T G Terry Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 39.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 24.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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%.
Where T G Terry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,633 of 4,401 | #192 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,198 of 4,466 | #288 of 429 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,997 of 4,466 | #239 of 429 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,325 of 3,998 | #192 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #3,859 of 4,938 | #366 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,512 of 4,622 | #123 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #3,075 of 4,628 | #262 of 433 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #1,447 of 2,838 | #147 of 274 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 352 | 25.2 | 14.0:1 | 96% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 25.1 | 12.5:1 | 93% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 23.1 | 12.7:1 | 90% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 96% (407) |
About T G Terry Elementary School
T G Terry Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of DALLAS, Texas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 352 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
T G Terry Elementary School is in DALLAS ISD, a district with 140,630 students across 240 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at T G Terry Elementary School, at 74%. Other students are 25% Black. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at T G Terry Elementary School and a ratio of 14.0:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 96% of students. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Test results at T G Terry Elementary School are 7.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.6% actual, 32.6% predicted).
Among Dallas County residents, the median household income is $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. T G Terry Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Wisdom Prep Middle School, is about 0.3 miles from T G Terry Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, T G Terry Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, T G Terry Elementary School is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 352, a 17% decrease from 423 in 2017-18. The percentage of Hispanic students rose from 67% to 74% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.7:1 in 2017-18, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
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