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Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8
2512th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Dallas Independent School District, with around 600 students. The school has generally outperformed the district and state averages on STAAR assessments, particularly in the upper grades, with strong performance from its African American and White student subgroups.

However, the school's Hispanic, English Learner, Special Education, and Gifted/Talented student subgroups have lagged behind their peers, suggesting uneven outcomes across different student populations. The school's higher per-student spending of around $11,670 may indicate challenges in efficiently allocating resources to maximize student achievement, especially for underperforming subgroups. Compared to nearby schools like Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary and C.F. Carr Elementary, Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard generally outperforms on test scores and other metrics.

While the school has demonstrated strengths in certain areas, its fluctuating performance and uneven subgroup outcomes suggest opportunities for continued improvement and refinement of its educational approach. Analyzing the school's strengths and areas for growth can provide valuable insights to guide future efforts to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

633
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,731
Per pupil spending ?
77.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1400 Walmsley Ave
       Dallas, TX  75208-1551

(972) 794-4400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard usually attend:

High:    Dr L G Pinkston Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.5%
African American:
11.4%
White:
9.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school53%
District avg41%
Texas avg46%
Elementary school
2,512th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
409th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Top 17%▲ up 43 pts since 2021
From bottom 40% (2021) to top 17% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
72nd of 146Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)
493rd of 961Dallas 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202543.72512 of 465146.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.02368 of 471049.7%★★☆☆☆
202353.81963 of 464757.8%★★★☆☆
202253.01985 of 458156.7%★★★☆☆
202146.52221 of 457851.5%★★★☆☆
201947.42198 of 447950.9%★★★☆☆
201861.51421 of 435967.4%★★★☆☆
201766.61173 of 432972.9%★★★★☆
201650.62276 of 428646.9%★★☆☆☆
201552.62187 of 432049.4%★★☆☆☆
201471.51146 of 426073.1%★★★★☆
201366.11370 of 422167.5%★★★☆☆
201257.71832 of 420656.4%★★★☆☆
201163.31622 of 409560.4%★★★☆☆
201069.21175 of 393770.2%★★★★☆
200970.51067 of 388472.5%★★★★☆
200872.0928 of 376875.4%★★★★☆
200778.0555 of 372485.1%★★★★☆
200667.51151 of 347666.9%★★★☆☆
200548.52086 of 347540.0%★★☆☆☆
200441.72410 of 346530.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202553.5773 of 190559.4%★★★☆☆
202467.6550 of 244377.5%★★★★☆
202365.7609 of 244375.1%★★★★☆
202245.31258 of 242148.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.11680 of 244431.3%★★☆☆☆
201956.6892 of 251564.5%★★★☆☆
201864.5636 of 248374.4%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202266.51017 of 446177.2%★★★★☆
202162.81067 of 433175.4%★★★★☆
201964.41072 of 429575.0%★★★★☆
201872.0704 of 424083.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.02302 of 291821.1%★☆☆☆☆
202446.91821 of 366850.4%★★★☆☆
202350.91634 of 355654.0%★★★☆☆
202271.3648 of 348781.4%★★★★☆
202165.8765 of 344677.8%★★★★☆
201967.1756 of 333377.3%★★★★☆
201876.3430 of 322686.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202545.61984 of 374447.0%★★☆☆☆
202449.52215 of 465852.4%★★★☆☆
202362.31439 of 458868.6%★★★☆☆
202261.31504 of 456167.0%★★★☆☆
202148.52111 of 449953.1%★★★☆☆
201946.62240 of 434848.5%★★☆☆☆
201861.41407 of 430667.3%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.02346 of 261910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202332.52496 of 298016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.72533 of 295814.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.52431 of 300619.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.92795 of 318412.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.52759 of 310611.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202537.92420 of 364433.6%★★☆☆☆
202438.12904 of 446535.0%★★☆☆☆
202352.31915 of 440156.5%★★★☆☆
202257.91588 of 437663.7%★★★☆☆
202152.11802 of 432958.4%★★★☆☆
201951.01920 of 418854.2%★★★☆☆
201866.11057 of 416874.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202543.62152 of 370541.9%★★☆☆☆
202444.32597 of 459443.5%★★☆☆☆
202351.42091 of 452153.7%★★★☆☆
202249.42189 of 447751.1%★★★☆☆
202150.42001 of 445155.0%★★★☆☆
201950.92002 of 430953.5%★★★☆☆
201871.2809 of 426481.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.22492 of 373933.4%★★☆☆☆
202432.03321 of 464728.5%★☆☆☆☆
202343.02566 of 458544.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.32666 of 456341.6%★★☆☆☆
202142.72398 of 449846.7%★★☆☆☆
201947.72146 of 435750.7%★★★☆☆
201857.31627 of 431962.3%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201850.7521 of 104650.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202527.02875 of 354919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202435.22891 of 429232.6%★★☆☆☆
202349.11700 of 408658.4%★★★☆☆
202232.62834 of 395228.3%★☆☆☆☆
202125.13183 of 379916.2%★☆☆☆☆
201943.01878 of 368449.0%★★☆☆☆
201860.9878 of 355875.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202571.0651 of 261275.1%★★★★☆
202463.51045 of 310866.4%★★★☆☆
202379.2448 of 310685.6%★★★★☆
202274.2582 of 308281.1%★★★★☆
202179.8386 of 308287.5%★★★★☆
201979.5432 of 314286.3%★★★★☆
201883.9311 of 312790.1%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202576.2409 of 234482.6%★★★★☆
202470.7524 of 237277.9%★★★★☆
202371.8483 of 233079.3%★★★★☆
202249.31035 of 225454.1%★★★☆☆
202138.01351 of 225240.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202577.3141 of 99785.9%★★★★☆
202481.2134 of 128089.5%★★★★☆
202385.9112 of 127391.2%★★★★★
202265.4288 of 125177.0%★★★★☆
202163.4299 of 121375.4%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202255.3736 of 218266.3%★★★☆☆
202149.5882 of 211858.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202571.7242 of 142883.1%★★★★☆
202472.6289 of 177083.7%★★★★☆
202372.9275 of 172084.0%★★★★☆
202264.1362 of 164378.0%★★★★☆
202163.7324 of 159279.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202575.2303 of 182583.4%★★★★☆
202468.4516 of 224277.0%★★★★☆
202373.2429 of 224180.9%★★★★☆
202248.11054 of 222152.5%★★★☆☆
202137.21344 of 215137.5%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.1813 of 123033.9%★★☆☆☆
202351.8914 of 148138.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.71104 of 148825.8%★☆☆☆☆
202132.71156 of 150123.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202574.0263 of 173184.8%★★★★☆
202467.3474 of 211977.6%★★★★☆
202373.6346 of 211683.6%★★★★☆
202250.4903 of 207756.5%★★★☆☆
202139.01232 of 204339.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202576.7210 of 182088.5%★★★★☆
202467.6462 of 223579.3%★★★★☆
202376.4298 of 225186.8%★★★★☆
202248.01053 of 222052.6%★★★☆☆
202140.71272 of 217241.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202563.8500 of 181872.5%★★★★☆
202458.3773 of 224665.6%★★★☆☆
202367.5577 of 224574.3%★★★★☆
202248.31049 of 222852.9%★★★☆☆
202138.31296 of 216840.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202564.0349 of 156877.7%★★★★☆
202435.71297 of 189131.4%★★☆☆☆
202360.9402 of 181577.9%★★★★☆
202261.4381 of 175778.3%★★★★☆
202155.2498 of 171270.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202586.865 of 143995.5%★★★★★
202471.6350 of 173379.8%★★★★☆
202392.542 of 174997.6%★★★★★
202273.3333 of 172380.7%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
At Risk (2022)77th percentile+21 vs school
White (2025)75th percentile+29 vs school
African American (2025)59th percentile+13 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)50th percentile-17 vs school
Female (2025)47th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school
Male (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-25 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile-27 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-36 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)95th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school
Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school
At Risk (2022)66th percentile+12 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile-49 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I88%+41 vs state
Reading66%+11 vs state
Science50%+12 vs state
Mathematics36%-6 vs state
Social Studies33%+4 vs state

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Students at Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard are 76% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard usually go on to attend:

High : Dr L G Pinkston Senior High School

Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard ranks 2512th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard.


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