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J P Starks Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

4350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

J P Starks Elementary is a small PK-8 school in Dallas, TX, serving 255 students within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in recent years, dropping from a 70th percentile statewide ranking in 2019 to the 6th percentile in 2026, a much steeper fall than nearby schools like Whitney M Young Junior Elementary or William B Miller Elementary.

The most striking feature is a "two-school" phenomenon in test scores: 7th and 8th graders achieved 100% proficiency in Reading and high scores in Math and Social Studies, while 3rd graders scored only 17.86% in Reading and 7.14% in Math. This pattern has been consistent for three years, suggesting the upper-grade program may be highly effective and could serve as a model for improvement. However, the school's Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School, located just 1.8 miles away, achieves over 90% proficiency in reading for 3rd graders, highlighting the challenge of concentrated poverty. J P Starks spends $13,975 per student, higher than Trinity Heights ($10,804), indicating the issue is not funding but how resources are used.

Despite the current crisis, the school has a history of success with "At Risk" students, ranking in the 88th percentile in 2019. The school's Gifted and Talented program has also plummeted from the 38th percentile in 2022 to the 5th percentile in 2025, suggesting it is failing to challenge its highest-achieving students. The data suggests the capacity for success exists within the building, particularly in the upper grades, but it is not being applied consistently across all grade levels and student groups. Understanding what works for the 7th and 8th graders could provide a blueprint for reversing the decline and restoring the school's former performance.

255

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,704

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3033 Tips Blvd
Dallas, TX 75216-3563

(972) 502-8800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend J P Starks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes
High:	Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.1%

Hispanic:

45.5%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg47%

Texas avg49%

Elementary school

4,350^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,067^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 39 pts since 2021

From top 7% (2021) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	4350 of 4627	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	4181 of 4651	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	2956 of 4710	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2475 of 4647	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	2363 of 4581	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	2207 of 4578	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	1352 of 4479	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1428 of 4359	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	1551 of 4329	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.5	2992 of 4286	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	2381 of 4320	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	2839 of 4260	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	2503 of 4221	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	2273 of 4206	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.3	1229 of 4095	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	87.0	39 of 3937	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.2	367 of 3884	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	71.4	972 of 3768	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	26.2	3216 of 3724	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	3096 of 3476	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.7	2533 of 3475	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	60.3	1481 of 3465	57.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	1819 of 2406	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1399 of 1905	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1652 of 2443	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1265 of 2443	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	1169 of 2421	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	950 of 2444	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	718 of 2515	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	779 of 2483	68.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	77.5	524 of 4461	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	1716 of 4331	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	476 of 4295	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	862 of 4240	79.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1532 of 1643	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	2380 of 2918	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.1	1465 of 3668	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	649 of 3556	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	329 of 3446	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	124 of 3333	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	238 of 3226	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	3857 of 4575	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	2933 of 3744	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2700 of 4658	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	1860 of 4588	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	2504 of 4561	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	2336 of 4499	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	1646 of 4348	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2321 of 4306	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	2496 of 2619	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	2571 of 2980	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	1822 of 2958	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	2413 of 3006	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2103 of 3184	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	1837 of 3106	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	4257 of 4413	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	2665 of 3644	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	1488 of 4465	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	608 of 4401	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	97.0	54 of 4376	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	357 of 4329	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	143 of 4188	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	306 of 4168	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	3997 of 4520	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	2742 of 3705	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2489 of 4594	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	2046 of 4521	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	1810 of 4477	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	1460 of 4451	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	565 of 4309	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	777 of 4264	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	4421 of 4582	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	2948 of 3739	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3053 of 4647	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	2879 of 4585	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	2202 of 4563	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	1993 of 4498	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	1203 of 4357	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	895 of 4319	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	3590 of 4301	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4068 of 4292	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	1067 of 2335	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	815 of 2344	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.8	196 of 2372	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	21 of 2330	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	51 of 2254	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	152 of 2252	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	93.5	41 of 1280	96.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	98.7	13 of 2182	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	15 of 2118	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	97.9	19 of 1770	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	5 of 1720	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	7 of 1643	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	17 of 1592	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	98.5	9 of 2241	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	18 of 2221	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	120 of 2151	94.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	403 of 1497	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	44.1	849 of 1230	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	769 of 1481	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.7	552 of 1488	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	1127 of 1501	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	113 of 1731	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	4 of 2119	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	9 of 2116	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	15 of 2077	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	29 of 2043	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	915 of 2253	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.8	89 of 1820	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	14 of 2235	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	11 of 2251	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	20 of 2220	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	24 of 2172	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	753 of 2253	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.9	347 of 1818	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	96.1	49 of 2246	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	50 of 2245	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	109 of 2228	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	185 of 2168	91.5%	★★★★★

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)88th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2023)100th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2024)97th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies100%+68 vs state

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading39%-16 vs state

Mathematics26%-20 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
J P Starks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3033 Tips Blvd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8800	255	19	13.4	98.4%	2 (0.8%)	120 (47.1%)	116 (45.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	13.8	4350^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.0%		17	4181^st of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%	169	0.0			0.0			100.0	17.9	26.9	39.4	37.5	100.0	100.0	7.1	34.6	20.6	25.0	87.5	100.0	$16,704
William B Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3111 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8700	286	22	12.7	99.7%	7 (2.4%)	92 (32.2%)	176 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	28.5	3524^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.8%		18.3	4122^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.4%	598	23.5	12.5	57.1					18.8	29.6	52.6	39.5			48.4	16.1	32.3	36.8			$16,364
Albert C Black Junior Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Bonnie View Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1800	828	50	16.7	97.8%	7 (0.8%)	492 (59.4%)	296 (35.7%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	19.3	4084^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%					(n/a)	46.4	66.7	54.6		0.0	57.1		25.0	21.9	37.7				33.3	27.8	44.1				$00
John Neely Bryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 Deer Path Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8500	454	29	15.6	98.9%	5 (1.1%)	191 (42.1%)	250 (55.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42.5	2555^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.8%		28.8	3514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	959	33.3	48.0						38.9	42.9	44.7	54.6			34.9	52.2	38.8	47.7			$12,399
Cedar Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Mouser St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7400	457	32	14.2	99.8%	6 (1.3%)	164 (35.9%)	275 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	46.2	2320^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.9%		46.2	2367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.1%	47	40.7	64.0	52.0	0.0	40.0	0.0		47.4	66.7	52.0	43.8			35.3	44.2	41.7	38.7			$15,632
Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	PK, KG-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	398	25	16.2	76.6%	20 (5.0%)	116 (29.1%)	246 (61.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	97.8	59^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.7%		92.5	291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%	232							90.5	91.4	89.4	92.7	97.9	95.5	100.0	73.0	83.0	79.1	80.9	82.4	57.1	$11,565
Whitney M Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-2000	371	25	15.0	97.0%	7 (1.9%)	150 (40.4%)	205 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	31.5	3338^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.9%		24.8	3733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	19.7%	395	33.3	45.0	45.5					36.4	27.5	60.0				32.1	41.0	39.5				$11,388
Harry Stone Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4747 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3400	505	33	15.3	79.0%	10 (2.0%)	198 (39.2%)	278 (55.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	64.9	1356^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.7%		58	1673^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.0%	317							87.5	63.0	63.4	76.1	66.1	85.9	95.2	41.3	46.3	52.2	33.9	38.4	55.6	$10,031
H S Thompson Learning Center	Public	K-5	5700 Bexar St	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1700	545	36	15.1	98.7%	7 (1.3%)	271 (49.7%)	252 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	51.6	2033^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.1%		33.4	3232^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	30.5%	1199	30.0	36.7	29.7					60.0	54.0	35.7				58.7	39.6	48.9				$12,126
H I Holland Elementary At Lisbon	Public	PK, KG-5	4203 S Lancaster Rd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-1900	361	29	12.4	98.6%	5 (1.4%)	106 (29.4%)	243 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	34.9	3092^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	33.2%		11.1	4453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	1361	50.0		31.3			0.0		37.9	41.7	33.3				41.2	58.0	28.6				$13,949

Frequently Asked Questions about J P Starks Elementary

What is the racial makeup of J P Starks Elementary?

Students at J P Starks Elementary are 47% African American, 45% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is J P Starks Elementary a good school?

J P Starks Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of J P Starks Elementary attend?

Students who attend J P Starks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes
High : Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation

How many students attend J P Starks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended J P Starks Elementary.

What district is J P Starks Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

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

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