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Otto M Fridia Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Otto M Fridia Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 177 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 493 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Despite its small student population and relatively low student-teacher ratio, Otto M Fridia Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with proficiency rates on STAAR tests that are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance is particularly weak in science, with only 15.79% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 22.94% for the district and 29.57% for the state. The school's per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $11,431 to $15,019 over the past few years, which may indicate higher resource needs or inefficiencies.

Nearby schools, such as Harry Stone Montessori Academy, Thomas L Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy, and T G Terry Elementary, generally outperform Otto M Fridia Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than the overall student population, while the performance of male students and students with special needs is particularly weak.

212

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,234

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6011 Old Ox Rd
Dallas, TX 75241-2729

(972) 794-8000

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Otto M Fridia Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.5%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 47% 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 school33%

District avg44%

Texas avg47%

3,664^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^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	26.1	3664 of 4651	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4482 of 4710	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4055 of 4647	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4034 of 4581	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4027 of 4578	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	3742 of 4479	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	4160 of 4359	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	3583 of 4329	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	2993 of 4286	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.2	3645 of 4320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.2	2258 of 4260	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	2662 of 4221	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.3	3722 of 4206	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	2961 of 4095	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	3807 of 3937	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	3479 of 3884	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.9	3653 of 3768	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	3228 of 3724	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	3059 of 3476	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.1	2750 of 3475	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.5	2749 of 3465	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	563 of 1905	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	1261 of 2443	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1506 of 2443	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1371 of 2421	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1746 of 2444	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1485 of 2515	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1966 of 2483	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	3585 of 4461	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3836 of 4331	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	2968 of 4295	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4110 of 4240	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	2046 of 3744	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4101 of 4658	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3643 of 4588	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3315 of 4561	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	4114 of 4499	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	3788 of 4348	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	4224 of 4306	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2483 of 2619	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2740 of 2980	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2894 of 2958	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	2906 of 3006	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	3011 of 3184	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	3050 of 3106	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	713 of 3644	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	9.4	4313 of 4376	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	2389 of 4329	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.2	460 of 4188	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.9	2528 of 4168	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	1043 of 3705	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	40.0	2911 of 4594	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3553 of 4521	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3574 of 4477	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3958 of 4451	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	2960 of 4309	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3979 of 4264	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	1684 of 3739	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	3068 of 4647	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	4179 of 4585	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	4315 of 4563	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	3708 of 4498	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3323 of 4357	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	3944 of 4319	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	401 of 3549	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	98.1	31 of 4292	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	58.0	1190 of 4086	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	45.9	1843 of 3952	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	1161 of 3799	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	1900 of 3558	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+67 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+59 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+51 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+49 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)20th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-13 vs state

Science16%-14 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 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
Otto M Fridia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6011 Old Ox Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8000	212	16	13.2	98.1%	1 (0.5%)	160 (75.5%)	34 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	26.1	3664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.2%		11.6	4482^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	4.8%	818								30.0	50.0	42.1				23.3	36.4	36.8			15.8			$18,234
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
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
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
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
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
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
Uplift Wisdom Prep Ps	Public, Charter	K-5	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 453-6900	593	26	22.7	90.4%	4 (0.7%)	219 (36.9%)	362 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	12.9	4375^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%		26.4	3690^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.7%	685								24.8	26.9	30.4				36.2	23.2	19.6			4.5			$8,003
T G Terry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6661 Greenspan Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3200	352	25	13.9	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	88 (25.0%)	259 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	42.9	2579^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.5%		48.5	2265^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.9%	314	4.8							26.7	53.3	53.5				43.1	46.9	46.5			16.3			$12,788
J N Ervin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3722 Black Oak Dr	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3700	743	45	16.5	100.0%	20 (2.7%)	465 (62.6%)	223 (30.0%)	18 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	12.8	4381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.6	4607^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.2%	226	31.3	30.0	58.3	0.0	0.0	18.2		17.2	20.4	41.0				19.8	11.0	28.4			19.3			$11,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Otto M Fridia Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Otto M Fridia Elementary?

Students at Otto M Fridia Elementary are 75% African American, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Otto M Fridia Elementary a good school?

Otto M Fridia Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Otto M Fridia Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Otto M Fridia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Otto M Fridia Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Otto M Fridia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Otto M Fridia Elementary.

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