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Clara Oliver Elementary

Q: Is Clara Oliver Elementary a good school?

Clara Oliver Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Clara Oliver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Clara Oliver Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Clara Oliver Elementary?

Students at Clara Oliver Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Clara Oliver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clara Oliver Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Boude Storey Middle High : South Oak Cliff High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3875^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Clara Oliver Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 251 students in the 75216 zip code, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools, a deep dive into the data reveals a powerful bright spot: its bilingual program is a standout success. Students taking the STAAR Spanish exam consistently outperform both the district and state averages by wide margins—for example, 5th graders scored 84.62% proficient in reading compared to the district's 50.59% and the state's 34.82%.

However, the school shows a "Jekyll and Hyde" performance pattern by grade level. Fourth grade is a consistent bright spot, with students scoring near the district average in reading and math, while 3rd and 5th grades face significant challenges. This suggests a particularly strong 4th-grade teaching team but a lack of cohesive, vertically-aligned instruction across all grades. The most urgent concern is the school's performance for Special Education students, which ranks in the 0th percentile statewide—the single worst-performing subgroup in the entire dataset. This stands in stark contrast to the school's relative success with English Language Learners.

The most critical finding comes from comparing Clara Oliver to Clinton P Russell Elementary, a school less than 1.2 miles away serving a nearly identical, high-poverty population. Clinton P. Russell ranks in the 83rd percentile (4 stars) with strong, consistent performance across all grades and subjects, proving that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance. This comparison provides a clear, local benchmark for what Clara Oliver could achieve with improved school leadership and instructional quality. Notably, Clara Oliver's per-student spending ($14,519) is actually higher than Clinton P. Russell's ($12,339), indicating that financial resources alone are not the solution—how they are used matters most.

251

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,664

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4010 Idaho Ave
Dallas, TX 75216-6148

(972) 749-3400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Clara Oliver Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Boude Storey Middle
High:	South Oak Cliff High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

African American:

41.8%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

3,875^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd 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	23.0	3875 of 4627	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	3677 of 4651	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4128 of 4710	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3759 of 4647	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4129 of 4581	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3535 of 4578	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	3957 of 4479	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3859 of 4359	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	3964 of 4329	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	3973 of 4286	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	4158 of 4320	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	3167 of 4260	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	3367 of 4221	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	3091 of 4206	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	3932 of 4095	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	3894 of 3937	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	3871 of 3884	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	3711 of 3768	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	3549 of 3724	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.4	3148 of 3476	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	3335 of 3475	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.4	3319 of 3465	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1950 of 2406	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.2	1127 of 1905	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1991 of 2443	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1738 of 2443	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1952 of 2421	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1826 of 2444	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	2006 of 2515	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1829 of 2483	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	3093 of 4461	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	1751 of 4331	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1920 of 4295	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	2522 of 4240	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1261 of 2918	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	2225 of 3668	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	1033 of 3556	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	1132 of 3487	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	717 of 3446	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	410 of 3333	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	135 of 3226	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	4281 of 4575	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	2564 of 3744	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3623 of 4658	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3338 of 4588	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3545 of 4561	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3155 of 4499	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3854 of 4348	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	3615 of 4306	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	2915 of 3075	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	2576 of 2619	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	2945 of 2980	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2696 of 2958	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	2790 of 3006	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	3081 of 3184	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	2988 of 3106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	2495 of 4413	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.8	1633 of 3644	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	2778 of 4465	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	1878 of 4401	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	3163 of 4376	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.1	1210 of 4329	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	561 of 4188	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	395 of 4168	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3429 of 4520	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	2256 of 3705	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3607 of 4594	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3306 of 4521	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3811 of 4477	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	3098 of 4451	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3618 of 4309	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3252 of 4264	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3367 of 4582	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	2544 of 3739	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4061 of 4647	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3897 of 4585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	4308 of 4563	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3658 of 4498	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	3654 of 4357	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3727 of 4319	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	4300 of 4301	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	3415 of 3549	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3752 of 4292	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	3723 of 3952	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3103 of 3684	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+27 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%+23 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (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 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Clara Oliver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Idaho Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3400	251	17	14.8	96.8%	4 (1.6%)	105 (41.8%)	135 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	23	3875^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.3%		25.9	3677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.9%	198	33.3	61.1	84.6			11.8	53.9	35.0				16.2	48.4	30.3				$17,664
H I Holland Elementary At Lisbon	Public	PK, KG-5	4203 S Lancaster Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1900	361	29	12.4	98.6%	5 (1.4%)	106 (29.4%)	243 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	34.9	3092^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.2%		11.1	4453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	1361	50.0		31.3	0.0		37.9	41.7	33.3				41.2	58.0	28.6				$13,949
Elementary' Disciplinary Alternative Education Prg	Public	3-5	3313 S Beckley Ave Bldg E	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 925-7000	8	2	3.8		0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$127,331
Clinton P Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3031 S Beckley Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8300	461	34	13.5	96.5%	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.5%)	410 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	78.6	808^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%		63.8	1398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	590	21.9	65.6	56.8			64.3	45.0	77.8				52.4	61.2	82.7				$11,014
Thomas L Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5640 S Marsalis Ave	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3500	392	28	14.0	96.2%	2 (0.5%)	292 (74.5%)	96 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.4	1684^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.6%		56.4	1754^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.3%	70	12.5	44.4	50.0			57.6	50.0	68.1				50.0	44.6	46.3				$12,161
John Neely Bryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Deer Path Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8500	454	29	15.6	98.9%	5 (1.1%)	191 (42.1%)	250 (55.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42.5	2555^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.8%		28.8	3514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	959	33.3	48.0				38.9	42.9	44.7	54.6			34.9	52.2	38.8	47.7			$12,399
Whitney M Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2000	371	25	15.0	97.0%	7 (1.9%)	150 (40.4%)	205 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	31.5	3338^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.9%		24.8	3733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	19.7%	395	33.3	45.0	45.5			36.4	27.5	60.0				32.1	41.0	39.5				$11,388
Gateway Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6103 University Hills Blvd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Gateway Charter Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 375-2039	315	11	29.7	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	291 (92.4%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	24.8	3763^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.7%		2.1	4650^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.0%	887						17.7	37.9	42.9				55.9	3.5	21.4				$8,154
Mark Twain School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	K-8	724 Green Cove Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3000	244	20	12.4	72.5%	6 (2.5%)	162 (66.4%)	65 (26.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	71.9	1056^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.2%		86.6	510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%	546					51.7	47.1	79.2	76.5	88.6	94.4	86.2	0.0	84.0	41.2	48.6	50.0	37.9	$13,701
Harry Stone Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4747 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3400	505	33	15.3	79.0%	10 (2.0%)	198 (39.2%)	278 (55.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	64.9	1356^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.7%		58	1673^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.0%	317					87.5	63.0	63.4	76.1	66.1	85.9	95.2	41.3	46.3	52.2	33.9	38.4	55.6	$10,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Clara Oliver Elementary

How many students attend Clara Oliver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Clara Oliver Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Clara Oliver Elementary?

Students at Clara Oliver Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 42% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Clara Oliver Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Clara Oliver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clara Oliver Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boude Storey Middle
High : South Oak Cliff High School

Is Clara Oliver Elementary a good school?

Clara Oliver Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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