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John W Runyon Elementary

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John W Runyon Elementary ranks 2874 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

John W Runyon Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, TX, serving 417 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). The school has shown a strong recent rebound, jumping from a 0-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating (38th percentile) in 2025-2026, suggesting that recent interventions are starting to yield positive results.

Runyon stands out for its exceptional performance with specific student groups. The school ranks in the 73rd percentile for African American students (4-star rating) and has a strong track record with Special Education students, ranking in the 87th percentile in 2023-2024. Low-SES student performance has also seen a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 11th percentile to the 67th percentile over two years. Additionally, the bilingual program shows remarkable results, with 5th graders achieving 75% proficiency in Spanish-language Reading and 83.33% in Mathematics, far exceeding state averages. However, the school struggles significantly in overall English-language math and reading proficiency, often lagging 10-20 percentage points behind district and state averages. Science scores are alarmingly low, with only 1.92% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, the lowest among nearby schools like C A Tatum Junior Elementary and Pleasant Grove Elementary.

A major concern is the performance of Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 2nd percentile (0 stars) in 2025-2026, indicating the school may not be challenging its highest-achieving students. The most interesting comparison is to Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary, located just 1.64 miles away, which ranks in the 80th percentile (4 stars) with significantly higher English-language test scores despite a similar demographic profile. This proximity proves high achievement is possible in this community, and Runyon’s challenge is to replicate those strategies. The school’s ranking history has been volatile, swinging from the 15th to the 43rd percentile and back, so sustaining its recent improvement is critical.

417

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,152

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10750 Cradlerock Dr
Dallas, TX 75217-3220

(972) 749-6100

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend John W Runyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence
High:	W W Samuell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

African American:

29.0%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

2,874^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st 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	38.2	2874 of 4627	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.1	3908 of 4651	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	4456 of 4710	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3671 of 4647	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	3849 of 4581	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2808 of 4578	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2533 of 4479	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2731 of 4359	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.7	3688 of 4329	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	3638 of 4286	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	3919 of 4320	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	42.6	2768 of 4260	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	2516 of 4221	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.3	3416 of 4206	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	3673 of 4095	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	3814 of 3937	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	3791 of 3884	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.5	3515 of 3768	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	36.1	2839 of 3724	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	3132 of 3476	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.2	3388 of 3475	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	3193 of 3465	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	647 of 2406	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	54.1	762 of 1905	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.5	2300 of 2443	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2275 of 2443	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	2316 of 2421	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	1697 of 2444	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1124 of 2515	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	1128 of 2483	54.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	2702 of 4461	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	1177 of 4331	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	1654 of 4295	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	1349 of 4240	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1853 of 2918	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3049 of 3668	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	1529 of 3556	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	1885 of 3487	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.4	824 of 3446	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	857 of 3333	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	1426 of 3226	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3233 of 4575	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	3057 of 3744	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	4341 of 4658	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	2940 of 4588	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3619 of 4561	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	2721 of 4499	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2154 of 4348	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	3055 of 4306	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	3025 of 3075	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	2593 of 2619	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	2897 of 2980	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	2924 of 2958	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	2650 of 3006	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2549 of 3184	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	2569 of 3106	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	2417 of 4413	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	2526 of 3644	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	3611 of 4465	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	1998 of 4401	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	2078 of 4376	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	1922 of 4329	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	1471 of 4188	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	2131 of 4168	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	1500 of 4520	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	2023 of 3705	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4074 of 4594	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3190 of 4521	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3309 of 4477	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	2116 of 4451	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	1480 of 4309	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	2096 of 4264	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	2441 of 4582	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	2359 of 3739	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4252 of 4647	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4074 of 4585	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4003 of 4563	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	2830 of 4498	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	2902 of 4357	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2368 of 4319	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	1762 of 4301	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	779 of 3549	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	543 of 4292	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	36.7	2560 of 4086	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2855 of 3952	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3719 of 3799	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1776 of 3684	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)73rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics38%-7 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
John W Runyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 Cradlerock Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-6100	417	29	14.3	97.4%	5 (1.2%)	121 (29.0%)	281 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	38.2	2874^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.9%		22.1	3908^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.0%	1034	23.1	38.5	75.0			83.3	53.6	46.7	52.5	34.2	44.2	32.6	40.5	34.2	$12,152
Golden Rule Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10747 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 248-4463	214	17	12.6	96.7%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	3448^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.5%		42.7	2596^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%	852	25.0	0.0	30.0	10.0	0.0		28.6	21.4	76.9	40.9	12.5	7.7	39.1	40.9	$8,615
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
KIPP Pleasant Grove Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2200 N St Augustine	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 323-4230	496	25	19.4	95.4%	11 (2.2%)	282 (56.9%)	182 (36.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	22	3940^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.8%		21.1	3969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	29							29.6	24.6	52.2		29.6	34.8	33.3		$8,006
McWhorter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Hickory Tree Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7020	501	39	12.7	92.4%	24 (4.8%)	48 (9.6%)	409 (81.6%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	31	3369^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.2%		39.2	2824^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.3%	545	41.7	26.3	42.9	0.0	50.0		31.2	34.9	49.3		33.8	47.4	39.0		$10,758
Seabourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Sandy Ln	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7040	573	41	13.9	91.1%	16 (2.8%)	90 (15.7%)	456 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	53.6	1930^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.3%		64.5	1360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.8%	570	20.0	19.2	0.0	21.4	41.2	10.0	31.3	59.5	56.6		37.5	60.8	61.3		$8,983
Floyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Hickory Tree Rd	Balch Springs	75180	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7100	552	37	14.7	92.8%	18 (3.3%)	77 (13.9%)	443 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	39.7	2769^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		30.3	3407^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.7%	638	42.4	25.9	45.5	30.3	17.2	0.0	46.2	34.4	59.0		28.2	41.9	54.6		$10,423
Edward Titche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9560 Highfield Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2100	676	46	14.6	99.4%	11 (1.6%)	167 (24.7%)	480 (71.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	21	3991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	13.7%		39.7	2788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.1%	1203	16.3	29.6	37.8	11.1	16.7		26.3	17.7	34.2	43.2	22.2	30.3	42.5	24.7	$10,790
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John W Runyon Elementary

What district is John W Runyon Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend John W Runyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended John W Runyon Elementary.

Is John W Runyon Elementary a good school?

John W Runyon Elementary ranks 2874^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John W Runyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend John W Runyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Young Men's Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence
High : W W Samuell High School

What is the racial makeup of John W Runyon Elementary?

Students at John W Runyon Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 29% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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

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