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Dunn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dunn Elementary is a PK-6 school in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), serving 507 students in a mid-density residential area of Arlington, TX.

Dunn Elementary has experienced a significant and concerning academic decline over the past decade, dropping from the 50th percentile statewide to the 13th percentile in the most recent data. This decline is most pronounced in mathematics, where proficiency rates are roughly half the district average and significantly below the state average. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency at Dunn (20.31%) is less than one-third of the rate at nearby Duff Elementary (69.66%), which is just 1.5 miles away. The school serves a high-poverty population, with over 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it is particularly ineffective at serving its low-socioeconomic status students, who rank in the 5th percentile statewide. This is a critical area of concern, especially given that over 70% of the student body falls into this category.

Despite these challenges, there is a glimmer of hope for English Language Learners (ELL), who ranked in the 75th percentile statewide in the 2024-2025 school year. This success could be a model for improving instruction for other student groups. However, the school's per-student spending ($10,035) is higher than several higher-performing peers in the same district, such as Ditto Elementary ($8,380) and Little Elementary ($8,825), suggesting that financial resources alone are not the solution. The stark contrast between Dunn and nearby Arlington Classics Academy - Arkansas Campus and Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate (which are top-performing charter schools with low poverty rates) highlights the powerful correlation between socioeconomic factors and academic outcomes in this specific geographic area.

507

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,497

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 Woodside Dr
Arlington, TX 76013-5499

(682) 867-3200

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dunn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bailey J H
High:	Arlington High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.8%

Hispanic:

29.6%

White:

28.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

Texas avg49%

4,030^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

666^th of 947Arlington 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	20.5	4030 of 4643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	3513 of 4651	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3297 of 4710	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3125 of 4647	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3438 of 4581	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	3340 of 4578	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2238 of 4479	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1764 of 4359	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.0	1855 of 4329	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	2142 of 4286	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.6	2566 of 4320	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	2765 of 4260	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.7	2091 of 4221	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	2291 of 4206	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	2693 of 4095	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	2574 of 3937	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	2562 of 3884	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	2146 of 3768	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	2026 of 3724	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.0	1425 of 3476	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	1387 of 3475	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.5	2041 of 3465	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	2342 of 2414	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1878 of 1905	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	2071 of 2443	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	2131 of 2443	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	2128 of 2421	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	2168 of 2444	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	1006 of 2515	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	1151 of 2483	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	643 of 814	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	3168 of 4461	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	2371 of 4331	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3156 of 4295	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2472 of 4240	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	961 of 1646	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.9	717 of 2918	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	1809 of 3668	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	583 of 3556	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	1645 of 3487	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	920 of 3446	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	1252 of 3333	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	389 of 3226	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4086 of 4588	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	2878 of 3744	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3534 of 4658	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2944 of 4588	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3170 of 4561	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3442 of 4499	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2248 of 4348	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	1897 of 4306	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	2347 of 3080	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	2272 of 2619	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	2614 of 2980	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	2593 of 2958	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	2518 of 3006	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2044 of 3184	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.2	325 of 3106	89.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3383 of 4425	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.8	1533 of 3644	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	2849 of 4465	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	2149 of 4401	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2699 of 4376	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3657 of 4329	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2408 of 4188	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2179 of 4168	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	4315 of 4535	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	2939 of 3705	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2883 of 4594	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3026 of 4521	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3671 of 4477	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	3039 of 4451	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2096 of 4309	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	2210 of 4264	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3784 of 4597	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	2795 of 3739	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	2907 of 4647	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3239 of 4585	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3699 of 4563	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3156 of 4498	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2048 of 4357	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	1745 of 4319	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	672 of 1004	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	887 of 1046	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	2659 of 4308	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.5	3055 of 3549	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	3628 of 4292	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3635 of 4086	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2316 of 3952	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	1189 of 3799	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	1814 of 3684	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	1597 of 3558	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	2153 of 3015	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	2057 of 2612	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	2294 of 3108	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1842 of 3106	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	2035 of 3082	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	2401 of 3082	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1953 of 3142	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	1311 of 3127	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)33rd percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

i have 2 kids that attend dunn and i think the school is great.i havent had any problems with them and my kids seems to be learning alot.thanks christine Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd 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
Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2201 Woodside Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3200	507	36	14.2	70.2%	143 (28.2%)	161 (31.8%)	150 (29.6%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	20.5	4030^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.2%		28.8	3513^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.5%	517		35.7	35.9	48.4	37.3	21.4	20.3	29.7	31.0	$10,497
Ditto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3001 Quail Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3100	734	44	16.5	38.7%	373 (50.8%)	88 (12.0%)	171 (23.3%)	49 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	65.9	1312^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.7%		72.7	1013^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%	299		49.3	56.7	66.3	71.7	45.3	45.0	58.7	53.1	$7,932
Arlington Classics Academy - Arkansas Campus	Public, Charter	K-2	2800 W Arkansas Ln	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 274-2008	473	33	14.3	28.1%	180 (38.1%)	90 (19.0%)	101 (21.4%)	62 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)								(n/a)										$8,518
Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate	Public, Charter	3-5	2800 B W Arkansas Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 303-1553	524	32	16.3	30.3%	171 (32.6%)	103 (19.7%)	119 (22.7%)	79 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.5%)	68.5	1212^th of 4643 public elementary schools	73.9%		78.7	801^st of 4651 public elementary schools	82.8%	411		67.4	62.8	65.3		72.0	46.5	39.8		$7,843
Duff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Lynnwood Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-2000	618	39	15.6	45.3%	319 (51.6%)	61 (9.9%)	195 (31.6%)	18 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	77.3	858^th of 4643 public elementary schools	81.5%		74.3	954^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.5%	96		54.7	63.6	63.4	66.3	67.4	69.7	54.9	60.2	$9,423
Little Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3721 Little Rd	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3300	740	47	15.8	45.4%	338 (45.7%)	120 (16.2%)	194 (26.2%)	38 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.7%)	59.8	1624^th of 4643 public elementary schools	65.0%		57	1724^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.9%	100		58.1	50.0	67.4	55.8	43.0	43.3	56.1	45.3	$8,681
Key Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3621 Roosevelt Dr	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5500	391	32	12.1	81.8%	44 (11.3%)	165 (42.2%)	146 (37.3%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	22.2	3940^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.1%		25.5	3697^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.5%	243		20.0	29.2	41.7	52.3	20.0	12.5	27.8	45.5	$11,020
Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 W Tucker Blvd	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-2300	557	39	14.1	47.0%	282 (50.6%)	47 (8.4%)	180 (32.3%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	56.6	1785^th of 4643 public elementary schools	61.6%		53.4	1946^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%	161		51.7	49.4	70.8	63.6	19.0	36.7	58.5	52.3	$10,055
Short Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2000 California Ln	Arlington	76015	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5850	406	32	12.6	82.5%	69 (17.0%)	131 (32.3%)	174 (42.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.4%)	16.1	4249^th of 4643 public elementary schools	8.5%		14.1	4330^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	81		33.3	18.4	44.1	27.6	30.3	30.6	32.4	20.0	$12,210
Bill J Elliott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Cooks Ln	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4600	381	23	16.9	85.8%	29 (7.6%)	244 (64.0%)	79 (20.7%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	13.3	4390^th of 4643 public elementary schools	5.4%		25.6	3695^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%	695		27.5	35.0	39.3		21.6	12.5	30.9		$11,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunn Elementary

Is Dunn Elementary a good school?

Dunn Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dunn Elementary?

Students at Dunn Elementary are 32% African American, 30% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Dunn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dunn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bailey J H
High : Arlington High School

What district is Dunn Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Dunn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Dunn Elementary.

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