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John F Peeler Elementary

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John F Peeler Elementary ranks 2098 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

John F Peeler Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, serving 353 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). This school has undergone a remarkable turnaround, climbing from a 1-star rating and the 14th percentile in 2016-2017 to a 3-star rating and the 55th percentile in 2025-2026, now ranking in the top half of Texas elementary schools.

Peeler's greatest strength is its exceptional performance with English Language Learners (ELL) and economically disadvantaged students, who make up over 95% of the student body. The school's bilingual program appears to be a major driver of success, with Spanish-language STAAR scores often significantly exceeding both English-language scores and state averages for Spanish tests. While Peeler is still outperformed overall by nearby schools like Winnetka Elementary (73rd percentile) and James Bowie Elementary (84th percentile), it dramatically outperforms nearby charter options such as Academy Of Dallas (0th percentile), Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps (14th percentile), and KIPP Truth Elementary (11th percentile).

Areas for growth include inconsistent grade-level performance—5th graders significantly outperform 3rd graders in both Reading and Math—and a notable weakness in serving Gifted and Talented students, where the school ranks in the bottom 26th percentile. Peeler spends a significant $14,340 per student, higher than many higher-performing peers, suggesting the recent turnaround is driven by effective resource allocation rather than just increased funding. For families in the area, Peeler represents a rapidly improving option that is particularly strong for bilingual learners and outperforms nearby charter alternatives.

353

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,846

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 S Llewellyn Ave
Dallas, TX 75208-6312

(972) 502-8300

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend John F Peeler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hector P Garcia Middle
High:	W H Adamson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.3%

African American:

2.8%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

2,098^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^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	50.4	2098 of 4627	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	2399 of 4651	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2481 of 4710	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3199 of 4647	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2670 of 4581	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	3385 of 4578	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2891 of 4479	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3166 of 4359	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	3706 of 4329	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	3448 of 4286	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	3815 of 4320	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	3340 of 4260	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.5	2036 of 4221	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.7	2961 of 4206	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.8	2757 of 4095	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.1	3011 of 3937	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	3051 of 3884	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	2634 of 3768	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.3	3360 of 3724	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	2429 of 3476	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.0	2978 of 3475	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.2	3323 of 3465	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.2	780 of 4461	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	2142 of 4331	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	869 of 4295	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	1668 of 4240	60.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	1122 of 2918	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1030 of 3668	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	925 of 3556	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	843 of 3487	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	1827 of 3446	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	1127 of 3333	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	1542 of 3226	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	2339 of 4575	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	1987 of 3744	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	1925 of 4658	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	3218 of 4588	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	2834 of 4561	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	3235 of 4499	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2663 of 4348	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	3532 of 4306	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2267 of 3075	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	2249 of 2619	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	2628 of 2980	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2616 of 2958	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	2782 of 3006	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	3025 of 3184	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2959 of 3106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	1743 of 4413	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	1536 of 3644	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2070 of 4465	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	2807 of 4401	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	2076 of 4376	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	3084 of 4329	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2238 of 4188	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2821 of 4168	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	1703 of 4520	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	1330 of 3705	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	1996 of 4594	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	2705 of 4521	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	1589 of 4477	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	2974 of 4451	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2198 of 4309	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2614 of 4264	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	1994 of 4582	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.0	2086 of 3739	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	2945 of 4647	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	2893 of 4585	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2442 of 4563	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3373 of 4498	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3082 of 4357	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2792 of 4319	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2465 of 4301	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	2794 of 3549	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3152 of 4292	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	3666 of 4086	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3725 of 3799	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	69.7	561 of 3558	84.2%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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by a parent
Saturday, September 15, 2012

the teachers at John F peeler have an unprofessionally attitude towards the students and the parents making the environment insecure and worthless. students have a potential to learn to learn and give their all but with the teachers whom i personally have interact with make those kids have a state of mind of afraid. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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%)	50.4	2098^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.7%		45.8	2399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%	301	50.0	28.6	62.5	50.0	40.0		29.7	51.2	64.6	33.3	60.0	48.1	$11,846
Bishop Arts Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Adams Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8200	349	26	13.4	96.0%	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	321 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	44.4	2419^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.7%		44	2494^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.4%	75	28.6		50.0	33.3			47.9	55.6	40.6	40.8	59.5	29.0	$13,760
Winnetka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5100	693	42	16.5	90.5%	17 (2.5%)	8 (1.2%)	661 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	67.4	1251^st of 4627 public elementary schools	73.0%		68.2	1206^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.1%	45	41.7	43.3	63.3				52.5	53.0	67.5	40.2	62.4	64.6	$10,452
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%)	63.9	1403^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.7%		66.9	1267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%	136	36.8	15.4	64.7				56.9	51.4	71.4	42.2	44.6	79.2	$10,260
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
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
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
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
Hogg New Technical Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1144 N Madison Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8600	322	22	14.5	98.4%	16 (5.0%)	28 (8.7%)	273 (84.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.2	3279^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		27.6	3578^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.1%	299							37.8	51.4	46.9	36.2	38.9	31.4	$12,290
James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 N Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-6600	317	24	13.2	95.9%	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.7%)	286 (90.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	761^st of 4627 public elementary schools	83.6%		71.5	1067^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.1%	306	68.6	74.1	78.6				66.7	44.4	92.3	66.7	60.0	66.7	$14,816

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Peeler Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John F Peeler Elementary?

Students at John F Peeler Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of John F Peeler Elementary attend?

Students who attend John F Peeler Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hector P Garcia Middle
High : W H Adamson High School

What district is John F Peeler Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend John F Peeler Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended John F Peeler Elementary.

Is John F Peeler Elementary a good school?

John F Peeler Elementary ranks 2098^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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