:197% (331)
2023-2434924.514.2:196% (335)
2022-233492613.4:195% (331)
2020-214473313.6:195% (425)
2017-185883715.9:197% (569)
2015-166524115.9:197% (631)
2010-115093514.5:197% (492)
2000-015693019.0:193% (532)
1990-916184214.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oran M Roberts Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 42% (588 to 340); teachers down 34% (37 to 24.5).

About Oran M Roberts Elementary School

DALLAS, Texas, is home to Oran M Roberts Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 340 students. That is 34% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.

Within DALLAS ISD, Oran M Roberts Elementary School is one of 240 schools. The district enrolls 140,630 students.

Oran M Roberts Elementary School is 84% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. In Dallas County overall, about 41% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oran M Roberts Elementary School scores 28%.

Oran M Roberts Elementary School lists 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.9 students per teacher. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 97% of the student body. That is 20 points above the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.

Oran M Roberts Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Texas public elementary schools.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Oran M Roberts Elementary School would score about 32.1%. It scores 22.3%, 9.9 points below that figure.

In Dallas County, where the school is located, 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. Counting Oran M Roberts Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.

Mount Auburn Steam Academy is about 0.8 miles from Oran M Roberts Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Oran M Roberts Elementary School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment decreased by 24% across 4 years, from 447 in 2020-21 to 340 in 2024-25.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Oran M Roberts Elementary School
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
4919 GRAND AVE, DALLAS, TX 75223
Phone
(972) 749-8700
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
340
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
331 (97%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001340
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Oran M Roberts Elementary School
How many students attend Oran M Roberts Elementary School?
Oran M Roberts Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oran M Roberts Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oran M Roberts Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oran M Roberts Elementary School have?
Oran M Roberts Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Oran M Roberts Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oran M Roberts Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Oran M Roberts Elementary School in?
Oran M Roberts Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
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