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Thomas Tolbert Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Tolbert Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 335 students in a high-poverty area, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges, holding a 1-star rating and ranking in the 15th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a steep decline from the 44th percentile just a few years earlier. This makes it the lowest-performing school in its immediate vicinity, with nearby schools like Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary (74th percentile) and Leila P Cowart Elementary (53rd percentile) showing much stronger and more stable performance.

One of the most striking findings is a large gender achievement gap: female students rank in the 26th percentile, while male students rank in the 9th percentile—a 17-point difference that is the largest among all nearby schools. For comparison, at Hall Personalized Learning Academy At Oak Cliff, the gap is only 2 points. Additionally, early-grade math is a critical weakness, with only 15.69% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to 44.33% statewide and 42.39% in the district. This is the lowest 3rd-grade math proficiency rate among all neighboring schools, including Life School Mountain Creek (28.57%) and Daniel Webster Elementary.

Despite these struggles, there is a notable bright spot: the school has been exceptionally effective with its Special Education students, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide in 2024-2025. This success suggests that effective, targeted instructional strategies exist at the school but are not being applied to the general population. Interestingly, the school spends $12,943 per student—more than higher-performing neighbors like Jimmie Tyler Brashear ($11,285)—indicating that funding is not the primary issue. The closest school, La Academia De Estrellas, serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 47th percentile, showing that the challenges at Tolbert are school-specific rather than solely due to student poverty.

335

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,609

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Blue Rdg Rd
Dallas, TX 75233-2438

(972) 794-5900

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Thomas Tolbert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	T W Browne Middle
High:	Justin F Kimball High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

African American:

31.9%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

3,930^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^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	22.1	3930 of 4627	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	3739 of 4651	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3947 of 4710	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	3631 of 4647	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3317 of 4581	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2563 of 4578	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	2917 of 4479	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	2945 of 4359	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	2921 of 4329	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	3069 of 4286	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	3586 of 4320	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.9	2542 of 4260	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.0	1951 of 4221	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	1691 of 4206	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.2	2986 of 4095	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.7	2349 of 3937	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	2248 of 3884	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.6	2875 of 3768	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.1	3030 of 3724	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	3403 of 3476	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.8	3418 of 3475	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	3380 of 3465	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	2027 of 2406	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	968 of 1905	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	1091 of 2443	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	1402 of 2443	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	962 of 2421	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	1020 of 2444	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1449 of 2515	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1385 of 2483	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	2225 of 4461	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	1106 of 4331	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	1604 of 4295	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	1554 of 4240	63.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1863 of 2918	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	2701 of 3668	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	1741 of 3556	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	1532 of 3487	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	860 of 3446	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	591 of 3333	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	706 of 3226	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	3388 of 4575	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	2919 of 3744	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3363 of 4658	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3455 of 4588	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2925 of 4561	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	2237 of 4499	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	2550 of 4348	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2850 of 4306	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	2965 of 3075	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	2541 of 2619	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2862 of 2980	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2749 of 2958	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	2768 of 3006	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2907 of 3184	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	2720 of 3106	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	3284 of 4413	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.4	2020 of 3644	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2841 of 4465	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3249 of 4401	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3318 of 4376	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.8	1646 of 4329	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	1256 of 4188	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	1929 of 4168	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3501 of 4520	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	2043 of 3705	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2652 of 4594	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3163 of 4521	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	2517 of 4477	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	1934 of 4451	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	1809 of 4309	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	2266 of 4264	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	4152 of 4582	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	2606 of 3739	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3362 of 4647	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3711 of 4585	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3573 of 4563	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	2932 of 4498	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3136 of 4357	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3123 of 4319	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	3570 of 4301	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	76.4	457 of 3549	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	604 of 4292	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	36.7	2571 of 4086	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3252 of 3952	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	2493 of 3684	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	2607 of 3558	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile~ school

African American (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading32%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-21 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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Thomas Tolbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Blue Rdg Rd	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5900	335	21	16.3	98.5%	7 (2.1%)	107 (31.9%)	209 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	22.1	3930^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.1%		24.8	3739^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.6%	191	19.4	46.2	44.4				10.5	40.0	60.0				15.7	31.7	34.2					$12,609
La Academia De Estrellas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4680 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	La Academia De Estrellas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-8908	727	36	20.1	89.5%	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	718 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43.5	2474^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.5%		48.9	2201^st of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%	273							33.7	46.6	52.2				30.3	69.3	46.7					$9,637
Leslie A Stemmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Knoxville St	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4900	603	40	15.0	95.7%	12 (2.0%)	34 (5.6%)	542 (89.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	49.1	2166^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.2%		50.9	2093^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.0%	73	45.5	60.6	43.8				53.2	42.6	57.9				46.3	47.5	41.4					$10,131
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
Daniel Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3815 S Franklin St	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6100	395	29	13.8	97.5%	7 (1.8%)	143 (36.2%)	234 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	31.6	3334^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.9%		34.9	3133^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	201	16.7	53.1	48.0	22.2	33.3		47.2	45.7	50.0				34.7	39.0	29.0					$14,880
Hall Personalized Learning Academy At Oak Cliff	Public	PK, KG-5	2120 Keats Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5400	443	28	15.8	95.7%	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	429 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41.5	2623^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	43.3%		50	2141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	54.0%	482	29.0	81.8	39.4		37.5		30.4	41.0	58.1				38.3	49.1	43.8					$12,789
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2959 Hampton Rd	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2600	598	41	14.5	91.8%	6 (1.0%)	80 (13.4%)	502 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	56.7	1774^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.7%		68.3	1195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	579	30.8	35.3	52.9				52.7	59.4	61.9				44.0	55.8	38.0					$10,199
Golden Rule Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2602 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	490	40	12.1	94.5%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	481 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.5	2983^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.5%		42.1	2631^st of 4651 public elementary schools	43.4%	352	17.7	45.8	30.8	23.5	41.7	7.1	60.0	60.0	61.3	35.2	53.5	56.3	52.0	10.0	20.0	24.1	9.3	33.3	10.4	$9,232
John W Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Tosca Ln	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6000	208	16	13.4	97.6%	9 (4.3%)	55 (26.4%)	139 (66.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	43.3	2497^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		30.4	3403^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%	906	31.3	60.0	57.1				38.9	58.8	64.7				23.3	45.8	47.8					$18,375
Leila P Cowart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 S Ravinia Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5500	515	41	12.5	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	493 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	49.2	2160^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.3	2363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.2%	203	37.9	81.8	73.3				50.0	49.3	48.0				45.8	64.2	28.6					$11,945

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What schools do graduates of Thomas Tolbert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas Tolbert Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : T W Browne Middle
High : Justin F Kimball High School

What district is Thomas Tolbert Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Thomas Tolbert Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Thomas Tolbert Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Tolbert Elementary?

Students at Thomas Tolbert Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 32% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

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Thomas Tolbert Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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