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Harry C Withers Elementary

Q: Is Harry C Withers Elementary a good school?

Harry C Withers Elementary ranks 529 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Harry C Withers Elementary is a high-performing PK-6 school in Dallas, TX, serving 447 students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a clear academic leader in its neighborhood.

Withers Elementary consistently earns a 4-star rating and recently ranked in the 89th percentile statewide, a remarkable achievement compared to nearby schools. For example, while Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary (79th percentile) is also high-performing, other close neighbors like Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School (28th percentile) and Nathan Adams Elementary (27th percentile) rank in the bottom third of the state. Withers' test scores are dramatically higher than the district average—for instance, 3rd-grade reading proficiency is 73% compared to the Dallas ISD average of 49%, and 3rd-grade math proficiency is 70% versus 42%. The school also excels with specific student groups, ranking in the 99th percentile for White students and showing a dramatic turnaround for Special Education and low-income students, who now rank in the 96th and 94th percentiles respectively. Even compared to a nearby out-of-district school, Stark Elementary (52nd percentile) in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd), Withers outperforms it in nearly every subject and grade level.

One notable area for growth is with Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the 49th percentile, suggesting the school may need to enhance advanced curriculum or enrichment programs. Overall, Withers Elementary is a standout school that effectively supports a diverse student body, with about 49% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and its success highlights the powerful impact of strong school leadership and community engagement within the Dallas ISD.

447

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,813

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3959 Northaven Rd
Dallas, TX 75229-2758

(972) 794-5000

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Harry C Withers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ewell D Walker Middle
High:	W T White High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.7%

White:

30.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

529^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 947Dallas 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	86.4	529 of 4643	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	1063 of 4651	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	1206 of 4710	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	799 of 4647	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	699 of 4581	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	862 of 4578	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	633 of 4479	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	739 of 4359	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	630 of 4329	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	1314 of 4286	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	81.2	664 of 4320	84.6%	★★★★☆
2014	66.1	1416 of 4260	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	1019 of 4221	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	45.7	2542 of 4206	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.8	1649 of 4095	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	1290 of 3937	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	1813 of 3884	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	1888 of 3768	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	2165 of 3724	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.8	1600 of 3476	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.3	1512 of 3475	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.4	2052 of 3465	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	1472 of 4461	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	482 of 4331	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	991 of 4295	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	1192 of 4240	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	891 of 2918	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1839 of 3668	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	1633 of 3556	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	1637 of 3487	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	958 of 3446	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	1373 of 3333	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	1431 of 3226	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	543 of 4588	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	755 of 3744	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	1252 of 4658	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	710 of 4588	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	447 of 4561	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	721 of 4499	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	632 of 4348	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	1273 of 4306	70.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	1559 of 3080	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	1690 of 2619	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	1747 of 2980	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	1747 of 2958	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	1487 of 3006	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	1787 of 3184	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	1540 of 3106	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	419 of 4425	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	67.5	899 of 3644	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	2000 of 4465	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	1259 of 4401	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	976 of 4376	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	1110 of 4329	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	906 of 4188	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	1573 of 4168	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	284 of 4535	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	73.2	608 of 3705	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	2460 of 4594	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.1	1124 of 4521	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	717 of 4477	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	980 of 4451	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	1132 of 4309	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	1445 of 4264	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	599 of 4597	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.6	1070 of 3739	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1381 of 4647	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	868 of 4585	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	1135 of 4563	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	997 of 4498	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	627 of 4357	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	456 of 4319	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	162 of 4308	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	80.0	342 of 3549	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	56.6	1462 of 4292	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.1	268 of 4086	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	69.3	591 of 3799	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	368 of 3684	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	440 of 3558	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	23 of 3015	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.3	69 of 2612	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	33 of 3108	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	61 of 3106	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	357 of 3082	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	225 of 3082	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	256 of 3142	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	124 of 3127	96.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)99th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading76%+21 vs state

Mathematics62%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The Teachers are amazing! They are engaged and involved! They even come to the student's weekend sporting events!! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Best public school in DISD and rivals the private schools. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Harry C Withers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3959 Northaven Rd	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-5000	447	30	15.1	49.4%	136 (30.4%)	9 (2.0%)	267 (59.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	86.4	529^th of 4643 public elementary schools	88.6%		71.6	1063^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.1%	534								78.7	75.0	73.7	73.2			70.5	65.9	59.0	48.8			$11,813
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%)	74.3	966^th of 4643 public elementary schools	79.2%		72.7	1015^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%	49								62.5	56.6	71.1	71.7			53.1	53.7	60.0	51.7			$13,237
Tom C Gooch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4030 Calculus Rd	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2500	374	27	13.7	90.6%	18 (4.8%)	32 (8.6%)	311 (83.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	47.8	2228^th of 4643 public elementary schools	52.0%		50.2	2131^st of 4651 public elementary schools	54.2%	97	47.1	46.2	50.0					87.5	39.3	73.3	60.9			54.6	22.0	39.5	21.7			$13,567
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%)	76.7	888^th of 4643 public elementary schools	80.9%		69.8	1144^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%	256	41.7	11.1	71.4				71.2	65.0	51.4	80.4	77.2	75.0	78.9	55.8	52.2	51.9	63.2	67.2	76.9	$10,595
Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School	Public	PK, KG-6	12701 Templeton Trl	Dallas	75234	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2400	404	29	13.8	94.3%	17 (4.2%)	18 (4.5%)	360 (89.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	31.6	3347^th of 4643 public elementary schools	27.9%		36.8	2997^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.6%	350	23.8	50.0	43.8	16.7	33.3			68.4	37.5	46.4	28.6			35.3	36.6	39.5	30.2			$12,655
Nathan Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12600 Welch Rd	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-2600	435	26	16.4	95.4%	17 (3.9%)	61 (14.0%)	349 (80.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	30.9	3389^th of 4643 public elementary schools	27.0%		39.3	2816^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.5%	573	40.7	47.6			16.7			28.6	44.4	45.2	33.9			31.3	35.7	54.6	33.9			$12,435
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%)	35.9	3038^th of 4643 public elementary schools	34.6%		35.7	3072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%	34	37.5	35.4	61.5					50.0	20.0	25.0	40.8			38.2	39.7	58.3	20.4			$12,991
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%)	22.7	3907^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.9%		38.5	2893^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%	1014	18.4	31.4	69.2					32.1	34.4	45.7	34.6			26.3	26.5	40.3	30.9			$11,357
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%)	38.5	2863^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	38.3%		28.1	3548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.7%	685	38.6	53.2	42.7					14.3	39.1	55.2	37.7			32.1	52.4	40.2	40.3			$11,171
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%)	42.5	2559^th of 4643 public elementary schools	44.9%		44.8	2447^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%	112	60.3	75.0	65.9	0.0				23.1	27.8	50.0	43.1			49.3	60.0	37.0	21.6			$11,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry C Withers Elementary

What district is Harry C Withers Elementary in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is Harry C Withers Elementary a good school?

Harry C Withers Elementary ranks 529^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harry C Withers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Harry C Withers Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harry C Withers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harry C Withers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ewell D Walker Middle
High : W T White High School

What is the racial makeup of Harry C Withers Elementary?

Students at Harry C Withers Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 30% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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