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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001362
STEVENS PARK EL
2615 W COLORADO BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75211 · (972) 794-4200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
630 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
STEVENS PARK EL→RAUL QUINTANILLA SR MIDDLE STEAM ACADEMY
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
41.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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
631
-26 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
89%
was 93%
% Black
7%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STEVENS PARK EL
STEVENS PARK EL is an average-sized elementary-level community in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DALLAS ISD. The school serves 631 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 519.
STEVENS PARK EL is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that instructs 140,630 students overall.
Demographically, STEVENS PARK EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, STEVENS PARK EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at STEVENS PARK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STEVENS PARK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.3%; this one delivers 33.9%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), STEVENS PARK EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is RAUL QUINTANILLA SR MIDDLE STEAM ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEVENS PARK EL has fell 4%, going from 657 students in 2018 to 631 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- RAUL QUINTANILLA SR MIDDLE STEAM ACADEMY0.2 mi · 556
- DALLAS COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE0.7 mi · 139
- LOUISE WOLFF KAHN EL0.7 mi · 533
- DALLAS COUNTY JJAEP CFB CAMPUS0.8 mi · 5
- P A S S LEARNING CTR0.8 mi · 11
- DRC CAMPUS0.8 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About STEVENS PARK ELHow large is STEVENS PARK EL?
STEVENS PARK EL enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does STEVENS PARK EL serve?
STEVENS PARK EL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STEVENS PARK EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STEVENS PARK EL is approximately 15.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEVENS PARK EL?
At STEVENS PARK EL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is STEVENS PARK EL public or private?
STEVENS PARK EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.