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Frederick Douglass Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Frederick Douglass Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) serving 453 students in a high-poverty area, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has a unique strength: its Spanish-language reading program is exceptional, with 5th graders scoring 84% proficient on the Spanish STAAR Reading test—far above the state average of 35%. This success extends to its Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who rank in the top third of all Texas schools. However, this success is not mirrored in other areas. The school’s overall academic performance places it in the bottom 13th percentile of Texas elementary schools, significantly behind nearby schools like W.A. Blair Elementary (57th percentile) and Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy (67th percentile).

This creates a "tale of two schools" within one building. While the bilingual program thrives, English literacy and science instruction are critical weaknesses. Only 41% of 5th graders were proficient in English reading, and a mere 6% were proficient in 5th grade science—the lowest score among all nearby schools. The school also struggles to serve its African American students (11th percentile) and Gifted and Talented students (1st percentile), suggesting that successful strategies for one group are not being applied across the board. Despite spending $12,873 per student—more than several higher-performing neighbors—the school has remained stagnant in the bottom 10-17th percentile for five years, even as nearby schools like Rufus C Burleson Elementary and W.A. Blair have shown dramatic turnarounds.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Frederick Douglass offers a standout bilingual program for Spanish-speaking students, but overall academic outcomes are low, especially in English and science. The school has not replicated the rapid improvements seen in similar schools within the district. If your child is a native Spanish speaker, the reading program is a clear asset. However, for English literacy, science, or advanced learners, you may want to explore other options like Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary or John Q Adams Elementary, which show stronger overall performance.

453

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,624

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

226n Jim Miller Rd
Dallas, TX 75227-5803

(972) 794-1400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E B Comstock Middle
High:	H Grady Spruce High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.1%

Hispanic:

40.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

4,034^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^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	20.0	4034 of 4627	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	3846 of 4651	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	3913 of 4710	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4160 of 4647	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4115 of 4581	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3366 of 4578	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	4435 of 4479	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3023 of 4359	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	16.9	3934 of 4329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	4121 of 4286	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	3754 of 4320	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	4179 of 4260	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	3856 of 4221	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.7	3827 of 4206	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	3211 of 4095	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	3810 of 3937	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	3826 of 3884	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.2	3762 of 3768	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.6	3691 of 3724	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	2153 of 2406	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	1773 of 1905	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1720 of 2443	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1870 of 2443	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1638 of 2421	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	1233 of 2444	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2487 of 2515	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1490 of 2483	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	3471 of 4461	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	2164 of 4331	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.1	4106 of 4295	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2163 of 4240	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	971 of 2918	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	1573 of 3668	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1814 of 3556	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2174 of 3487	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	1677 of 3446	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	2842 of 3333	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.8	844 of 3226	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4173 of 4575	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	2751 of 3744	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3298 of 4658	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3569 of 4588	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	3736 of 4561	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	2712 of 4499	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.3	4330 of 4348	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3537 of 4306	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	3030 of 3075	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	2296 of 2619	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	2581 of 2980	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2888 of 2958	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	2914 of 3006	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	3173 of 3184	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2493 of 3106	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	1471 of 4413	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	1267 of 3644	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	1518 of 4465	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	2456 of 4401	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3158 of 4376	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2574 of 4329	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	3603 of 4188	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	1533 of 4168	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	3400 of 4520	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	2336 of 3705	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2769 of 4594	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3689 of 4521	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3751 of 4477	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	2582 of 4451	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	4242 of 4309	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2646 of 4264	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	3652 of 4582	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	2887 of 3739	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3611 of 4647	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	4316 of 4585	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	4303 of 4563	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3780 of 4498	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	4251 of 4357	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2475 of 4319	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	1913 of 4301	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.8	2313 of 3549	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.8	4080 of 4292	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3705 of 4086	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3195 of 3952	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3671 of 3799	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	3632 of 3684	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	3454 of 3558	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-20 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226n Jim Miller Rd	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1400	453	32	14.1	96.2%	6 (1.3%)	245 (54.1%)	182 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	20	4034^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.8%		23.2	3846^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.3%	188	45.8	46.7	84.2				23.7	38.9	40.9		28.3	34.7	32.8		$12,624
W A Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7720 Gayglen Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1600	367	25	14.6	97.5%	6 (1.6%)	75 (20.4%)	280 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	52.2	1999^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.8%		29.3	3473^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	1474	45.8	63.2	36.8				44.4	44.4	33.3		51.0	51.4	50.0		$11,327
Rufus C Burleson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Elam Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4500	472	32	14.7	97.7%	4 (0.8%)	146 (30.9%)	315 (66.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46.1	2325^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.8%		69	1176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.7%	1149	39.3	61.8	55.2	60.0	75.0		33.3	41.7	47.4		51.7	58.7	39.3		$13,087
Henry B Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6610 Lake June Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3300	513	35	14.6	98.1%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.3%)	490 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	39.9	2753^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.5%		31.9	3319^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%	566	52.4	61.1	46.5		0.0	40.0	40.9	16.7	65.2		39.1	40.0	45.9		$10,350
B H Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Holcomb Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1500	535	38	14.0	95.3%	9 (1.7%)	34 (6.4%)	485 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	47.4	2249^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.4%		39.7	2791^st of 4651 public elementary schools	40.0%	542	35.0	40.0	50.0				61.5	48.1	54.7		24.1	55.3	42.5		$10,585
Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 N Jim Miller Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4900	446	34	13.1	98.7%	12 (2.7%)	25 (5.6%)	403 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	61.6	1533^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.9%		66.1	1304^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.0%	229	56.0	65.0	35.0			30.0	53.6	47.1	63.2	32.1	58.0	50.0	83.3	54.7	$12,732
John Q Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8239 Lake June Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1200	399	29	13.7	98.0%	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.8%)	377 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33.8	3168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.5%		21.3	3958^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.9%	790	39.3	64.0	36.4				32.1	47.9	32.4	44.4	45.3	31.5	34.0	42.6	$13,457
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 Umphress Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4700	434	30	14.4	98.8%	7 (1.6%)	11 (2.5%)	414 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	51.1	2062^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.4%		47.7	2276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.1%	214	51.5	60.0	64.3				38.5	46.4	60.6	59.0	51.8	50.0	32.2	46.2	$13,343
Inspired Vision Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8421 Bohannon Dr	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 391-7964	578	30	19.0	99.3%	10 (1.7%)	26 (4.5%)	541 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17	4190^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.4%		18.8	4097^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	93							32.4	36.2	33.8	37.2	11.8	30.9	29.9	24.5	$15,391
Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7203 Burton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-8100	497	33	15.0	96.2%	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.4%)	461 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.7	2134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		28.6	3525^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%	1391	45.0	55.6	52.9		33.3		42.9	42.9	38.9	50.0	48.2	51.8	55.9	44.8	$10,941

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Frederick Douglass Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Frederick Douglass Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Frederick Douglass Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Douglass Elementary?

Students at Frederick Douglass Elementary are 54% African American, 40% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% White.

What district is Frederick Douglass Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Frederick Douglass Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frederick Douglass Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E B Comstock Middle
High : H Grady Spruce High School

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

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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