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Barbara Jordan Elementary

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Barbara Jordan Elementary ranks 2821 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Barbara Jordan Elementary in Dallas, TX, is a PK-5 campus in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 492 students in a high-poverty area where over 97% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a dramatic turnaround, climbing from the 4th percentile statewide in 2017-2018 to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026—its highest ranking in nearly a decade. This rate of improvement is unmatched among nearby schools, such as Daniel Webster Elementary (28th percentile) and John W Carpenter Elementary (46th percentile), though it still trails high-performing neighbors like Clinton P Russell Elementary (83rd percentile).

A standout strength is the bilingual program: in 2025-2026, 5th graders taking the STAAR Spanish Reading test achieved a 65.71% proficiency rate, outperforming the district (50.59%) and state (34.82%) averages, as well as nearby Clinton P Russell Elementary (56.76%). This "Spanish advantage" is consistent across grades, allowing Spanish-speaking students to excel in their native language while acquiring English. However, the school shows a stark "boom or bust" pattern in subgroup performance: it ranks in the 55th percentile for female and Hispanic students but only the 24th percentile for male students and 17th percentile for gifted and talented students, indicating a significant challenge in engaging male learners.

Despite spending $13,081 per student and maintaining a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio—higher than Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary ($11,285) and Clinton P Russell Elementary ($12,339)—academic outcomes have historically lagged, though the recent uptick suggests resources are now being deployed more effectively. Notably, the school ranks in the 56th percentile for low socio-economic status students, demonstrating success in breaking the link between poverty and low achievement. This foundation, combined with the strong bilingual program, offers a beacon of hope for families seeking a school that is actively improving and supporting diverse learners.

492

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,946

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 W Kiest Blvd
Dallas, TX 75224-3230

(972) 925-8100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Barbara Jordan Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

African American:

6.3%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

2,821^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^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	39.1	2821 of 4627	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	3734 of 4651	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3647 of 4710	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	3807 of 4647	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2845 of 4581	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2848 of 4578	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	3744 of 4479	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	4190 of 4359	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	3797 of 4329	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	3997 of 4286	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	4011 of 4320	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	3441 of 4260	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	3391 of 4221	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	2924 of 4206	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.3	3207 of 4095	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.1	2332 of 3937	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.4	3338 of 3884	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	3320 of 3768	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	3528 of 3724	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.0	3387 of 3476	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.7	3456 of 3475	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.3	3339 of 3465	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1466 of 1905	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1745 of 2443	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.9	793 of 2444	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	1968 of 2515	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	2092 of 2483	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.9	1552 of 4461	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	1398 of 4331	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.8	2343 of 4295	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	3348 of 4240	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	2087 of 2918	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	2993 of 3668	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2241 of 3556	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	1702 of 3487	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	1352 of 3446	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	2150 of 3333	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	2698 of 3226	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	2071 of 4575	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.2	2420 of 3744	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	3666 of 4658	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3289 of 4588	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	2919 of 4561	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	2285 of 4499	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	2952 of 4348	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	3927 of 4306	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	2567 of 3075	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	2499 of 2619	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	2660 of 2980	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	2618 of 2958	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	2605 of 3006	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2808 of 3184	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	2899 of 3106	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	1976 of 4413	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	2496 of 3644	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3521 of 4465	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3301 of 4401	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2431 of 4376	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	2348 of 4329	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3285 of 4188	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	3916 of 4168	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	2002 of 4520	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	2446 of 3705	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3576 of 4594	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3453 of 4521	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2186 of 4477	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	2096 of 4451	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	3169 of 4309	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4065 of 4264	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3494 of 4582	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	3258 of 3739	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4121 of 4647	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4028 of 4585	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2582 of 4563	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3359 of 4498	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	4111 of 4357	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	4214 of 4319	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	2919 of 4301	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	2782 of 3549	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	3659 of 4292	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	3816 of 4086	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3367 of 3952	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2477 of 3684	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.2	3499 of 3558	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)65th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-10 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 W Kiest Blvd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8100	492	35	14.0	97.8%	11 (2.2%)	31 (6.3%)	445 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39.1	2821^st of 4627 public elementary schools	39.0%		24.8	3734^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.7%	913	36.7	47.1	65.7	33.3	26.7	20.0	56.7	54.1	46.0	27.8	35.7	46.3	$10,946
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
John W Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Tosca Ln	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6000	208	16	13.4	97.6%	9 (4.3%)	55 (26.4%)	139 (66.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	43.3	2497^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		30.4	3403^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%	906	31.3	60.0	57.1				38.9	58.8	64.7	23.3	45.8	47.8	$18,375
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
Uplift Pinnacle Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2510 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-6100	486	29	16.5	88.9%	9 (1.9%)	111 (22.8%)	353 (72.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	21.7	3959^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.4%		16	4234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%	275							33.3	29.6	34.1	28.6	40.7	38.6	$11,522
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2959 Hampton Rd	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2600	598	41	14.5	91.8%	6 (1.0%)	80 (13.4%)	502 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	56.7	1774^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.7%		68.3	1195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	579	30.8	35.3	52.9				52.7	59.4	61.9	44.0	55.8	38.0	$10,199
Academy Of Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2324 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Academy Of Dallas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 371-9600	220	16	22.1	88.2%	3 (1.4%)	157 (71.4%)	57 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$10,894
Margaret B Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2900	337	25	13.4	93.5%	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	52.6	1976^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.3%		66.7	1276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.6%	700	13.3	61.9	62.5			0.0	37.5	45.0	84.6	38.3	24.4	78.6	$12,333
Daniel Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3815 S Franklin St	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6100	395	29	13.8	97.5%	7 (1.8%)	143 (36.2%)	234 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	31.6	3334^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.9%		34.9	3133^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	201	16.7	53.1	48.0	22.2	33.3		47.2	45.7	50.0	34.7	39.0	29.0	$14,880
Maria Moreno Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Hampton Rd	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3100	344	24	14.3	95.6%	8 (2.3%)	19 (5.5%)	313 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50.9	2072^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.2%		41.6	2670^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%	598	40.0	40.0	46.7				54.6	46.3	56.3	51.2	29.2	59.1	$13,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Barbara Jordan Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Barbara Jordan Elementary?

Students at Barbara Jordan Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

What district is Barbara Jordan Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Barbara Jordan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barbara Jordan Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Barbara Jordan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Barbara Jordan Elementary.

Is Barbara Jordan Elementary a good school?

Barbara Jordan Elementary ranks 2821^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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