Stevens Park Elementary

Stevens Park Elementary is a PK-6 campus in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 631 students in a high-poverty area, where over 99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Stevens Park Elementary currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 20th percentile statewide, which is significantly lower than several nearby schools with similar demographics. For example, Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary ranks in the 74th percentile (4-star), George Peabody Elementary ranks in the 67th percentile (3-star), and Arturo Salazar Elementary ranks in the 61st percentile (3-star). In 3rd-grade reading, Stevens Park’s proficiency was 23.33%, compared to the district average of 49.11% and the state average of 51.08%. This is the lowest 3rd-grade reading score among comparable nearby schools, while Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary achieved 62.5% proficiency. In 3rd-grade math, Stevens Park’s proficiency was 20.31%, again the lowest among its peers, while C F Carr Elementary achieved 56% proficiency in the same year.

An interesting finding is that Stevens Park’s Spanish-language STAAR tests show stronger results than its English-language tests. In 3rd-grade reading, proficiency was 36.17% on the Spanish test versus 23.33% on the English test, and in 4th-grade reading, it was 53.66% on the Spanish test versus 41.82% on the English test. This suggests the school’s bilingual program may be more effective than its general English instruction. The school also shows inconsistent performance for special education students, ranking in the 87th percentile one year and dropping to the 18th percentile the next. While Stevens Park spends $11,751 per student, similar to other schools, it has struggled to build sustained academic momentum, with its ranking fluctuating between the 3rd and 37th percentile over the last decade.