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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).
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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 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
| 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% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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%.
Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory this school | 608 | 76.8% | 43.6% |
| Greenwood Forest Elementary School KLEIN | 557 | 74.0% | 51.0% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Grand Prairie GRAND PRAIRIE | 516 | 77.9% | 39.4% |
| IDEA Edgecliff Academy FORT WORTH | 708 | 78.8% | 39.3% |
| Emmott Elementary School HOUSTON | 583 | 80.4% | 36.5% |
| Uplift Elevate Prep PS FORT WORTH | 650 | 78.3% | 37.4% |
| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #2,133 of 4,401 | #141 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,447 of 4,466 ▼ 1,102 | #316 of 429 ▼ 116 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,878 of 4,466 ▼ 748 | #224 of 429 ▼ 65 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #601 of 3,998 | #83 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #1,559 of 4,938 | #117 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,703 of 4,622 | #142 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #1,202 of 4,628 | #85 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #2,160 of 4,789 | #304 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.8% | #360 of 1,307 | #31 of 118 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 608 | 42.9 | 14.2:1 | 77% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 42.7 | 14.3:1 | 73% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 49.3 | 13.2:1 | 77% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 68% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 32.4 | 15.3:1 | 65% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 67% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 65% (395) |
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (495 to 608); teachers up 32% (32.4 to 42.9).
A medium-sized elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory is part of GRAND PRAIRIE ISD. The student body numbers 608 students, from pre-K through 8.
GRAND PRAIRIE ISD has 27,240 students spread across 40 schools.
At 51%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory combined. The school is also 32% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. The chance that two students picked at random at Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal data list 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 77% of students at Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is about the same, 77%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% is 2.7 points above the 40.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
John A Dubiski Career High School is the public school closest to Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory, about 0.6 miles away. Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 43.6% versus a 39.6% average.
The federal government classifies Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory's location as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 608, 11% below the 683 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Sallye R Moore College & Career Preparatory covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
