Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001213
W A Blair Elementary School
7720 GAYGLEN DR, DALLAS, TX 75217 · (972) 794-1600 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
358 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
38%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 34.0% | 27.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 W A Blair Elementary School
W A Blair Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W A Blair Elementary School this school | 367 | 97.5% | 27.6% |
| Carroll Early Childhood Campus SAN ANTONIO | 364 | 97.8% | N/A |
| Gabe P Allen New Tech Academy DALLAS | 395 | 99.2% | 37.3% |
| Washington Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 381 | 99.2% | 28.2% |
| Ridgemont Elementary School HOUSTON | 337 | 96.4% | 29.6% |
| IDEA Eastside Academy SAN ANTONIO | 392 | 97.4% | 38.0% |
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 W A Blair Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,874 of 4,401 | #357 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,301 of 4,466 ▲ 1,018 | #89 of 429 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,614 of 4,466 ▲ 863 | #186 of 429 ▲ 123 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,127 of 3,998 | #171 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #3,750 of 4,938 | #360 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,138 of 4,622 | #190 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #3,164 of 4,628 | #274 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #230 of 4,789 | #56 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.1% | #103 of 2,838 | #16 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 2024-25Enrollment
367
-99 (-21%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 98% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 97% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 98% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 96% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 77% (515) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 96% (707) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | 46 | 16.5:1 | 98% (742) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 92% (683) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 38 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W A Blair Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (669 to 367); teachers down 36% (39 to 25).
About W A Blair Elementary School
W A Blair Elementary School is a small elementary school in DALLAS ISD, located in DALLAS, Texas. School enrollment was 367 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools with a combined 140,630 students. W A Blair Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at W A Blair Elementary School, at 76%. Next come 20% Black. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. W A Blair Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at W A Blair Elementary School total 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The school counts 358 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, W A Blair Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.0% at W A Blair Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
Frederick Douglass Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 27.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes W A Blair Elementary School as City: Large.
Enrollment declined 21% from its 2020-21 level of 466.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Nearby schools
- Frederick Douglass Elementary School0.7 mi · 453
- E B Comstock Middle School1.1 mi · 599
- B H Macon Elementary School1.3 mi · 535
- Rufus C Burleson Elementary School1.6 mi · 472
- John Q Adams Elementary School1.9 mi · 399
- Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy1.9 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About W A Blair Elementary SchoolHow large is W A Blair Elementary School?
W A Blair Elementary School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does W A Blair Elementary School serve?
W A Blair Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at W A Blair Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at W A Blair Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W A Blair Elementary School?
At W A Blair Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 76% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees W A Blair Elementary School?
W A Blair Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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