WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a mid-tier elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, operated by DALLAS ISD. The school teaches 516 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY reports that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 8% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is THOMAS JEFFERSON H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.1%.

WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. WALNUT HILL INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY's enrollment has ticked up 44% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 516). Over the same period, the White share increased from 3% to 8%.

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