PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER

Located at 12532 NUESTRA DR, in DALLAS, Texas, PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER is a compact K-5 school that enrolls 410 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within DALLAS ISD. That puts it 21% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that serves 140,630 students overall.

On demographics, PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 23% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER is one.

Nearest neighbor: EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PRESTONWOOD MONTESSORI AT E D WALKER at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

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