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Alumni: what's one memory from PAUL L DUNBAR LEARNING CENTER that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001325
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center
4200 METROPOLITAN AVE, DALLAS, TX 75210 · (972) 794-6600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
602 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 79 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
52%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
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center→Billy Earl Dade Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Paul L Dunbar Learning Center
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul L Dunbar Learning Center this school | 608 | 99.0% | 43.6% |
| Bastian Elementary School HOUSTON | 633 | 98.7% | 40.5% |
| KIPP Truth Elementary School DALLAS | 515 | 96.5% | 23.5% |
| J N Ervin Elementary School DALLAS | 743 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| Shadydale Elementary School HOUSTON | 576 | 96.5% | 32.9% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Primary School DALLAS | 496 | 95.4% | 21.2% |
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 Paul L Dunbar Learning Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #2,122 of 4,401 | #139 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,961 of 4,466 ▼ 533 | #261 of 429 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,856 of 4,466 ▼ 300 | #218 of 429 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,019 of 3,998 | #137 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #1,558 of 4,938 | #116 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,288 of 4,622 | #308 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #2,217 of 4,628 | #157 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #79 of 4,789 | #14 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #908 of 1,307 | #82 of 118 |
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
608
+150 (+33%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 608 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 99% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 93% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 95% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 96% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 96% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 98% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 97% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 46 | 11.2:1 | 94% (484) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 45 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul L Dunbar Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (570 to 608); teachers down 5% (40 to 38).
About Paul L Dunbar Learning Center
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is a public elementary school run by DALLAS ISD in DALLAS, Texas. The school had 608 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is part of a district of 240 schools: DALLAS ISD, with 140,630 students.
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is 60% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 22% Black among all Dallas County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is 38 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.0:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Paul L Dunbar Learning Center a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 31.4%.
Within Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides Paul L Dunbar Learning Center, Dallas County has 770 other public schools.
Nearby, Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Paul L Dunbar Learning Center, there are at least 8 other public schools. Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is City: Large.
Over 4 years, Paul L Dunbar Learning Center's enrollment grew 33%, to 608.
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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
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- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School0.7 mi · 604
- Joseph J Rhoads Learning Center0.8 mi · 105
- James Madison High School0.9 mi · 349
- Oran M Roberts Elementary School1.0 mi · 340
- St Anthony Academy1.1 mi · 202
- St Anthony School1.1 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About Paul L Dunbar Learning CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Paul L Dunbar Learning Center?
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center enrolls approximately 608 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Paul L Dunbar Learning Center serve?
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Paul L Dunbar Learning Center?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Paul L Dunbar Learning Center.
How diverse is Paul L Dunbar Learning Center?
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center reports a student body of 1% White, 34% Hispanic, 60% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Paul L Dunbar Learning Center public or private?
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.