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T G Terry Elementary School

6661 GREENSPAN DR, DALLAS, TX 75232 · (972) 749-3200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Texas public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C+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

Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
339 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7020%
Kindergarten5215%
Grade 14011%
Grade 24814%
Grade 36017%
Grade 43711%
Grade 54513%

This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (45).

Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Hispanic
25974%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
8825%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
18853%
Female
16447%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
T G Terry Elementary School→Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy→David W Carter High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020

What 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading15.0%31.0%23.0%31.0%
Mathematics14.0%23.0%24.0%39.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2646.0%37.0%
2024-2545.0%49.0%
2023-2446.0%44.0%
2022-2334.0%42.0%
2021-2231.0%36.0%
2020-2125.0%24.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 T G Terry Elementary School

T G Terry Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
T G Terry Elementary School this school35296.3%39.6%
Petersen Elementary School
HOUSTON
35796.1%40.5%
The Varnett School - Northeast
HOUSTON
35499.2%29.2%
Harlean Beal Elementary School
FORT WORTH
33395.2%28.4%
W A Blair Elementary School
DALLAS
36797.5%27.6%
Ridgemont Elementary School
HOUSTON
33796.4%29.6%
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 T G Terry Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn 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
▼ 1,505
#288 of 429
▼ 160
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#2,997 of 4,466
▲ 4
#239 of 429
▲ 1
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
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
96.3%#351 of 4,789#76 of 437
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.8%#1,447 of 2,838#147 of 274
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 2024-25
Enrollment
352
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535225.214.0:196% (339)
2023-2431525.112.5:193% (294)
2022-2329223.112.7:190% (264)
2020-213192214.5:192% (295)
2017-184232715.7:196% (407)
2015-163732713.8:196% (359)
2010-113942714.6:198% (385)
2000-016683320.2:186% (576)
1990-915223415.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T G Terry Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (423 to 352); teachers down 7% (27 to 25.2).

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.

Measured against Texas public elementary schools, T G Terry Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

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 10% rise from 319 in 2020-21.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
T G Terry Elementary School
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
6661 GREENSPAN DR, DALLAS, TX 75232
Phone
(972) 749-3200
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
352
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
339 (96%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001368
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About T G Terry Elementary School
How many students attend T G Terry Elementary School?
T G Terry Elementary School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
Is T G Terry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
T G Terry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does T G Terry Elementary School have?
T G Terry Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is T G Terry Elementary School?
T G Terry Elementary School reports a student body of 74% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees T G Terry Elementary School?
T G Terry Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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