W A BLAIR EL

Located at 7720 GAYGLEN DR, in DALLAS, Texas, W A BLAIR EL is a compact elementary-level community that serves 367 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by DALLAS ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, W A BLAIR EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, W A BLAIR EL records that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 20% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, W A BLAIR EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.3%; this one delivers 20.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which W A BLAIR EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FREDERICK DOUGLASS EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W A BLAIR EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.6%.

W A BLAIR EL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W A BLAIR EL has decreased 45%, going from 669 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 41% to 20%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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