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Oran M Roberts Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3840^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Oran M Roberts Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Dallas, TX, serving 340 students within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with extremely high economic need. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools, but recent data shows a promising upward trend, climbing from the 7th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026. This improvement is notable when compared to nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Cesar Chavez Learning Center (7th percentile) and Paul L Dunbar Learning Center (35th percentile), suggesting Oran M Roberts is beginning to pull away from the very bottom of the struggling cluster.

A standout strength is the school’s bilingual program, which dramatically outperforms its English-language instruction. For example, in 2025-2026, 4th-grade Reading in Spanish achieved a 73.08% proficiency rate, far exceeding the district (50.11%) and state (37.14%), while English Reading proficiency was only 21.88%. This pattern repeats across grades, indicating the Spanish-language program is highly effective, while English instruction needs improvement. Additionally, the school has shown relative success with Special Education students, ranking in the 76th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, though this has since declined. In contrast, the Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 1st percentile, suggesting it may not be adequately challenging its students.

Despite these challenges, Oran M Roberts achieves its recent gains with comparatively fewer resources, spending $12,018 per student versus $14,158 at the high-performing Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy (84th percentile) and $15,013 at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary (33rd percentile). A key concern is the sharp academic decline between 3rd and 4th grade, where English Reading proficiency drops from 54.17% to 21.88%, indicating a need to better support students as they transition to more complex skills. Overall, Oran M Roberts is a school showing signs of a turnaround, with a strong bilingual program as a model for improvement, but it still has significant work to close the gap with higher-performing neighbors like William Lipscomb Elementary (79th percentile).

340

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,663

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4919 Grand Ave
Dallas, TX 75223

(972) 749-8700

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Oran M Roberts Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Billy Earl Dade Middle
High:	James Madison High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

African American:

10.3%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

3,840^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

130^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	23.6	3840 of 4627	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	4390 of 4651	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4395 of 4710	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3309 of 4647	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4026 of 4581	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	4271 of 4578	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2986 of 4479	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	3464 of 4359	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	3244 of 4329	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	3442 of 4286	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	4132 of 4320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.6	3870 of 4260	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	3662 of 4206	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.2	2461 of 4095	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.7	2435 of 3937	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	2410 of 3884	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.0	2950 of 3768	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.8	2730 of 3724	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.8	1795 of 3476	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.0	2627 of 3475	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.5	3041 of 3465	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	2308 of 2406	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	2052 of 2443	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1879 of 2421	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	2313 of 2444	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1568 of 2515	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1988 of 2483	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	3871 of 4461	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	3364 of 4331	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1854 of 4295	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	2571 of 4240	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2552 of 2918	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	3245 of 3668	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2320 of 3556	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	3276 of 3487	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	2647 of 3446	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	1336 of 3333	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1181 of 3226	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	4080 of 4575	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	3617 of 3744	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	4503 of 4658	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3402 of 4588	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	4284 of 4561	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	4063 of 4499	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2046 of 4348	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	2988 of 4306	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	2800 of 3075	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	2597 of 2619	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	2672 of 2980	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2834 of 2958	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	2947 of 3006	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	2742 of 3184	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	2788 of 3106	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	3302 of 4413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	3267 of 3644	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4153 of 4465	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2491 of 4401	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3839 of 4376	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3807 of 4329	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2054 of 4188	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	2733 of 4168	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3486 of 4520	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	3383 of 3705	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4216 of 4594	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	2690 of 4521	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3895 of 4477	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	4032 of 4451	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2108 of 4309	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	2800 of 4264	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	3532 of 4582	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	3447 of 3739	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4144 of 4647	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3172 of 4585	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3646 of 4563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	4215 of 4498	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	3588 of 4357	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3730 of 4319	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	2747 of 4301	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	1842 of 3549	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	1040 of 4292	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	40.6	2251 of 4086	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	3389 of 3952	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3541 of 3799	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	1027 of 3684	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	38.8	2109 of 3558	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Oran M Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4919 Grand Ave	Dallas	75223	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8700	340	25	13.8	97.4%	9 (2.6%)	35 (10.3%)	286 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	23.6	3840^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.0%		12.6	4390^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	550	43.3	73.1	40.0					54.2	21.9	36.7				43.1	22.4	24.4					$11,663
Mount Auburn Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6012 E Grand Ave	Dallas	75223	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8500	548	40	13.8	92.9%	19 (3.5%)	44 (8.0%)	470 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	52.7	1974^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.3%		41	2706^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.8%	732	40.0	56.3	30.8					49.0	46.8	60.7				48.4	48.1	47.2					$11,738
East Grand Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6211 E Grand Ave	Dallas	75223	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 824-4747	816	42	19.2	96.9%	14 (1.7%)	115 (14.1%)	678 (83.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	39.3	2807^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.3%		49.8	2149^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	658	33.3	52.2	46.7					29.7	56.1	58.0	49.2	36.1	50.0	30.6	34.4	52.3	36.2	13.5	46.6	37.5	$12,324
Paul L Dunbar Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Metropolitan Ave	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6600	608	38	16.0	99.0%	8 (1.3%)	367 (60.4%)	204 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	36.2	3008^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.0%		32	3309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.9%	301	29.4	38.5	53.9	9.1	0.0	20.0		33.9	49.4	52.9				23.8	39.8	51.7					$11,981
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Worth St	Dallas	75246	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8600	292	22	13.0	94.5%	20 (6.8%)	56 (19.2%)	202 (69.2%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	34.6	3116^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.7%		28.1	3546^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.8%	430	45.5	50.0	23.1	40.0				47.4	40.0	64.7				36.0	35.0	26.9					$14,778
William Lipscomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Worth St	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-7300	387	28	13.8	76.7%	55 (14.2%)	54 (14.0%)	259 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	74.1	978^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.9%		68.2	1205^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.1%	227	75.0							63.4	62.3	62.2				74.5	60.0	46.2					$13,848
Eduardo Mata Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	7420 La Vista	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7500	720	51	14.2	66.7%	123 (17.1%)	46 (6.4%)	528 (73.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	51.3	2044^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.8%		51.1	2073^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.4%	29	9.1	50.0	50.0	0.0			57.8	57.4	52.9	56.5	62.3	64.4	61.9	40.9	46.5	25.3	44.2		51.4	28.1	$11,085
Uplift White Rock Hills Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7370 Valley Glen Rd	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	640	37	17.2	85.9%	11 (1.7%)	161 (25.2%)	441 (68.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	39.7	2771^st of 4627 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.4	2809^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.6%	38			28.6					34.0	50.0	54.8				36.3	38.2	53.8					$9,418
St Anthony Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3732 Myrtle St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	St Anthony School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-3645	202	14	14.5	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	196 (97.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	70.8	1099^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.2%		44.7	2455^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.2%	1356								77.1	42.9	48.6				94.3	71.4	60.0					$9,218
Cesar Chavez Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 N Carroll	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1000	541	37	14.8	99.3%	13 (2.4%)	284 (52.5%)	218 (40.3%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	14.6	4315^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.7%		19	4080^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%	235	40.0	37.5	30.0	28.6	66.7	22.2		8.1	27.3	46.3				13.5	31.9	33.3					$12,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Oran M Roberts Elementary

How many students attend Oran M Roberts Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Oran M Roberts Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oran M Roberts Elementary?

Students at Oran M Roberts Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Oran M Roberts Elementary a good school?

Oran M Roberts Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Oran M Roberts Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Oran M Roberts Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oran M Roberts Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Billy Earl Dade Middle
High : James Madison High School

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