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SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 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 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
About SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY
Located at 1802 MOSER AVE, in DALLAS, Texas, SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY is a medium-sized K-5 school that enrolls 449 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under DALLAS ISD.
SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that caters to 140,630 students overall.
In terms of who attends, SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 28% White, 15% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
After controlling for student poverty, SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.
Around the school, census data for Dallas County shows median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: INNOVATION DESIGN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY. On composite proficiency, SOLAR PREP FOR BOYS AT JOHN F KENNEDY comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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