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University Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

University Park Elementary is a PK-4 school in Dallas, TX, serving 463 students as part of the top-ranked Highland Park Independent School District (Isd), which holds the #1 spot in Texas. This school has a remarkable track record, consistently ranking in the 99th percentile statewide over the past decade, with its lowest rank being #46 and its highest at #4. It stands out even among its elite district peers, such as Hyer Elementary and Armstrong Elementary, by achieving superior test score proficiency—for example, 94.25% in 3rd-grade Reading versus the district average of 91.54%.

What truly differentiates University Park is its exceptional performance with specific student groups. In 2023-2024, it ranked #1 in Texas for both Special Education and Hispanic students, maintaining a perfect 100th percentile for Special Education for three consecutive years. This success is supported by a very low student-teacher ratio of 12.7, which is lower than all same-district peers like Michael M Boone Elementary (13.1) and Bradfield Elementary (13.8). This investment in smaller class sizes likely enables the targeted support that drives such outstanding outcomes for a wide range of learners.

While University Park remains a powerhouse, there are a few nuances to note. Its overall state ranking has seen a slight dip from #5 in 2023-2024 to #42 in 2025-2026, though it still sits in the top 1% of Texas schools. Additionally, its performance with Gifted and Talented students is its weakest subgroup metric, ranking in the 74th percentile—a contrast to its #1 rankings elsewhere. For context, nearby Mockingbird Elementary in Dallas Independent School District (Isd) also performs well (95th percentile) but lacks the same district-wide support. Overall, University Park excels at lifting all students to high levels, making it a standout choice for families seeking a consistently excellent elementary education.

463

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,324

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3505 Amherst Ave
Dallas, TX 75225-7420

(214) 780-3400

District: Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend University Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Highland Park Middle
	McCulloch Intermediate
High:	Highland Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.7%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (85% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg86%

Texas avg49%

42^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

1^st of 951Highland Park 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	98.3	42 of 4627	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	99.0	18 of 4651	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	5 of 4710	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	27 of 4647	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	46 of 4581	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	39 of 4578	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	22 of 4479	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	4 of 4359	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.4	14 of 4329	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	11 of 4286	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	14 of 4320	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	95.2	5 of 4260	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	95.7	6 of 4221	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	95.0	21 of 4206	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.7	37 of 4095	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	43 of 3937	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	5 of 3884	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	89.7	13 of 3768	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	88.5	6 of 3724	99.8%	★★★★★
2006	87.9	32 of 3476	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.4	20 of 3475	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	84.6	190 of 3465	94.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	171 of 999	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	300 of 957	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	93.7	8 of 967	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	60.3	403 of 1009	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	116 of 1005	88.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	84.2	320 of 4461	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	13 of 4295	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	6 of 4240	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	74 of 4575	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.9	24 of 3744	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	13 of 4658	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	30 of 4588	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	64 of 4561	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	66 of 4499	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	22 of 4348	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	11 of 4306	99.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	805 of 3075	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	332 of 2980	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	243 of 2958	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	80 of 3006	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	45 of 3184	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	74 of 3106	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	170 of 4413	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	12 of 3644	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 4465	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	20 of 4401	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	120 of 4376	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	7 of 4329	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	3 of 4188	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	22 of 4168	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	36 of 4582	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	7 of 3739	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	3 of 4647	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	36 of 4585	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	35 of 4563	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	25 of 4498	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	21 of 4357	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	2 of 4319	100.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	91.0	44 of 961	95.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.7	17 of 4301	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	17 of 3549	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 4292	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	4 of 4086	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	18 of 3952	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	73 of 3799	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	6 of 3684	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 3558	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	59 of 3006	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	21 of 2612	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	10 of 3108	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	28 of 3106	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	53 of 3082	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	71 of 3082	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	28 of 3142	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	13 of 3127	99.6%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)95th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)83rd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading88%+36 vs state

Mathematics83%+36 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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3505 Amherst Ave	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3400	463	36	12.7		369 (79.7%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.8%)	29 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	98.3	42^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.1%		99	18^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.6%	24						88.2	87.4		82.4	83.0		$12,324
Hyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3920 Caruth Blvd	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3300	485	35	13.8		407 (83.9%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.4%)	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	98.1	50^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.6	32^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	99.3%	18						86.9	86.7		81.9	82.2		$11,293
Michael M Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8385 Durham St	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-4100	464	35	13.1		390 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	98.6	34^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.3%		98	51^st of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%	17						89.1	92.2		80.4	84.6		$10,829
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3600 Cornell Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3100	431	33	13.2		346 (80.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	98.6	33^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	25^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.5%	8						86.8	86.2		85.3	88.5		$12,295
Bradfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Southern Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3200	578	42	13.8		461 (79.8%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (7.3%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	98	51^st of 4627 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.8	26^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.4%	25						93.0	87.7		80.0	79.8		$10,842
Mockingbird Elementary	Public	K-5	5828 E Mockingbird Ln	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 749-7200	630	42	15.0	24.9%	329 (52.2%)	52 (8.3%)	178 (28.3%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	93	249^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.6%		92	302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%	53						76.7	73.7	76.6	75.2	75.8	72.5	$10,499
Preston Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6423 Walnut Hill Ln	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8500	402	25	15.7	85.6%	25 (6.2%)	92 (22.9%)	265 (65.9%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	30.7	3390^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.7%		40.7	2727^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.4%	663	0.0	62.5	71.4	20.0	8.3	29.6	42.9	69.2	24.4	34.8	35.0	$12,402
Dan D Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5314 Abrams Rd	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8800	450	31	14.5	76.7%	63 (14.0%)	94 (20.9%)	244 (54.2%)	24 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	76.8	876^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.1%		82.6	653^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%	223	29.0	50.0	63.2			52.5	64.3	78.4	59.4	64.3	55.6	$12,848
Jack Lowe Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Holly Hill Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1700	530	32	16.5	98.5%	16 (3.0%)	86 (16.2%)	365 (68.9%)	42 (7.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	59	1653^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	64.3%		71.8	1055^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.3%	598	40.0	71.0	68.1	0.0		37.5	65.0	70.0	28.8	68.6	56.1	$10,900
Geneva Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5895 Goodwin Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7400	380	31	12.2	48.7%	143 (37.6%)	52 (13.7%)	156 (41.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	76.9	870^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.2%		67.3	1247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%	377						62.0	69.2	80.9	54.0	53.9	55.3	$14,452

Frequently Asked Questions about University Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of University Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend University Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highland Park Middle
Middle : McCulloch Intermediate
High : Highland Park High School

Is University Park Elementary a good school?

Yes! University Park Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 42^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

What district is University Park Elementary in?

Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of University Park Elementary?

Students at University Park Elementary are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend University Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended University Park Elementary.

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