WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL

WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL is a primary school of small scale in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD, serveing 387 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL is among them.

On demographics, WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 14% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.

In the area at large, Dallas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL is one.

WOODROW WILSON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.4%.

WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAM LIPSCOMB EL has contracted 24%, going from 511 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.