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Ronald E McNair Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4097^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ronald E McNair Elementary is a PK-5 school in Dallas, TX, serving about 500 students in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

McNair has faced significant academic challenges, with its statewide ranking consistently in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade. The most recent data places it in the 11th percentile, a slight improvement from the previous year but still well below average. This is a stark contrast to nearby Dallas ISD schools like Umphrey Lee Elementary (75th percentile) and Martin Weiss Elementary (69th percentile), which serve similarly high-poverty populations but perform much better. The school's most alarming trend is the dramatic collapse of its Special Education program, which dropped from a 95th percentile ranking (5 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 26th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026—a 69-point decline in just two years. Science proficiency is also critically low, with only 2.9% of 5th graders meeting standards in 2024-2025, far below the district (22.94%) and state (29.57%) averages.

Despite these struggles, there are a few bright spots. McNair's bilingual program shows promise, with 30.77% of 5th graders taking the Spanish STAAR Math test proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming both the district (22.76%) and state (22.32%) averages. The school's per-student spending ($13,399) is higher than some better-performing nearby schools, suggesting that financial resources are not the primary issue. The key takeaway for parents is that while McNair faces serious challenges, especially in Special Education and science, the success of nearby Dallas ISD peers indicates that improvement is possible with the right leadership and instructional strategies.

500

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,996

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3150 Bainbridge Dr
Dallas, TX 75237-3606

(972) 794-6200

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ronald E McNair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy
High:	David W Carter High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.4%

Hispanic:

40.6%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

4,097^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd 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	19.0	4097 of 4627	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	4378 of 4651	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3473 of 4710	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4251 of 4647	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4183 of 4581	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3730 of 4578	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3085 of 4479	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3573 of 4359	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	3684 of 4329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	4190 of 4286	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.6	4302 of 4320	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	4080 of 4260	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	3418 of 4221	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	3729 of 4206	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.7	2018 of 4095	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.2	2694 of 3937	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.2	1221 of 3884	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.2	2285 of 3768	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.3	3301 of 3724	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	3255 of 3476	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	3387 of 3475	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	3181 of 3465	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	1707 of 2406	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	1001 of 1905	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.5	443 of 2443	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	1640 of 2443	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1622 of 2421	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	1439 of 2444	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	1210 of 2515	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	1502 of 2483	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.7	3112 of 4461	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	2403 of 4331	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	2357 of 4295	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3026 of 4240	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	2536 of 2918	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	3258 of 3668	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	2857 of 3556	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	2644 of 3487	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	1672 of 3446	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	221 of 3333	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	357 of 3226	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	3663 of 4575	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	3317 of 3744	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.7	2083 of 4658	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.4	4162 of 4588	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4178 of 4561	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3780 of 4499	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2904 of 4348	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3755 of 4306	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	2912 of 2980	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2778 of 2958	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	2724 of 3006	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2240 of 3184	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	2540 of 3106	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	3418 of 4413	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	3262 of 3644	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4020 of 4465	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4021 of 4401	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3853 of 4376	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	2944 of 4329	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	696 of 4188	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	1226 of 4168	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	3683 of 4520	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	3009 of 3705	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	2059 of 4594	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	3855 of 4521	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3974 of 4477	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	3466 of 4451	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	2250 of 4309	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2914 of 4264	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	4222 of 4582	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	3160 of 3739	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3279 of 4647	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4171 of 4585	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4078 of 4563	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3515 of 4498	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3184 of 4357	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3339 of 4319	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	3182 of 4301	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	68.8	697 of 3549	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	199 of 4292	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	30.2	3114 of 4086	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2469 of 3952	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3774 of 3799	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2762 of 3684	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	2673 of 3558	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-20 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 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
Ronald E McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 Bainbridge Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6200	500	33	15.1	98.2%	10 (2.0%)	267 (53.4%)	203 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	19	4097^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.5%		12.8	4378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	281	25.0	52.9	36.0	30.8	38.7	35.3	42.5	28.3	15.3	47.1	21.6	18.4	$12,996
Birdie Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Goldwood Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3100	259	23	11.5	96.1%	4 (1.5%)	192 (74.1%)	57 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	24.1	3802^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	17.8%		19.7	4042^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.1%	240	42.9				31.3	44.8	42.9	39.3	30.6	25.0	34.2	33.3	$16,697
Uplift Hampton Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	712	37	19.0	89.0%	5 (0.7%)	485 (68.1%)	186 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.5%)	34.7	3104^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.9%		30.5	3398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.9%	294					52.4	31.5	56.5		45.6	30.6	27.5		$10,398
Umphrey Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7808 Racine Dr	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3900	447	33	13.7	97.8%	11 (2.5%)	184 (41.2%)	234 (52.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	69.4	1163^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.9%		66.1	1305^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	142	64.0	55.6	29.4		46.0	60.6	64.1	52.2	55.2	60.8	55.4	71.7	$12,754
Idea A W Brown Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5701 Red Bird Center Dr	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 709-4700	481	26	18.6	92.7%	2 (0.4%)	435 (90.4%)	42 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.2	4478^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.2%					(n/a)					25.4	27.1	37.3		14.3	23.7	28.8
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%)	33.1	3217^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.5%		42.9	2579^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.5%	638	11.8				34.6	51.1	51.3	44.1	21.4	37.5	48.7	20.6	$12,788
Adelle Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 S Polk St	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6300	258	21	12.4	96.9%	2 (0.8%)	200 (77.5%)	44 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	26.1	3686^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.3%		17.2	4178^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.2%	492					30.0	23.5	52.4	40.0	27.5	44.1	38.1	25.7	$14,868
Martin Weiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Willoughby Blvd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4000	427	30	14.4	98.4%	6 (1.4%)	83 (19.4%)	334 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	63.1	1453^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	68.6%		65.7	1320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.6%	133	48.0	57.1	62.1		56.3	54.2	80.0	56.5	41.8	39.3	66.0	60.9	$11,943
Uplift Gradus Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	121 Seahawk Dr	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 451-5551	597	32	18.3	83.6%	5 (0.8%)	375 (62.8%)	184 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	32.4	3265^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.8	3269^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.7%	4					37.9	30.8	56.3		37.9	28.2	47.5		$10,154
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%)	16.1	4234^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.9	4375^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	141					32.1	34.3	35.2		25.9	36.5	22.0		$8,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Ronald E McNair Elementary

What district is Ronald E McNair Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Ronald E McNair Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Ronald E McNair Elementary.

Is Ronald E McNair Elementary a good school?

Ronald E McNair Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ronald E McNair Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ronald E McNair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy
High : David W Carter High School

What is the racial makeup of Ronald E McNair Elementary?

Students at Ronald E McNair Elementary are 53% African American, 41% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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