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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001222
RUFUS C BURLESON EL
6300 ELAM RD, DALLAS, TX 75217 · (972) 749-4500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
461 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
-212 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
67%
was 60%
% Black
31%
was 39%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RUFUS C BURLESON EL
RUFUS C BURLESON EL, a reasonably sized elementary campus in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DALLAS ISD, educates 472 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 240 schools in DALLAS ISD (140,630 students total), RUFUS C BURLESON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, RUFUS C BURLESON EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment; the rest looks like 31% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 98% of students at RUFUS C BURLESON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, RUFUS C BURLESON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.2%; this one delivers 44.2%.
Across the wider county, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), RUFUS C BURLESON EL is one campus in the mix.
E B COMSTOCK MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RUFUS C BURLESON EL. On composite proficiency, RUFUS C BURLESON EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.2%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. RUFUS C BURLESON EL's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 684 (now 472). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 39% to 31%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RUFUS C BURLESON EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 3,837 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
- MOISES E MOLINA H SHigh · 2,006 students
- WOODROW WILSON H SHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- E B COMSTOCK MIDDLE0.7 mi · 599
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS EL0.8 mi · 453
- HENRY B GONZALEZ PERSONALIZED LEARNING ACADEMY1.0 mi · 513
- SYLVIA MENDEZ CREW LEADERSHIP ACADEMY1.5 mi · 446
- W A BLAIR EL1.6 mi · 367
- NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE EL2.1 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About RUFUS C BURLESON ELHow many students attend RUFUS C BURLESON EL?
RUFUS C BURLESON EL enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
Is RUFUS C BURLESON EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUFUS C BURLESON EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does RUFUS C BURLESON EL have?
RUFUS C BURLESON EL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at RUFUS C BURLESON EL?
Student demographics at RUFUS C BURLESON EL are roughly 1% White, 67% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is RUFUS C BURLESON EL in?
RUFUS C BURLESON EL is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.