PRESTON HOLLOW EL

PRESTON HOLLOW EL, a compact primary school in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD, teaches 402 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; PRESTON HOLLOW EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, PRESTON HOLLOW EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 23% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, PRESTON HOLLOW EL logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PRESTON HOLLOW EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 40.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PRESTON HOLLOW EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is HILLCREST H S, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRESTON HOLLOW EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. PRESTON HOLLOW EL's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 402). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 16% to 23%.

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