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C A Tatum Junior Elementary

Q: Is C A Tatum Junior Elementary a good school?

C A Tatum Junior Elementary ranks 3159 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

C A Tatum Junior Elementary is an elementary school located in Dallas, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 417. It is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

C A Tatum Junior Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 1,938 to 4,121 out of around 4,500-4,600 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in STAAR Science, where only 6.06% of 5th graders were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 22.94% for the district and 29.57% for the state. The school has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 96.27% to 98.08% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years.

Despite the higher per-student spending at C A Tatum Junior Elementary compared to nearby schools like Pleasant Grove Elementary, San Jacinto Elementary, and John W Runyon Elementary, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. This suggests that the challenges faced by C A Tatum Junior Elementary may be more pronounced than those of its neighboring schools, and that effective resource allocation and targeted interventions may be crucial in improving educational outcomes for its students.

415

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,890

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3002 St Augustine Rd
Dallas, TX 75227

(972) 502-2000

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend C A Tatum Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ann Richards Steam Academy
High:	Skyline High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

African American:

33.7%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 24 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg43%

Texas avg46%

3,159^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^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	34.6	3159 of 4651	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3854 of 4710	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2753 of 4647	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3876 of 4581	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	1938 of 4578	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	3803 of 4479	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4036 of 4359	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	4121 of 4329	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	4138 of 4286	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	3940 of 4320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	46.9	2533 of 4260	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	2369 of 4221	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	2397 of 4206	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	2591 of 4095	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	2328 of 3937	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.6	3540 of 3884	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	3601 of 3768	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.1	3680 of 3724	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1055 of 1905	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1858 of 2443	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.3	998 of 2443	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	2063 of 2421	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.2	939 of 2444	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	2036 of 2515	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2137 of 2483	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	2776 of 4461	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.8	700 of 4331	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.9	2540 of 4295	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3159 of 4240	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	1258 of 2918	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	2090 of 3668	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	1100 of 3556	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	731 of 3487	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	110 of 3446	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	62.7	932 of 3333	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.0	1702 of 3226	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	2797 of 3744	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	3885 of 4658	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	2252 of 4588	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	3415 of 4561	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.2	1585 of 4499	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.3	3759 of 4348	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3754 of 4306	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	2341 of 2619	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2356 of 2980	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2735 of 2958	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	1964 of 3006	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	2600 of 3184	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	2658 of 3106	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1821 of 3644	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	2775 of 4465	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	1366 of 4401	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	1891 of 4376	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.0	512 of 4329	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	2284 of 4188	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3224 of 4168	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1735 of 3705	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	3232 of 4594	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.8	1844 of 4521	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	3406 of 4477	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.5	1049 of 4451	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	31.9	3341 of 4309	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	3614 of 4264	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	2091 of 3739	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3522 of 4647	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	2979 of 4585	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4181 of 4563	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	2162 of 4498	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	3695 of 4357	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	4131 of 4319	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1727 of 3549	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	2396 of 4292	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2216 of 4086	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	3533 of 3952	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.9	765 of 3799	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	1269 of 3684	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.3	3420 of 3558	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-4 vs state

Reading40%-15 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 9, 2012

My son is a 1st grade student at C. A. Tatum. He also attended kindergarten there. I must say that the first year went really well, but this year not so much. We have encountered quite a few problems & I am not sure if he will return next year. The staff is not so great and at times they seem like they just dont care as much as I feel they should. Parents if you have other options, use them. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
C A Tatum Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 St Augustine Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2000	415	28	14.9	99.5%	7 (1.7%)	140 (33.7%)	265 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	34.6	3159^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.1%		23.8	3854^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.2%	695	38.2	38.1	20.0			25.0	0.0	32.1	36.7	50.0				28.3	54.2	47.1				6.1			$12,890
Edward Titche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9560 Highfield Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2100	676	46	14.6	99.4%	11 (1.6%)	167 (24.7%)	480 (71.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	39.7	2788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.6	3302^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	29.9%	514	23.1	44.4	60.5	4.2	20.0	18.8	35.0	26.3	26.3	45.3				29.1	42.5	53.1				35.7			$10,790
KIPP Pleasant Grove Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2200 N St Augustine	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4230	496	25	19.4	95.4%	11 (2.2%)	282 (56.9%)	182 (36.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	21.1	3969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%		7.9	4599^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.4%	630								30.4	47.0	46.6				27.5	31.8	21.6				4.1			$8,006
Buckner Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8510 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 545-6552	443	24	18.5	97.3%	11 (2.5%)	84 (19.0%)	339 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	14.9	4299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.6%		33.1	3268^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.6%	1031	7.7	17.7	0.0				0.0	22.5	34.8	26.5	32.5	14.3	50.0	35.9	15.0	25.0	15.4	21.4	42.9	8.6	28.6	0.0	$11,246
Annie Webb Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8915 Greenmound Ave	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1700	685	48	14.2	97.8%	14 (2.0%)	63 (9.2%)	598 (87.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	56.7	1742^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%		60.3	1590^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.2%	152	38.2	66.7	55.8	12.5		12.5	0.0	25.9	51.6	36.1				46.0	65.0	68.8				18.8			$12,265
Golden Rule Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10747 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 248-4463	214	17	12.6	96.7%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	2596^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.6	2260^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.0%	336	0.0	33.3		10.0	30.0			23.1	71.4	45.8	38.9			7.7	37.5	50.0	50.0			29.2			$8,615
Galloway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Clary Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5101	439	35	12.6	75.4%	33 (7.5%)	76 (17.3%)	309 (70.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	36.3	3031^st of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%		44.1	2574^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.4%	457	21.4	33.3	40.0	50.0				51.6	34.0	50.0				35.5	31.2	43.8				22.9			$11,276
Seabourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Sandy Ln	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7040	573	41	13.9	91.1%	16 (2.8%)	90 (15.7%)	456 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	64.5	1360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.8%		56.7	1766^th of 4710 public elementary schools	62.5%	406	19.4	34.8	0.0	41.9	32.0	11.1	0.0	40.0	60.3	55.6				51.2	69.4	58.3				31.1			$8,983
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%)	28	3551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%		30.6	3427^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.2%	124	45.7	48.4	36.4					41.7	42.1	32.1				45.8	33.3	28.8				8.5			$11,132
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Hume Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4200	437	31	14.3	96.1%	13 (3.0%)	32 (7.3%)	391 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.7	1922^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.7%		32	3341^st of 4710 public elementary schools	29.1%	1419	35.5	41.4	77.8		14.3			22.2	45.0	48.5				42.9	64.3	66.0				25.0			$12,036

Frequently Asked Questions about C A Tatum Junior Elementary

Is C A Tatum Junior Elementary a good school?

C A Tatum Junior Elementary ranks 3159^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is C A Tatum Junior Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of C A Tatum Junior Elementary?

Students at C A Tatum Junior Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 34% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend C A Tatum Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended C A Tatum Junior Elementary.

What schools do graduates of C A Tatum Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend C A Tatum Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ann Richards Steam Academy
High : Skyline High School

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