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DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL

2200 DENNISON ST, DALLAS, TX 75212 · (972) 925-3700 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
92 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
Pre-K
46
Kindergarten
23
Grade 1
27
Grade 2
15
Grade 3
13
Student demographics
White
97%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
4738%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
6552%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6855%
Female
5645%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 21 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

About DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL

DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL, a micro-enrollment elementary campus in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD, teaches 124 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 76% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

DALLAS ISD runs 240 schools in total, collectively educating 140,630 students. DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 38% Hispanic, 7% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 42.0%; DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL posts 58.0%, +16.0 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

Nearest neighbor: DALLAS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.2%.

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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
DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
2200 DENNISON ST, DALLAS, TX 75212
Phone
(972) 925-3700
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
124
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
92 (74%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623013551
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL
How many students attend DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL?
DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL serve?
DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL.
How diverse is DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL?
DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL reports a student body of 7% White, 38% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL in?
DR ELBA AND DOMINGO GARCIA WEST DALLAS STEM SCHOOL is part of DALLAS ISD.
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