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Jose 'joe' May Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jose 'joe' May Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 756 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 493 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jose 'joe' May Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools over the past 5 years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for female, economically disadvantaged, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of their respective categories. However, the school's performance for special education and at-risk students is slightly better, ranking in the bottom 25-35% of their respective categories.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy, Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary, and David G Burnet Elementary, Jose 'joe' May Elementary consistently underperforms on statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may be a significant factor contributing to its low academic performance, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the unique challenges faced by this school community.

746

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,138

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9818 Brockbank Dr
Dallas, TX 75220

(972) 749-4800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jose 'joe' May Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Francisco Pancho Medrano J H
High:	Thomas Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.0%

African American:

6.2%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2019 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

Texas avg46%

4,431^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 39 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^th of 146Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

493^rd 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	4431 of 4651	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	4637 of 4710	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3959 of 4647	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4042 of 4581	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3638 of 4578	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2500 of 4479	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	1044 of 1905	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	2320 of 2443	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	2349 of 2443	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2377 of 2421	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	2369 of 2444	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1688 of 2515	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	2870 of 4461	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	1773 of 4331	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	748 of 4295	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	2029 of 4240	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	2498 of 2918	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	3317 of 3668	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	2480 of 3556	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	2525 of 3487	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1606 of 3446	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	882 of 3333	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.1	1746 of 3226	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	3442 of 3744	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4336 of 4658	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4208 of 4588	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4176 of 4561	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3521 of 4499	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	2667 of 4348	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	2984 of 4306	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2588 of 2619	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	2808 of 2980	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	2900 of 2958	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	2805 of 3006	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	2815 of 3184	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2627 of 3106	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	3377 of 3644	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4181 of 4465	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3428 of 4401	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3652 of 4376	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	3050 of 4329	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2099 of 4188	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	2918 of 4168	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	3333 of 3705	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4275 of 4594	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3584 of 4521	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3802 of 4477	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3243 of 4451	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1600 of 4309	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	2719 of 4264	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	3524 of 3739	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4475 of 4647	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3470 of 4585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3912 of 4563	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3715 of 4498	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2158 of 4357	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.9	3437 of 4319	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1735 of 3549	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	1835 of 4292	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	3384 of 4086	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3497 of 3952	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	3605 of 3799	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	3684 of 3684	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2320 of 3558	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+40 vs school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading22%-6 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

Science9%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Jose 'joe' May Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9818 Brockbank Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4800	746	46	16.2	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	46 (6.2%)	679 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	11.6	4431^st of 4651 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.7	4637^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.5%	206	16.9	20.9	30.5	50.0			9.3		25.0	16.7	32.0	22.2			33.8	15.4	22.4	13.6		0.0			$10,138
David G Burnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 Kinkaid Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3000	631	43	14.6	97.3%	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	610 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	2447^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%		40.7	2794^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.7%	347	58.2	63.8	69.1	12.5		20.0	0.0		46.7	47.8	55.0	45.8			53.2	51.9	40.4	29.2		9.3			$11,921
Julian T Saldivar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9510 Brockbank Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2000	755	45	16.7	98.8%	24 (3.2%)	7 (0.9%)	703 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	16.6	4202^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.7	4426^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.0%	224	19.7	19.7	23.5						0.0	41.2	26.7	33.7			30.3	29.0	19.0	25.0		1.1			$9,894
Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9990 Webb Chapel Rd	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-2900	528	41	12.8	98.3%	15 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	495 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35.7	3072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%		32.1	3334^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.2%	262	24.1	60.0	36.6			14.3	0.0		13.3	15.4	53.9	34.4			27.0	56.4	55.3	26.7		18.6			$12,991
Uplift Triumph Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	9411 Hargrove St	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 590-5100	480	28	17.4	95.0%	9 (1.9%)	20 (4.2%)	432 (90.0%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	10.3	4468^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.9%		20.2	4069^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.6%	399									26.0	17.7	20.5				33.3	15.4	10.6			0.0			$11,570
F P Caillet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3033 Merrell Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3200	552	36	15.2	97.8%	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	535 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	2893^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%		43.4	2640^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.9%	253	15.1	59.6	54.6	20.0	38.9		0.0		40.0	66.7	75.0	33.3			31.9	62.5	37.1	9.5		17.0			$11,357
Stephen C Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Clover Ln	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8100	604	41	14.7	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	19 (3.1%)	563 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	33	3257^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.0%		23	3898^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.2%	641	30.6	36.5	41.9	0.0					42.1	47.1	57.1	29.2			32.5	34.8	45.7	29.7		18.6			$11,397
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3978 Killion Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7800	516	36	14.4	82.2%	39 (7.6%)	25 (4.8%)	439 (85.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	69.8	1144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%		50.5	2146^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.4%	1002	20.0	66.7						43.8	68.3	81.1	67.3	74.5	62.3	78.1	60.9	69.8	42.3	35.3	26.4	21.2	60.4	71.9	$10,595
Marcus Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	2911 Northaven Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2900	718	43	16.6	98.5%	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	688 (95.8%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	28.1	3548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%		23.7	3857^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.1%	309	32.5	48.6	30.4	20.0	18.8	0.0	1.6		33.3	36.0	50.0	27.5			44.1	40.7	25.4	27.5		4.0			$11,171
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3453 Flair Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2800	413	28	14.7	50.8%	140 (33.9%)	17 (4.1%)	230 (55.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	72.7	1015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%		77.3	855^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.8%	160									54.4	56.5	69.2	78.8			52.5	46.8	62.1	75.8		36.4			$13,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Jose 'joe' May Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jose 'joe' May Elementary?

Students at Jose 'joe' May Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 6% African American.

What district is Jose 'joe' May Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is Jose 'joe' May Elementary a good school?

Jose 'joe' May Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jose 'joe' May Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jose 'joe' May Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Francisco Pancho Medrano J H
High : Thomas Jefferson High School

How many students attend Jose 'joe' May Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 746 students attended Jose 'joe' May Elementary.

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