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Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy

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Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy ranks 2482 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy is an elementary school (PK-5) in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, TX, serving 458 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). This school has a standout strength: its bilingual program is exceptionally effective, with Spanish-language STAAR test scores far exceeding both district and state averages—for example, 72.92% of 3rd graders were proficient in Spanish reading, compared to just 21.8% statewide. The school also excels at supporting English Language Learners (ranking in the 78th percentile) and students from low-income backgrounds (81st percentile), showing that its strategies are tailored to overcome language and poverty barriers.

However, Julius Dorsey presents a mixed picture. While it has been a stable 3-star school for years, its overall ranking recently dropped to 2 stars (46th percentile), largely due to a dramatic gender gap: female students perform well (64th percentile), but male students rank in the 21st percentile—a 43-point difference. Additionally, 5th-grade science scores are alarmingly low, with only 4.55% of students proficient on the English test. Nearby Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary (0.88 miles away) has shown a remarkable turnaround to a 4-star school, outperforming Julius Dorsey in most English-language tests, proving high performance is possible in this community.

Spending is not the issue—Julius Dorsey invests over $12,400 per student, more than most neighbors like W A Blair Elementary ($11,629) and Nancy Moseley Elementary ($11,708). The school’s challenges appear to be about instructional strategy and school culture, particularly in engaging male students and improving science instruction. For parents, this school offers a strong bilingual foundation and targeted support for ELL students, but families should ask about plans to address the gender gap and science performance.

458

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,504

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133 N St Augustine Dr
Dallas, TX 75217-7214

(972) 749-6300

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl
High:	H Grady Spruce High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

African American:

6.3%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

2,482^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

72^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	43.4	2482 of 4627	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	1841 of 4651	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	2143 of 4710	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	1982 of 4647	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	1853 of 4581	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	1564 of 4578	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	1632 of 4479	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1683 of 4359	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.6	1776 of 4329	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.5	2231 of 4286	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.9	3337 of 4320	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.6	2298 of 4260	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	2106 of 4221	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.4	3200 of 4206	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	3309 of 4095	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	3576 of 3937	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	63.8	1498 of 3884	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	1687 of 3768	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.8	2651 of 3724	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	2654 of 3476	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	3023 of 3475	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.4	3182 of 3465	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	1984 of 2443	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2304 of 2443	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	2280 of 2421	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	2290 of 2444	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1629 of 2515	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	1166 of 2483	53.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.7	665 of 4461	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	258 of 4331	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	421 of 4295	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	521 of 4240	87.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	654 of 2918	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	859 of 3668	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	454 of 3556	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	345 of 3487	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	257 of 3446	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	42 of 3333	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	76 of 3226	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	1633 of 4575	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	1413 of 3744	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1453 of 4658	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	1959 of 4588	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	1170 of 4561	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	917 of 4499	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	1326 of 4348	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	1735 of 4306	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	2817 of 3075	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	2154 of 2619	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	2622 of 2980	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	1994 of 2958	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.1	1187 of 3006	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	2099 of 3184	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2483 of 3106	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	1692 of 4413	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	875 of 3644	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	991 of 4465	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	885 of 4401	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	699 of 4376	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	709 of 4329	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	612 of 4188	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	763 of 4168	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	1551 of 4520	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	702 of 3705	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	943 of 4594	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1079 of 4521	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	976 of 4477	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	820 of 4451	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	751 of 4309	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	861 of 4264	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	3615 of 4582	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.2	1616 of 3739	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	2502 of 4647	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	2039 of 4585	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	2584 of 4563	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	2223 of 4498	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1940 of 4357	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	1669 of 4319	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	2060 of 4301	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	18.6	3271 of 3549	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3268 of 4292	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3409 of 4086	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	2719 of 3952	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2296 of 3799	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1552 of 3684	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	1573 of 3558	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)85th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-25 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile-36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%+15 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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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 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
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
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
Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 Pleasant Vista Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6400	715	49	14.5	98.3%	14 (2.0%)	73 (10.2%)	613 (85.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	75.9	906^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.4%		44.3	2479^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	1573	58.8	35.5	69.6			55.8	75.0	68.2		72.8	57.8	48.3		$10,613
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
Richard Lagow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	687 Edgeworth Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6600	415	32	12.8	98.1%	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.3%)	342 (82.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	31.1	3364^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.3%		49.4	2174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.3%	1190	39.3	46.2	42.9			26.9	38.7	53.5		27.8	32.2	48.4		$13,110
A+ Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10327 Rylie Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	A+ Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 557-5578	888	44	20.0	91.7%	14 (1.6%)	33 (3.7%)	836 (94.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24	3815^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.3	3896^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.2%	81						23.2	26.2	31.5	44.7	34.3	48.1	32.4	26.3	$13,843
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1614 N St Augustine	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5000	417	27	15.4	96.9%	8 (1.9%)	58 (13.9%)	345 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.4	3665^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.8%		28	3551^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	114	37.8	57.6	51.7			16.7	26.1	44.4	42.3	16.4	35.7	46.8	32.7	$11,132
W A Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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
Nancy Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10400 Rylie Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6700	610	40	15.1	96.4%	10 (1.6%)	53 (8.7%)	535 (87.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	35.8	3033^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	34.4%		46.5	2346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.6%	687	30.6	42.1				48.9	42.4	47.8		42.1	41.0	31.8		$10,673
John Q Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8239 Lake June Rd	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy?

Students at Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White.

What district is Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy.

Is Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy a good school?

Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy ranks 2482^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl
High : H Grady Spruce High School

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