Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001380
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy
3978 KILLION DR, DALLAS, TX 75229 · (972) 502-7800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
424 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 | 76 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 36% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
27%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
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy→Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School→Thomas Jefferson High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 32.0% | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy this school | 516 | 82.2% | 49.8% |
| Bowie Elementary School ROSENBERG | 523 | 81.3% | 35.0% |
| El Dorado Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 517 | 81.4% | 36.5% |
| Blair Elementary School FARMERS BRANCH | 520 | 84.0% | 62.3% |
| Dr Joseph Torres Elementary School EL PASO | 558 | 81.4% | 33.1% |
| Oralia R Rodriguez Elementary School SEGUIN | 499 | 84.6% | 36.0% |
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 Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,450 of 4,401 | #89 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #808 of 4,466 ▲ 1,198 | #69 of 429 ▲ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #664 of 4,466 ▲ 12 | #56 of 429 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.5pp | #119 of 3,998 | #7 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #2,365 of 4,938 | #196 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,960 of 4,622 | #170 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #3,531 of 4,628 | #339 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #1,784 of 4,789 | #267 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.1% | #127 of 1,307 | #11 of 118 |
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
516
+126 (+32%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 516 | 35.7 | 14.5:1 | 82% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 36.3 | 13.6:1 | 79% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 78% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 69% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 82% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 87% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 74% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 49% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (358 to 516); teachers up 49% (24 to 35.7).
About Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in DALLAS. Enrollment stands at 516 students, covering pre-K through 8.
The DALLAS ISD system has 240 schools and 140,630 students.
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy is 85% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% White and 5% Black. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy is 14.5:1, based on 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy counts 82% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.6% for Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy. The school posts 49.8%, 11.2 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
Among nearby public schools, Thomas Jefferson High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 40.9%, lower than Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy's 49.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 126 students, from 390 to 516. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.5:1.
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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
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- Thomas Jefferson High School0.2 mi · 1,516
- Stephen C Foster Elementary School1.0 mi · 604
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- Harry C Withers Elementary School1.4 mi · 447
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Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Hill International Leadership AcademyHow many students attend Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy?
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 516 students in grades PK-08.
Is Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy.
How diverse is Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy?
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy reports a student body of 8% White, 85% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy?
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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