PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER

PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER is a medium-sized K-5 school in DALLAS, Texas, run under DALLAS ISD. The school caters to 608 students in grades pre-K through 5.

PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that caters to 140,630 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER records that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.4%, the actual is 43.6%, a residual of +12.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

IRMA RANGEL YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 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), PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER has climbed 7%, going from 570 students in 2018 to 608 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 81% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.