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Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

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Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary ranks 906 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary is a large PK-5 school in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, serving 715 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 15th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 80th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. This makes it the highest-performing school in its immediate vicinity, far outpacing nearby schools like B H Macon Elementary (51st percentile) and Pleasant Grove Elementary (18th percentile), all of which serve similarly high-poverty populations.

The school excels with its core student population, ranking in the 95th percentile for low socioeconomic status students and the 94th percentile for African American students—both earning 5-star ratings. This represents a dramatic improvement from just two years prior, when these groups ranked in the 39th and 4th percentiles, respectively. The bilingual program is also a standout, with 5th-grade Spanish Reading proficiency at 69.57%, far exceeding the district average of 50.59% and the state average of 34.82%. Additionally, the school has consistently served its Special Education students well, earning a 4-star rating for three consecutive years.

However, the school struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students, with the Gifted and Talented subgroup ranking in the 28th percentile in 2025-2026. This suggests that the intense focus on lifting up struggling students may have come at the expense of pushing top performers. The school's per-student spending ($11,975) and student-teacher ratio (14.5) are comparable to nearby schools, indicating that the turnaround is driven by effective instructional strategies rather than additional resources. For parents considering this school, the data shows a dedicated staff that has achieved extraordinary results for most students, though families with advanced learners may want to inquire about enrichment opportunities.

715

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,613

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

337 Pleasant Vista Dr
Dallas, TX 75217-7959

(972) 749-6400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl
High:	H Grady Spruce High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

African American:

10.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 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 school61%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

906^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	75.9	906 of 4627	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	44.3	2479 of 4651	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	3987 of 4710	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	2907 of 4647	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2569 of 4581	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	2387 of 4578	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	1618 of 4479	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	2137 of 4359	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.8	2354 of 4329	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	2590 of 4286	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.2	2889 of 4320	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.1	3251 of 4260	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	3361 of 4221	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	3459 of 4206	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	3644 of 4095	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	3698 of 3937	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	3309 of 3884	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	3338 of 3768	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	3402 of 3724	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	3290 of 3476	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	27.0	2945 of 3475	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	3043 of 3465	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	145 of 2406	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	47.6	943 of 1905	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.8	2357 of 2443	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1399 of 2443	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	851 of 2421	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	1410 of 2444	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1923 of 2515	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	2035 of 2483	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.3	877 of 4461	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	552 of 4331	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	490 of 4295	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	606 of 4240	85.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	1144 of 2918	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	1934 of 3668	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	1129 of 3556	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	737 of 3487	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	594 of 3446	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	91 of 3333	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	105 of 3226	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	945 of 4575	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	49.7	1759 of 3744	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	3379 of 4658	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	2900 of 4588	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2803 of 4561	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	2380 of 4499	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	1494 of 4348	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	1802 of 4306	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2211 of 3075	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	2284 of 2619	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	2822 of 2980	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2232 of 2958	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	2527 of 3006	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	2066 of 3184	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2098 of 3106	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	562 of 4413	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	1321 of 3644	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	2633 of 4465	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	1884 of 4401	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2058 of 4376	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	1668 of 4329	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	441 of 4188	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	751 of 4168	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	233 of 4520	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	64.2	1025 of 3705	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	2801 of 4594	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	2180 of 4521	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	1769 of 4477	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	1608 of 4451	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	747 of 4309	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	1137 of 4264	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	966 of 4582	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	48.7	1786 of 3739	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	3389 of 4647	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2780 of 4585	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2437 of 4563	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	2304 of 4498	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	1699 of 4357	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	2499 of 4319	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	1090 of 4301	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	631 of 3549	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	970 of 4292	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	37.8	2470 of 4086	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	3511 of 3952	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3718 of 3799	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	3624 of 3684	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	2587 of 3558	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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+14 vs school

African American (2026)94th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+12 vs state

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Where do I start, I went here ever since Pre-K. Gilbert Cuellar is an amazing school the teachers are nice, faculty is wonderful. Out of all the years i went there i never had any problems, personally my favorite years where 4th grade and 6th grade. It was great sometimes I wish I could relive those years again. Oh yeah I forgot to say I had tons of friends, the students there are nice. 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 Pleasant Vista Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6400	715	49	14.5	98.3%	14 (2.0%)	73 (10.2%)	613 (85.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	75.9	906^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.4%		44.3	2479^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	1573	58.8	35.5	69.6				55.8	75.0	68.2		72.8	57.8	48.3		$10,613
William M Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6200	573	37	15.4	99.1%	8 (1.4%)	39 (6.8%)	514 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36.1	3012^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.9%		40.8	2722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.5%	290	27.7	44.1	38.9				31.0	55.6	38.3		30.3	51.4	40.5		$10,461
Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	133 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6300	458	30	15.5	97.2%	7 (1.5%)	29 (6.3%)	418 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	2482^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	46.4%		55	1841^st of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%	641	50.0	57.9	38.6		28.6	12.5	26.1	17.4	61.1		45.9	38.9	53.7		$12,504
Richard Lagow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	687 Edgeworth Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6600	415	32	12.8	98.1%	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.3%)	342 (82.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	31.1	3364^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.3%		49.4	2174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.3%	1190	39.3	46.2	42.9				26.9	38.7	53.5		27.8	32.2	48.4		$13,110
Floyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Hickory Tree Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7100	552	37	14.7	92.8%	18 (3.3%)	77 (13.9%)	443 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	39.7	2769^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		30.3	3407^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.7%	638	42.4	25.9	45.5	30.3	17.2	0.0	46.2	34.4	59.0		28.2	41.9	54.6		$10,423
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1614 N St Augustine	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5000	417	27	15.4	96.9%	8 (1.9%)	58 (13.9%)	345 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.4	3665^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.8%		28	3551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	114	37.8	57.6	51.7				16.7	26.1	44.4	42.3	16.4	35.7	46.8	32.7	$11,132
John W Runyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 Cradlerock Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6100	417	29	14.3	97.4%	5 (1.2%)	121 (29.0%)	281 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	38.2	2874^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.9%		22.1	3908^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.0%	1034	23.1	38.5	75.0			83.3	53.6	46.7	52.5	34.2	44.2	32.6	40.5	34.2	$12,152
B H Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Holcomb Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1500	535	38	14.0	95.3%	9 (1.7%)	34 (6.4%)	485 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	47.4	2249^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.4%		39.7	2791^st of 4651 public elementary schools	40.0%	542	35.0	40.0	50.0				61.5	48.1	54.7		24.1	55.3	42.5		$10,585
A+ Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10327 Rylie Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	A+ Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 557-5578	888	44	20.0	91.7%	14 (1.6%)	33 (3.7%)	836 (94.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24	3815^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.3	3896^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.2%	81							23.2	26.2	31.5	44.7	34.3	48.1	32.4	26.3	$13,843
Nancy Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rylie Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6700	610	40	15.1	96.4%	10 (1.6%)	53 (8.7%)	535 (87.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	35.8	3033^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	34.4%		46.5	2346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%	687	30.6	42.1					48.9	42.4	47.8		42.1	41.0	31.8		$10,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary?

Students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary.

Is Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary a good school?

Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary ranks 906^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl
High : H Grady Spruce High School

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