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Clara Oliver Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Clara Oliver Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 204 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite consistent funding and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5, Clara Oliver Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 41.18% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 47.27% for Dallas ISD and 52.02% for Texas. The school also spends more per student ($14,519 in 2020-2021) than the district and state averages, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

Nearby schools, such as Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted and Harry Stone Montessori Academy, significantly outperform Clara Oliver Elementary in terms of test scores and overall school rankings. This highlights the stark contrast in academic achievement between Clara Oliver Elementary and the higher-performing schools in the area. Addressing the underlying factors, such as effective teaching strategies and access to resources, could be crucial for improving academic outcomes at Clara Oliver Elementary.

251

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,664

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4010 Idaho Ave
Dallas, TX 75216-6148

(972) 749-3400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Clara Oliver Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Boude Storey Middle
High:	South Oak Cliff High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

African American:

41.8%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% 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 school34%

District avg43%

Texas avg46%

3,677^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th 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	25.9	3677 of 4651	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4128 of 4710	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3759 of 4647	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4129 of 4581	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3535 of 4578	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	3957 of 4479	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3859 of 4359	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	3964 of 4329	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	3973 of 4286	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	4158 of 4320	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	3167 of 4260	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	3367 of 4221	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	3091 of 4206	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	3932 of 4095	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	3894 of 3937	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	3871 of 3884	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	3711 of 3768	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	3549 of 3724	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	3148 of 3476	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	3335 of 3475	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	3319 of 3465	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1127 of 1905	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1991 of 2443	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1738 of 2443	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1952 of 2421	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1826 of 2444	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	2006 of 2515	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1829 of 2483	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	3093 of 4461	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	1751 of 4331	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1920 of 4295	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	2522 of 4240	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1261 of 2918	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	2225 of 3668	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	1033 of 3556	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	1132 of 3487	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	717 of 3446	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	410 of 3333	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	135 of 3226	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	2564 of 3744	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3623 of 4658	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3338 of 4588	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3545 of 4561	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3155 of 4499	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3854 of 4348	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	3615 of 4306	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	2576 of 2619	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	2945 of 2980	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2696 of 2958	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	2790 of 3006	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	3081 of 3184	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	2988 of 3106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	1633 of 3644	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	2778 of 4465	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	1878 of 4401	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	3163 of 4376	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.1	1210 of 4329	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	561 of 4188	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	395 of 4168	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	2256 of 3705	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3607 of 4594	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3306 of 4521	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3811 of 4477	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	3098 of 4451	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3618 of 4309	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3252 of 4264	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	2544 of 3739	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4061 of 4647	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3897 of 4585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	4308 of 4563	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3658 of 4498	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	3654 of 4357	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3727 of 4319	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	3415 of 3549	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3752 of 4292	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	3723 of 3952	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3103 of 3684	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-14 vs state

Science0%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Clara Oliver Elementary

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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 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Clara Oliver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Idaho Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3400	251	17	14.8	96.8%	4 (1.6%)	105 (41.8%)	135 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	25.9	3677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.8	4128^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.4%	451	30.0	53.3	53.9				38.5		41.2	22.7	58.8				36.1	24.3	36.7			0.0			$17,664
H I Holland Elementary At Lisbon	Public	PK, KG-5	4203 S Lancaster Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1900	361	29	12.4	98.6%	5 (1.4%)	106 (29.4%)	243 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11.1	4453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%		24.4	3817^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.0%	636	11.1	31.3							24.2	20.9	33.3				20.4	25.5	23.5			8.8			$13,949
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
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
Thomas L Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5640 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3500	392	28	14.0	96.2%	2 (0.5%)	292 (74.5%)	96 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.4	1754^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.3%		50.9	2124^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.9%	370	50.0	50.0	100.0						48.3	47.7	59.5				55.9	48.0	44.7			29.8			$12,161
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
Whitney M Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2000	371	25	15.0	97.0%	7 (1.9%)	150 (40.4%)	205 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	24.8	3733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	19.7%		14	4362^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	7.4%	629	8.0	16.7	54.6				18.2		27.3	57.1	40.7				16.1	46.7	26.5			3.7			$11,388
Gateway Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6103 University Hills Blvd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Gateway Charter Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 375-2039	315	11	29.7	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	291 (92.4%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	2.1	4650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.0%		6	4657^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.1%	7									9.4	18.5	4.6				0.0	7.4	0.0			0.0			$8,154
Mark Twain School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	K-8	724 Green Cove Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3000	244	20	12.4	72.5%	6 (2.5%)	162 (66.4%)	65 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	86.6	510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%		71.8	1064^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.4%	554								55.6	92.6	81.8	91.4	87.5	71.0	100.0	82.1	56.5	75.0	20.8	29.0	47.2	25.8	33.3	$13,701
Harry Stone Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4747 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3400	505	33	15.3	79.0%	10 (2.0%)	198 (39.2%)	278 (55.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	58	1673^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.0%		67.4	1243^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	73.6%	430								45.3	66.7	52.2	75.6	78.9	82.0	96.9	56.4	32.6	48.9	14.1	50.8	24.4	59.0	31.3	$10,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Clara Oliver Elementary

How many students attend Clara Oliver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Clara Oliver Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clara Oliver Elementary?

Students at Clara Oliver Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Clara Oliver Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Clara Oliver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clara Oliver Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boude Storey Middle
High : South Oak Cliff High School

Is Clara Oliver Elementary a good school?

Clara Oliver Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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