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What's one thing WILLIAM M ANDERSON EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001384
William M Anderson Elementary School
620 N ST AUGUSTINE DR, DALLAS, TX 75217 · (972) 749-6200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
15.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
568 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 69 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
19%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
William M Anderson Elementary School→Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs Middl→H Grady Spruce High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 William M Anderson Elementary School
William M Anderson Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William M Anderson Elementary School this school | 573 | 99.1% | 30.1% |
| Tinsley Elementary School HOUSTON | 590 | 98.5% | 33.0% |
| Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School DALLAS | 578 | 99.3% | 26.6% |
| Stevens Park Elementary School DALLAS | 631 | 99.8% | 36.0% |
| Brookline Elementary School HOUSTON | 580 | 96.9% | 55.9% |
| T A Sims Elementary School FORT WORTH | 566 | 97.2% | 24.9% |
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 William M Anderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,661 of 4,401 | #326 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,493 of 4,466 ▼ 379 | #208 of 429 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,653 of 4,466 ▲ 158 | #332 of 429 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,269 of 3,998 | #188 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #1,825 of 4,938 | #140 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,881 of 4,622 | #267 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #3,788 of 4,628 | #370 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #74 of 4,789 | #12 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,543 of 2,838 | #157 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
573
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 573 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 100% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 97% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 95% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 97% (760) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 52 | 14.4:1 | 97% (728) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 87% (692) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 44 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William M Anderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (680 to 573); teachers down 16% (44 to 37).
About William M Anderson Elementary School
William M Anderson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools in DALLAS ISD. Enrolled students number 573 students, in pre-K through 5.
DALLAS ISD is responsible for 240 schools, William M Anderson Elementary School included, with 140,630 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show William M Anderson Elementary School is 90% Hispanic. It is also 7% Black. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 48 points below the school's share. William M Anderson Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.5:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
William M Anderson Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
William M Anderson Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.1% is 1.3 points below the 31.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 771 public schools in Dallas County, enrolling about 459,645 students in all.
Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of William M Anderson Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 30.1% is below the 36.5% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies William M Anderson Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment at William M Anderson Elementary School was 561 in 2020-21 and 573 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 458
- Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove0.8 mi · 529
- Gilbert Cuellar Sr Elementary School0.8 mi · 715
- H Grady Spruce High School0.9 mi · 1,370
- B H Macon Elementary School1.0 mi · 535
- Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs Middl1.1 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About William M Anderson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William M Anderson Elementary School?
William M Anderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
Is William M Anderson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William M Anderson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does William M Anderson Elementary School have?
William M Anderson Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at William M Anderson Elementary School?
Student demographics at William M Anderson Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 90% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees William M Anderson Elementary School?
William M Anderson Elementary School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.