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Clinton P Russell Elementary

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Clinton P Russell Elementary ranks 808 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

808^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Clinton P Russell Elementary in Dallas, TX, is a PK-5 public school in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 461 students, with over 96% qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and has achieved a dramatic turnaround from a 1-star rating to a 4-star rating (83rd percentile) in just three years.

This school stands out for its exceptional recent growth, moving from the 23rd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 83rd percentile in 2025-2026, a stark contrast to nearby Margaret B Henderson Elementary, which declined from the 77th to the 57th percentile over the same period. Russell Elementary is particularly effective with its core demographic, ranking in the 95th percentile for serving low socioeconomic status students in 2025-2026, a massive leap from the 34th percentile just two years prior. The school excels in mathematics, with 5th-grade math proficiency at 82.69%—nearly double the district and state averages—while nearby schools like Harrell Budd Elementary (13.73%) and H I Holland Elementary At Lisbon (28.57%) lag significantly behind.

Russell Elementary also shows strong performance for Hispanic and female students, ranking in the 91st and 94th percentiles statewide, respectively. A fascinating pattern emerges in Spanish-language STAAR tests, where the school consistently outperforms the state average—for example, 4th-grade Reading (Spanish) proficiency was 65.63% versus the state's 37.14%, suggesting a strong bilingual program. However, the school faces challenges: 4th-grade Reading proficiency (45%) drops below the district average, and Special Education performance, while improving to the 43rd percentile in 2025-2026, remains the weakest area. Overall, Russell Elementary has broken the link between poverty and low performance, making it a standout success story in the neighborhood, outperforming peers like Barbara Jordan Elementary in math and leading schools like Clara Oliver Elementary and John Neely Bryan Elementary, which remain in the bottom half of rankings.

461

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,014

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3031 S Beckley Ave
Dallas, TX 75224-3501

(972) 925-8300

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Clinton P Russell Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

African American:

9.5%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 66 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

808^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 66 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas 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
2026	78.6	808 of 4627	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	1398 of 4651	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	3360 of 4710	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3406 of 4647	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3506 of 4581	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	3255 of 4578	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3879 of 4479	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3591 of 4359	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	3318 of 4329	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	3563 of 4286	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	4061 of 4320	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	40.4	2884 of 4260	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	2979 of 4221	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	2610 of 4206	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.2	1751 of 4095	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.6	486 of 3937	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	1151 of 3884	70.4%	★★★★☆
2008	52.1	2087 of 3768	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.1	1949 of 3724	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.9	1482 of 3476	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.8	1886 of 3475	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	78.9	470 of 3465	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	2261 of 2443	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	2282 of 2443	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	2142 of 2421	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	2240 of 2444	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	2476 of 2515	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	2416 of 2483	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.7	1777 of 4461	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	1665 of 4331	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	2493 of 4295	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	1968 of 4240	53.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1413 of 2918	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	2390 of 3668	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	1370 of 3556	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	1693 of 3487	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	1511 of 3446	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	1466 of 3333	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1272 of 3226	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	254 of 4575	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	58.0	1377 of 3744	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	3033 of 4658	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3496 of 4588	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3207 of 4561	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3147 of 4499	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	3735 of 4348	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3367 of 4306	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	1572 of 3075	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	2192 of 2619	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2864 of 2980	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2836 of 2958	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	2684 of 3006	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	3109 of 3184	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	2683 of 3106	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	412 of 4413	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	52.3	1609 of 3644	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	3006 of 4465	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2588 of 4401	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2797 of 4376	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	2485 of 4329	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	2758 of 4188	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	2683 of 4168	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	246 of 4520	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	60.5	1209 of 3705	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	3025 of 4594	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2799 of 4521	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3000 of 4477	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	2729 of 4451	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3542 of 4309	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3077 of 4264	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	1518 of 4582	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.6	2590 of 3739	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	3994 of 4647	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3248 of 4585	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3700 of 4563	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3291 of 4498	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3752 of 4357	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3623 of 4319	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2443 of 4301	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.1	3214 of 3549	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4177 of 4292	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3542 of 4086	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3419 of 3952	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	1564 of 3799	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	3118 of 3684	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3302 of 3558	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-16 vs school

At Risk (2022)60th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-39 vs school

African American (2024)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

Reading49%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
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%)	78.6	808^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%		63.8	1398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	590	21.9	65.6	56.8				64.3	45.0	77.8		52.4	61.2	82.7		$11,014
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
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%)	17.6	4171^st of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		25.8	3683^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.8%	488	30.4	21.6	34.6				33.3	40.0	21.4	30.6	29.7	32.1	13.7	33.3	$10,826
Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8100	492	35	14.0	97.8%	11 (2.2%)	31 (6.3%)	445 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39.1	2821^st of 4627 public elementary schools	39.0%		24.8	3734^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.7%	913	36.7	47.1	65.7	33.3	26.7	20.0	56.7	54.1	46.0		27.8	35.7	46.3		$10,946
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%)	21.7	3959^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.4%		16	4234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%	275							33.3	29.6	34.1		28.6	40.7	38.6		$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%)								(n/a)															$10,894
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%)	23	3875^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.3%		25.9	3677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.9%	198	33.3	61.1	84.6				11.8	53.9	35.0		16.2	48.4	30.3		$17,664
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%)	19	4099^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.6	4351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	252							32.1	27.8			28.6	37.0			$8,415
Margaret B Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2900	337	25	13.4	93.5%	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	52.6	1976^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.3%		66.7	1276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.6%	700	13.3	61.9	62.5			0.0	37.5	45.0	84.6		38.3	24.4	78.6		$12,333
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%)	42.5	2555^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.8%		28.8	3514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	959	33.3	48.0					38.9	42.9	44.7	54.6	34.9	52.2	38.8	47.7	$12,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton P Russell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clinton P Russell Elementary?

Students at Clinton P Russell Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 10% African American.

What schools do graduates of Clinton P Russell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clinton P Russell Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Clinton P Russell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Clinton P Russell Elementary.

Is Clinton P Russell Elementary a good school?

Clinton P Russell Elementary ranks 808^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Clinton P Russell Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

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