Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001390
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School
4601 VETERANS DR, DALLAS, TX 75216 · (972) 749-2000 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- BThree-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
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
360 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 | 66 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
53%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
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School→Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 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 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
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 Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School this school | 371 | 97.0% | 28.0% |
| Roderick R Paige Elementary School HOUSTON | 393 | 97.2% | 32.0% |
| Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School FORT WORTH | 366 | 95.6% | 20.5% |
| Kelso Elementary School HOUSTON | 364 | 98.9% | 31.0% |
| Christene C Moss Elementary School FORT WORTH | 393 | 94.7% | 40.0% |
| Daniel Webster Elementary School DALLAS | 395 | 97.5% | 34.6% |
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 Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #3,839 of 4,401 | #352 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,719 of 4,466 ▲ 726 | #228 of 429 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,328 of 4,466 ▲ 242 | #288 of 429 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,452 of 3,998 | #110 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #3,723 of 4,938 | #356 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,488 of 4,622 | #228 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #2,123 of 4,628 | #150 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #276 of 4,789 | #63 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #497 of 2,838 | #68 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
371
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 371 | 24.7 | 15.0:1 | 97% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 25.6 | 14.4:1 | 92% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 22.7 | 13.8:1 | 91% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 92% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 97% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 84% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 97% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 88% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (531 to 371); teachers down 27% (34 to 24.7).
About Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School
In DALLAS, Texas, Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School is a small elementary school. It serves 371 students 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 operates 240 schools. Combined enrollment is 140,630 students.
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 40% Black. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Eligible students account for 97% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 77% for public schools in Dallas County.
allk12 grades Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.3% for Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School. The school posts 28.0%, 4.3 points below the prediction.
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School is located in Dallas County, where the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Harry Stone Montessori Academy, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 362 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 371.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- New Tech H S at B F Darrell High School0.4 mi · 407
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Frequently asked questions
About Whitney M Young Jr Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School?
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School serve?
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 55% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School public or private?
Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.