SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM

As a mid-sized primary school in DALLAS, Texas, SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM hosts 703 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of DALLAS ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 519.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM logs that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% White, 15% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.8%; actual is 66.1%, +16.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

BEN MILAM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM has grew 139%, going from 294 students in 2018 to 703 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 49% to 55% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the SOLAR PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AT BONHAM community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.