Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001371
Otto M Fridia Elementary School
6011 OLD OX RD, DALLAS, TX 75241 · (972) 794-8000 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
208 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Otto M Fridia Elementary School→Boude Storey Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Otto M Fridia Elementary School
Otto M Fridia Elementary School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto M Fridia Elementary School this school | 212 | 98.1% | 37.2% |
| A M Pate Elementary School FORT WORTH | 227 | 96.0% | 23.9% |
| Henderson N Elementary School HOUSTON | 251 | 99.6% | 27.3% |
| Adelle Turner Elementary School DALLAS | 258 | 96.9% | 27.1% |
| Birdie Alexander Elementary School DALLAS | 259 | 96.1% | 25.4% |
| Alcott Elementary School HOUSTON | 202 | 98.0% | 38.5% |
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 Otto M Fridia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,918 of 4,401 | #226 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,137 of 4,466 ▲ 291 | #174 of 429 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,119 of 4,466 ▼ 999 | #254 of 429 ▼ 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #4,592 of 4,938 | #430 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #964 of 4,622 | #70 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #3,048 of 4,628 | #260 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #169 of 4,789 | #42 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #125 of 2,838 | #20 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 2024-25Enrollment
212
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 212 | 16 | 13.2:1 | 98% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 19.1 | 9.3:1 | 97% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 18.6 | 10.6:1 | 97% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 94% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 90% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 91% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 92% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 843 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 62% (524) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 43 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otto M Fridia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (372 to 212); teachers down 38% (26 to 16).
About Otto M Fridia Elementary School
Otto M Fridia Elementary School is an elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, according to federal school records. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 212 students. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 59% lower.
DALLAS ISD is the local district for Otto M Fridia Elementary School. It runs 240 schools with 140,630 students.
Otto M Fridia Elementary School's enrollment is 75% Black. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Dallas County, the Black share is about 22%. Otto M Fridia Elementary School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 16 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Otto M Fridia Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Otto M Fridia Elementary School are 5.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.2% actual, 31.8% predicted).
Among Dallas County residents, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Otto M Fridia Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
Nearest public school: Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Otto M Fridia Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Otto M Fridia Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 37.2% versus a 43.9% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 212, 5% below the 224 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 11.8:1 to 13.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Otto M Fridia Elementary SchoolHow large is Otto M Fridia Elementary School?
Otto M Fridia Elementary School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-05.
Is Otto M Fridia Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Otto M Fridia Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Otto M Fridia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Otto M Fridia Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Otto M Fridia Elementary School?
At Otto M Fridia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 16% Hispanic, 75% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Otto M Fridia Elementary School?
Otto M Fridia Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.