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J N Ervin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4381st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

J N Ervin Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 693 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in the state.

J N Ervin Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.2% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 47.27% for the district and 52.02% for the state. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 97.4% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school spends around $11,853 per student, which is slightly higher than the district average, its student-teacher ratio of 14.7 is still relatively high.

Nearby schools, such as Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary, John Neely Bryan Elementary, and William B Miller Elementary, also struggle academically but generally perform better than J N Ervin Elementary on STAAR tests. Additionally, the nearby public magnet schools, J P Starks Elementary and Harry Stone Montessori Academy, significantly outperform J N Ervin Elementary on STAAR tests, despite serving similar demographics.

743
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,152
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3722 Black Oak Dr
       Dallas, TX  75241-3307

(972) 749-3700

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend J N Ervin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Royce West Leadership School
High:    Wilmer-Hutchins High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
62.6%
Hispanic:
30.0%
White:
2.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Reading scores 29 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg42%
Texas avg46%
4,381st of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
142nd 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.84381 of 46515.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.64607 of 47102.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.44385 of 46475.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.64468 of 45812.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.84299 of 45786.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.44177 of 44796.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.64195 of 43593.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.84294 of 43290.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20164.34209 of 42861.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.54082 of 43205.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201423.53685 of 426013.5%★☆☆☆☆
201323.03689 of 422112.6%★☆☆☆☆
201213.14039 of 42064.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201123.93626 of 409511.5%★☆☆☆☆
20108.63848 of 39372.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.53795 of 38842.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20085.83721 of 37681.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.03632 of 37242.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.93390 of 34762.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200533.82709 of 347522.0%★☆☆☆☆
200435.02676 of 346522.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.31641 of 190513.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.92336 of 24434.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.82289 of 24436.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.12250 of 24217.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.42305 of 24445.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.02073 of 251517.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.72084 of 248316.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20252.4800 of 8141.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.01045 of 10450.0%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202224.83809 of 446114.6%★☆☆☆☆
202136.62831 of 433134.6%★★☆☆☆
201921.43901 of 42959.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.44079 of 42403.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.51792 of 291838.6%★★☆☆☆
202429.72819 of 366823.1%★☆☆☆☆
202374.1578 of 355683.7%★★★★☆
202249.21695 of 348751.4%★★★☆☆
202191.2127 of 344696.3%★★★★★
201972.6540 of 333383.8%★★★★☆
201860.8990 of 322669.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.03323 of 374411.2%★☆☆☆☆
20247.34588 of 46581.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.24204 of 45888.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.64342 of 45614.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.44130 of 44998.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.84164 of 43484.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.84055 of 43065.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20259.52538 of 26193.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.32875 of 29803.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.22796 of 29585.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.92936 of 30062.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.73104 of 31842.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.52947 of 31065.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202549.61746 of 364452.1%★★★☆☆
202438.02913 of 446534.8%★★☆☆☆
202373.9766 of 440182.6%★★★★☆
202246.02379 of 437645.6%★★☆☆☆
202162.81220 of 432971.8%★★★★☆
201945.62273 of 418845.7%★★☆☆☆
201844.22322 of 416844.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202527.53016 of 370518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202415.14341 of 45945.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.24180 of 45217.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.24299 of 44774.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.34068 of 44518.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.23878 of 430910.0%★☆☆☆☆
201819.23965 of 42647.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.23301 of 373911.7%★☆☆☆☆
202417.54191 of 46479.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.54372 of 45854.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.54490 of 45631.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.84247 of 44985.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.63919 of 435710.1%★☆☆☆☆
201811.44189 of 43193.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202572.4576 of 354983.8%★★★★☆
202462.81114 of 429274.0%★★★★☆
202319.33819 of 40866.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.83400 of 395214.0%★☆☆☆☆
202121.33445 of 37999.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.33226 of 368412.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.02660 of 355825.2%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)84th percentile+78 vs school
Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+46 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school
At Risk (2022)15th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading26%-29 vs state
Mathematics19%-26 vs state
Science19%-10 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended J N Ervin Elementary.

Students who attend J N Ervin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Royce West Leadership School
High : Wilmer-Hutchins High School

J N Ervin Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at J N Ervin Elementary are 63% African American, 30% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.


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