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Alumni: what's one memory from SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
703
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623013321
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham
2617 N HENDERSON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75206 · (972) 749-4300 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
393 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 | 43 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 70 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (70).
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 66.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 83.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham this school | 703 | 55.9% | 66.1% |
| Evelyn Turlington Elementary School HOCKLEY | 715 | 57.1% | 44.5% |
| Rolling Meadows Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 652 | 55.5% | 44.6% |
| Ray Elementary School HUTTO | 793 | 53.8% | 42.3% |
| Clark Elementary School BAYTOWN | 712 | 60.7% | 40.4% |
| Dorris A Jones Elementary School ROCKWALL | 636 | 60.7% | 49.9% |
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 Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #458 of 4,401 | #31 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #458 of 4,466 ▲ 10 | #41 of 429 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #160 of 4,466 ▼ 3 | #23 of 429 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #820 of 3,998 | #56 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #898 of 4,938 | #68 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,126 of 4,622 | #188 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #1,284 of 4,628 | #89 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #3,322 of 4,789 | #370 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +139.1% | #9 of 1,307 | #1 of 118 |
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
703
+86 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 703 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 56% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 58 | 12.4:1 | 53% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 49% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 45% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 44% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham.
Since 2017-18: students up 139% (294 to 703); teachers up 153% (19 to 48).
About Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham is a mid-sized elementary school found in DALLAS, Texas. The school has 703 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham is part of DALLAS ISD, where 240 schools serve 140,630 students.
Hispanic students are 55% of those enrolled at Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham. Next come 24% White, 15% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
A staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.7:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is lower.
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.1% compared with a predicted 49.8%.
Dallas County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County's 771 public schools enroll about 459,645 students and include Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham.
Ben Milam Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham at 1st of 9.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased 14% over 4 years, reaching 703 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.8:1 to 14.7:1.
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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
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- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Milam Elementary School0.5 mi · 298
- Solar Prep for Boys at John F Kennedy0.6 mi · 449
- Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy0.7 mi · 486
- Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy0.8 mi · 149
- Cesar Chavez Learning Center0.9 mi · 541
- North Dallas High School0.9 mi · 1,300
Frequently asked questions
About Solar Preparatory School for Girls at BonhamHow large is Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham?
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham enrolls approximately 703 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham serve?
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham have?
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham?
Student demographics at Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham are roughly 24% White, 55% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham in?
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham is part of DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.