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W A Blair Elementary

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W A Blair Elementary ranks 1999 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1999^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

W A Blair Elementary in Dallas, TX, is a PK-5 public school in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 367 students in a high-poverty area, where over 97% qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 5th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026—a 52-percentile point gain that makes it one of the most improved elementary schools in its area. This dramatic shift is especially notable when compared to nearby Frederick Douglass Elementary, which serves a nearly identical student body but has remained stagnant in the bottom 20% for three years, ranking in the 13th percentile.

W A Blair excels at supporting students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 79th percentile for low socioeconomic status students—far above its overall rank and outperforming similar schools like John Q Adams Elementary (32nd percentile overall). The school’s math scores are a standout strength, exceeding both district and state averages in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, a significant reversal from just two years ago when scores were well below state levels. Additionally, the school’s bilingual program is a powerful asset, with Spanish-language reading scores consistently higher than English scores and well above the state average—for example, 4th grade Spanish reading proficiency reached 63.16% compared to 37.14% statewide.

While the school shows exceptional results for special education students (77th percentile in 2024-2025), it struggles to serve its Gifted and Talented population, ranking in the 10th percentile. Notably, W A Blair achieves its turnaround with relatively efficient spending ($11,629 per student), lower than nearby schools like Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy ($13,483) and Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary ($13,729), suggesting effective resource allocation. This school’s rapid improvement from a crisis point—where 5th grade science proficiency was 0% in 2023-2024—to a 3-star rating highlights significant changes in instruction and leadership that are making a real difference for students.

367

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,327

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7720 Gayglen Dr
Dallas, TX 75217-6715

(972) 794-1600

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend W A Blair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E B Comstock Middle
High:	H Grady Spruce High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

African American:

20.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

1,999^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	52.2	1999 of 4627	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.3	3473 of 4651	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	4457 of 4710	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3316 of 4647	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3254 of 4581	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	2876 of 4578	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	2853 of 4479	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3614 of 4359	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	3235 of 4329	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	3749 of 4286	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	4086 of 4320	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	3539 of 4260	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	3311 of 4221	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	3779 of 4206	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	3109 of 4095	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	3632 of 3937	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.5	3700 of 3884	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.0	3719 of 3768	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.5	3629 of 3724	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	3358 of 3476	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	3422 of 3475	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	3397 of 3465	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	716 of 2406	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	35.6	1294 of 1905	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2360 of 2443	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1775 of 2443	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1661 of 2421	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1972 of 2444	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1627 of 2515	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	2199 of 2483	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	1413 of 4461	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	1066 of 4331	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	1152 of 4295	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.0	1999 of 4240	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1446 of 2918	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	2928 of 3668	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.6	1127 of 3556	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	947 of 3487	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	599 of 3446	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	217 of 3333	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	71.9	584 of 3226	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	1475 of 4575	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.4	2828 of 3744	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	4389 of 4658	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3745 of 4588	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3379 of 4561	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	2747 of 4499	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	2014 of 4348	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	2932 of 4306	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	2756 of 3075	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	2543 of 2619	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2818 of 2980	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2770 of 2958	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	2475 of 3006	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2052 of 3184	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.0	2940 of 3106	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	1290 of 4413	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	43.3	2123 of 3644	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3843 of 4465	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2175 of 4401	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	1847 of 4376	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	1664 of 4329	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1086 of 4188	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	1601 of 4168	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	971 of 4520	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	45.6	2042 of 3705	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4257 of 4594	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2669 of 4521	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2466 of 4477	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	2407 of 4451	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2080 of 4309	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.4	3074 of 4264	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	2574 of 4582	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	2464 of 3739	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4261 of 4647	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2768 of 4585	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3130 of 4563	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2926 of 4498	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	3503 of 4357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4015 of 4319	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	820 of 3549	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	1438 of 4292	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1017 of 3952	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.0	2186 of 3799	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)68th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

Reading46%+13 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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
W A Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7720 Gayglen Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1600	367	25	14.6	97.5%	6 (1.6%)	75 (20.4%)	280 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	52.2	1999^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.8%		29.3	3473^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	1474	45.8	63.2	36.8				44.4	44.4	33.3		51.0	51.4	50.0		$11,327
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226n Jim Miller Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1400	453	32	14.1	96.2%	6 (1.3%)	245 (54.1%)	182 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	20	4034^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.8%		23.2	3846^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.3%	188	45.8	46.7	84.2				23.7	38.9	40.9		28.3	34.7	32.8		$12,624
B H Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Holcomb Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1500	535	38	14.0	95.3%	9 (1.7%)	34 (6.4%)	485 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	47.4	2249^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.4%		39.7	2791^st of 4651 public elementary schools	40.0%	542	35.0	40.0	50.0				61.5	48.1	54.7		24.1	55.3	42.5		$10,585
Rufus C Burleson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Elam Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4500	472	32	14.7	97.7%	4 (0.8%)	146 (30.9%)	315 (66.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46.1	2325^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.8%		69	1176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.7%	1149	39.3	61.8	55.2	60.0	75.0		33.3	41.7	47.4		51.7	58.7	39.3		$13,087
Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	133 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6300	458	30	15.5	97.2%	7 (1.5%)	29 (6.3%)	418 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.4	2482^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	46.4%		55	1841^st of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%	641	50.0	57.9	38.6		28.6	12.5	26.1	17.4	61.1		45.9	38.9	53.7		$12,504
John Q Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1335 Pleasant Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1200	399	29	13.7	98.0%	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.8%)	377 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33.8	3168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.5%		21.3	3958^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.9%	790	39.3	64.0	36.4				32.1	47.9	32.4	44.4	45.3	31.5	34.0	42.6	$13,457
Henry B Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6610 Lake June Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3300	513	35	14.6	98.1%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.3%)	490 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	39.9	2753^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.5%		31.9	3319^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%	566	52.4	61.1	46.5		0.0	40.0	40.9	16.7	65.2		39.1	40.0	45.9		$10,350
William M Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 N St Augustine Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6200	573	37	15.4	99.1%	8 (1.4%)	39 (6.8%)	514 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36.1	3012^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.9%		40.8	2722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	41.5%	290	27.7	44.1	38.9				31.0	55.6	38.3		30.3	51.4	40.5		$10,461
Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 N Jim Miller Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4900	446	34	13.1	98.7%	12 (2.7%)	25 (5.6%)	403 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	61.6	1533^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.9%		66.1	1304^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.0%	229	56.0	65.0	35.0			30.0	53.6	47.1	63.2	32.1	58.0	50.0	83.3	54.7	$12,732
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7800 Umphress Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4700	434	30	14.4	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	414 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	51.1	2062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.4%		47.7	2276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.1%	214	51.5	60.0	64.3				38.5	46.4	60.6	59.0	51.8	50.0	32.2	46.2	$13,343

Frequently Asked Questions about W A Blair Elementary

How many students attend W A Blair Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended W A Blair Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of W A Blair Elementary?

Students at W A Blair Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 20% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of W A Blair Elementary attend?

Students who attend W A Blair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E B Comstock Middle
High : H Grady Spruce High School

What district is W A Blair Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is W A Blair Elementary a good school?

W A Blair Elementary ranks 1999^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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