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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001333
Preston Hollow Elementary School
6423 WALNUT HILL LN, DALLAS, TX 75230 · (972) 794-8500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- DThree-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
15.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
344 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 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
51%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
Preston Hollow Elementary School→Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy→Hillcrest High 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Preston Hollow Elementary School
Preston Hollow Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hollow Elementary School this school | 402 | 85.6% | 41.3% |
| McKenzie Elementary School MESQUITE | 406 | 86.5% | 45.6% |
| K B Polk Center for Academically Talented & Gifted DALLAS | 427 | 85.5% | 53.2% |
| Remynse Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 394 | 89.3% | 44.8% |
| Park Village Blended Learning Academy SAN ANTONIO | 376 | 85.4% | 18.8% |
| Calvert Elementary School HOUSTON | 408 | 86.0% | 44.4% |
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 Preston Hollow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,419 of 4,401 | #170 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,737 of 4,466 ▼ 382 | #351 of 429 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,132 of 4,466 ▼ 447 | #152 of 429 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #454 of 3,998 | #65 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #3,461 of 4,938 | #335 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,128 of 4,622 | #294 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #2,332 of 4,628 | #173 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #1,518 of 4,789 | #232 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #1,203 of 2,838 | #123 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
402
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 402 | 25.5 | 15.8:1 | 86% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 31.5 | 12.6:1 | 79% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 32.5 | 12.3:1 | 76% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 75% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 81% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 85% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 85% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 78% (632) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 34 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Preston Hollow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (500 to 402); teachers down 23% (33 to 25.5).
About Preston Hollow Elementary School
At 6423 WALNUT HILL LN in DALLAS, Texas, Preston Hollow Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 402 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
DALLAS ISD has 240 schools and 140,630 students, and Preston Hollow Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Preston Hollow Elementary School is 66% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 23% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. Preston Hollow Elementary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Preston Hollow Elementary School employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Preston Hollow Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 86%. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 9 points lower.
Preston Hollow Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Preston Hollow Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.3% is 4.2 points above the 37.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Preston Hollow Elementary School is located in Dallas County, where median household income is about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Preston Hollow Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.
The next-closest public school is Hillcrest High School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Preston Hollow Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 41.3% is below the 52.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 402, 4% below the 419 of 2020-21.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest High School0.6 mi · 1,572
- Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy0.7 mi · 808
- John J Pershing Elementary School1.0 mi · 457
- George B Dealey Montessori Academy1.1 mi · 634
- Michael M Boone Elementary School1.4 mi · 464
- Hyer Elementary School1.5 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Preston Hollow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Preston Hollow Elementary School?
Preston Hollow Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Preston Hollow Elementary School serve?
Preston Hollow Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Preston Hollow Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Preston Hollow Elementary School.
How diverse is Preston Hollow Elementary School?
Preston Hollow Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Preston Hollow Elementary School?
Preston Hollow 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.