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Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary

Q: Is Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary a good school?

Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary ranks 1646 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 444 students in a high-poverty area of West Dallas, where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from the 7th percentile statewide in 2016 to the 64th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year—a sustained improvement that is rare and points to strong leadership and effective teaching.

Soto Elementary stands out for its exceptional support of students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for serving low-socioeconomic status students. This is the highest ranking among nearby Dallas ISD peers with similar poverty rates, such as L O Donald Elementary and Leila P Cowart Elementary. The school also excels with Hispanic students (76th percentile) and English Language Learners (72nd percentile), and its bilingual program is particularly effective—5th graders scored 66.67% proficient on the STAAR Spanish Reading test, far above the district average of 50.59% and the state average of 34.82%. While the school cannot match the overall scores of nearby Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary (89th percentile), Soto’s targeted success with specific subgroups makes it a model for closing achievement gaps.

However, the school has clear areas for growth. Science scores are a significant weakness, with 5th graders at just 11.39% proficient in 2025, well below the district (22.94%) and state (29.57%), and this has been declining for three years. Additionally, performance with Gifted and Talented students ranks in the 14th percentile, suggesting the school’s improvement strategies focus heavily on bringing struggling students up to grade level but may not provide enough enrichment for its highest achievers. Despite these challenges, Soto’s steady upward trajectory—a +57 percentile point gain over a decade—demonstrates that high-poverty schools can achieve lasting academic improvement.

444

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,790

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4510 W Jefferson Blvd
Dallas, TX 75211

(972) 502-5100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	L V Stockard Middle
High:	Moises E Molina High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.8%

White:

2.0%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 57 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

1,646^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 57 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	59.2	1646 of 4627	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	2039 of 4651	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2302 of 4710	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	2752 of 4647	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2676 of 4581	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3442 of 4578	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	2204 of 4479	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	1725 of 4359	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.6	2803 of 4329	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	13.7	3982 of 4286	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	4173 of 4320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	3646 of 4260	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	2788 of 4221	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.0	2891 of 4206	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	2662 of 4095	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	2512 of 3937	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.8	2507 of 3884	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.5	3097 of 3768	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	3645 of 3724	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.1	1408 of 4461	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	2318 of 4331	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	675 of 4295	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	866 of 4240	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	804 of 2918	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1028 of 3668	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	1323 of 3556	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	1091 of 3487	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	1892 of 3446	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	655 of 3333	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	700 of 3226	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	1726 of 4575	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	1184 of 3744	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2190 of 4658	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	2660 of 4588	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2662 of 4561	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	3397 of 4499	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2289 of 4348	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	2099 of 4306	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	2634 of 3075	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	2289 of 2619	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2720 of 2980	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2702 of 2958	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	2694 of 3006	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	2454 of 3184	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	1971 of 3106	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	1067 of 4413	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	1074 of 3644	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	1686 of 4465	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2280 of 4401	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	2251 of 4376	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	3068 of 4329	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	1629 of 4188	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	1343 of 4168	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	652 of 4520	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	802 of 3705	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	1150 of 4594	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	2073 of 4521	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	2066 of 4477	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	2852 of 4451	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	1338 of 4309	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	984 of 4264	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	1549 of 4582	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.1	1823 of 3739	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	2206 of 4647	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	2836 of 4585	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2698 of 4563	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3324 of 4498	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2053 of 4357	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1382 of 4319	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	2605 of 4301	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.4	931 of 3549	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	2216 of 4292	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1996 of 4086	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	3210 of 3952	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	2623 of 3799	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	3237 of 3684	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	2444 of 3558	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

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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 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4510 W Jefferson Blvd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5100	444	30	15.0	94.1%	9 (2.0%)	7 (1.6%)	421 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	59.2	1646^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.4%		51.8	2039^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.2%	393	45.5	42.9	66.7					47.1	55.3	65.0				42.6	52.9	53.3					$11,790
Golden Rule	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	622 Sunnyside Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	99	9	11.0	92.9%	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.2	3549^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.3%		52.2	2012^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%	1537								62.5	15.4	50.0				44.4	15.4	33.3					$10,125
L O Donald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 Phinney Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5300	324	26	12.6	95.7%	11 (3.4%)	8 (2.5%)	303 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.6	1428^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.1%		44.9	2445^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%	1017	22.2	54.6	81.3	33.3				64.3	52.4	60.0				45.2	51.2	57.1					$12,520
Anson Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Meredith Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4700	539	34	15.8	98.1%	6 (1.1%)	15 (2.8%)	508 (94.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	36.4	2987^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		32.2	3295^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%	308	27.0	52.6	17.7			16.7		50.0	27.8	50.0	37.5			32.1	53.7	32.8	40.6				$10,523
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1665 Duncanville Rd	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1300	538	35	15.4	91.6%	14 (2.6%)	23 (4.3%)	492 (91.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	86.8	515^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.9%		77.7	849^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	334	72.7	72.7	76.9					67.2	78.2	71.4				63.3	82.9	59.2					$10,583
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
George Peabody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3101 Raydell Pl	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5200	318	21	15.5	94.7%	12 (3.8%)	10 (3.1%)	288 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	62.1	1507^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.4%		39.7	2792^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.0%	1285	0.0	0.0						52.2	62.1	75.8	50.0			45.2	48.6	54.1	45.5				$16,175
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
Life School Mountain Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	5525 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 623-0012	354	22	15.9	79.1%	11 (3.1%)	53 (15.0%)	285 (80.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	27.9	3566^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.9%		19.4	4062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	12.7%	496							100.0	24.4	37.2	50.0	49.2	37.0	37.1	28.6	30.2	40.0	28.8	17.4	29.6	5.7	$8,487
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary

Is Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary a good school?

Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary ranks 1646^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary?

Students at Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : L V Stockard Middle
High : Moises E Molina High School

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