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Harrell Budd Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Harrell Budd Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving around 450 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Harrell Budd Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Harrell Budd Elementary significantly underperforms the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the STAAR assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.22% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 47.27% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school also struggles to support its subgroups, with particularly low rankings for African American, English Language Learner, and Gifted and Talented students compared to their peers statewide. Additionally, Harrell Budd Elementary has seen a steady increase in dropout rates over the past 5 years, reaching 4.1% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Harrell Budd Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of performance. For example, Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary and Margaret B Henderson Elementary, which are both within 2 miles of Harrell Budd, significantly outperform it on test scores and other metrics. Despite the school's high spending per student ($13,008 in 2020-2021) and low student-teacher ratio of 15.7 in 2023-2024, these resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students.

457

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,826

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2121 S Marsalis Ave
Dallas, TX 75216-2311

(972) 502-8400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Harrell Budd Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes
High:	Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

African American:

26.0%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

Texas avg46%

3,683^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

121^st of 146Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

493^rd of 961Dallas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	3683 of 4651	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4196 of 4710	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	3599 of 4647	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3418 of 4581	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	3056 of 4578	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3349 of 4479	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3134 of 4359	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.1	3408 of 4329	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	3633 of 4286	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	4078 of 4320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.6	3072 of 4260	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	3549 of 4221	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	3494 of 4206	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	4033 of 4095	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	3786 of 3937	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	3744 of 3884	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.5	3644 of 3768	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	3564 of 3724	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.5	2968 of 3476	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	3161 of 3475	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	47.9	2130 of 3465	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1207 of 1905	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.0	2351 of 2443	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2179 of 2443	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	2075 of 2421	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1606 of 2444	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1926 of 2515	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2138 of 2483	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	1330 of 4461	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	1220 of 4331	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	2155 of 4295	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	1932 of 4240	54.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	1653 of 2918	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2049 of 3668	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	1596 of 3556	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	641 of 3487	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	878 of 3446	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	552 of 3333	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	267 of 3226	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	2784 of 3744	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4355 of 4658	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3460 of 4588	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3518 of 4561	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	3190 of 4499	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3240 of 4348	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2479 of 4306	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	2528 of 2619	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	2703 of 2980	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	2718 of 2958	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	2367 of 3006	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	3051 of 3184	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2786 of 3106	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	2392 of 3644	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	2859 of 4465	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	1815 of 4401	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	1726 of 4376	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	2210 of 4329	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	1803 of 4188	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1371 of 4168	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	2520 of 3705	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3737 of 4594	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3359 of 4521	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	2862 of 4477	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	2680 of 4451	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	2938 of 4309	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2656 of 4264	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2958 of 3739	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3434 of 4647	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3719 of 4585	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3197 of 4563	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	2741 of 4498	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3363 of 4357	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	3649 of 4319	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	2113 of 3549	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3478 of 4292	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	1914 of 3799	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1912 of 3684	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3068 of 3558	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics32%-12 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Harrell Budd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8400	457	30	15.4	95.8%	3 (0.7%)	119 (26.0%)	322 (70.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	25.8	3683^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.8%		17.4	4196^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.9%	513	16.7	18.8	46.2				20.0		22.2	23.3	54.8	32.4			29.0	24.6	42.1	32.4			18.9			$10,826
KIPP Truth Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1545 S Ewing Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4210	515	25	20.6	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	299 (58.1%)	205 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	13.6	4351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.6	4583^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	2.7%	232									20.0	31.7					21.7	30.0								$8,415
Clinton P Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3031 S Beckley Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8300	461	34	13.5	96.5%	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.5%)	410 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	63.8	1398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%		31.7	3360^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.7%	1962	27.5	51.2	30.4		0.0	20.0	8.3		44.4	55.0	73.3				45.5	67.2	57.1				16.2			$11,014
Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	PK, KG-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	398	25	16.2	76.6%	20 (5.0%)	116 (29.1%)	246 (61.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	92.5	291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.4	234^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.0%	57								88.4	84.0	91.1	84.8	85.1	100.0	100.0	74.0	70.8	70.2	78.9		90.5	34.0	90.2	34.9	$11,565
Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2510 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-6100	486	29	16.5	88.9%	9 (1.9%)	111 (22.8%)	353 (72.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	16	4234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%		21.1	4006^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.9%	228									18.9	21.4	28.8				30.2	47.6	23.7				5.1			$11,522
Academy Of Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2324 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Academy Of Dallas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 371-9600	220	16	22.1	88.2%	3 (1.4%)	157 (71.4%)	57 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	2.8	4647^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.4	4671^st of 4710 public elementary schools	0.8%	24									10.5	19.1	12.5	18.8	9.5	19.1	5.3	9.5	0.0	0.0	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$10,894
Elementary' Disciplinary Alternative Education Prg	Public	3-5	3313 S Beckley Ave Bldg E	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 925-7000	8	2	3.8		0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$127,331
John Neely Bryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Deer Path Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8500	454	29	15.6	98.9%	5 (1.1%)	191 (42.1%)	250 (55.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	28.8	3514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%		17.5	4189^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.1%	675	40.0		66.7	0.0			0.0		35.7	34.9	54.4	35.6			35.7	31.1	24.5	42.2			15.6			$12,399
John F Peeler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S Llewellyn Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8300	353	22	16.4	95.2%	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.8%)	333 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	2399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%		45.4	2481^st of 4710 public elementary schools	47.3%	82	14.3		50.0	33.3	20.0	14.3	14.3		59.6	46.9	43.6				47.9	38.8	40.9				22.7			$11,846
Felix G Botello Personalized Learning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S Marsalis	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4600	581	37	15.7	94.8%	10 (1.7%)	23 (4.0%)	545 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66.9	1267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%		65	1345^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.4%	78	17.7	31.3	16.7			0.0	0.0		53.9	62.3	68.0				41.1	63.2	61.3				29.3			$10,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrell Budd Elementary

What district is Harrell Budd Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Harrell Budd Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harrell Budd Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes
High : Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation

What is the racial makeup of Harrell Budd Elementary?

Students at Harrell Budd Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 26% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Harrell Budd Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Harrell Budd Elementary.

Is Harrell Budd Elementary a good school?

Harrell Budd Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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