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S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary is a PK-4 school in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd), serving 330 students in a community where 79% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The school tells a story of two very different grade levels. In the most recent testing year, 3rd-grade reading proficiency jumped to 53.13%, surpassing both the district average (35.62%) and the state average (51.08%). This is a remarkable 35-point improvement from two years prior, suggesting a highly effective intervention in the 3rd-grade reading program. However, 4th-grade performance tells a different story, with reading at 32.73% and math at just 18.18%—the lowest math score among all Duncanville ISD elementary schools. This creates a "leaky bucket" scenario where the school builds strong skills in 3rd grade but struggles to sustain that growth into 4th grade. The school invests more per student ($12,871) than any nearby school and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.5, yet these resources have not yet translated into consistent success across all grades.

An interesting comparison is Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville, a charter school just 2.23 miles away. Despite serving a more economically diverse student body (45% free/reduced lunch) and spending significantly less per student ($7,423), Ume Prep consistently outperforms Alexander and the entire Duncanville ISD, ranking in the 54th percentile statewide compared to Alexander's 18th. While Alexander's 3rd-grade reading (53.13%) nearly matches Ume Prep's (53.33%), Ume Prep's 4th-grade reading (50%) is 17 points higher. This comparison highlights that while Alexander is making progress, particularly with its 3rd graders, there are nearby schools achieving stronger results with fewer resources, raising questions about the effectiveness of instructional strategies in the upper elementary grades.

330

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,035

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Softwood Dr
Duncanville, TX 75137-3999

(972) 708-2500

District: Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

Hispanic:

40.3%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2024 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Texas avg51%

3,812^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

863^rd of 951Duncanville 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	24.0	3812 of 4627	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	4520 of 4651	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	4655 of 4710	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	4434 of 4647	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	4289 of 4581	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	3294 of 4578	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3252 of 4479	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	3465 of 4359	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.7	2922 of 4329	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.0	2882 of 4286	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	2811 of 4320	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.3	3241 of 4260	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.8	3210 of 4221	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	2938 of 4206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	2400 of 4095	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.0	1824 of 3937	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.0	1030 of 3884	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.3	792 of 3768	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	987 of 3724	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	60.7	1497 of 3476	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.1	989 of 3475	71.5%	★★★★☆
2004	80.9	380 of 3465	89.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1845 of 2406	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1768 of 1905	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	2230 of 2443	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	2084 of 2443	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1816 of 2421	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1479 of 2444	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1273 of 2515	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1618 of 2483	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	3921 of 4461	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	1779 of 4331	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	1988 of 4295	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	2384 of 4240	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	3308 of 3556	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	3252 of 3487	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	77.9	396 of 3446	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	875 of 3333	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	3883 of 4575	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	3711 of 3744	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	4544 of 4658	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	4264 of 4588	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4115 of 4561	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	3590 of 4499	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3290 of 4348	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3699 of 4306	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	67.0	1078 of 3106	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	2974 of 4413	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.8	3418 of 3644	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	4058 of 4465	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4204 of 4401	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3949 of 4376	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	2010 of 4329	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	2191 of 4188	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	2238 of 4168	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	3480 of 4520	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	3624 of 3705	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	4440 of 4594	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	4288 of 4521	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4240 of 4477	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	2628 of 4451	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3017 of 4309	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3410 of 4264	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	3677 of 4582	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	3504 of 3739	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	4435 of 4647	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	4421 of 4585	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	4323 of 4563	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2771 of 4498	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3081 of 4357	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3212 of 4319	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	2757 of 4301	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	3258 of 3549	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	1875 of 4292	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	3641 of 4086	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	2892 of 3952	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2002 of 3799	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	1127 of 3684	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	2630 of 3558	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)65th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 (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 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
S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Softwood Dr	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2500	330	21	15.5	79.1%	7 (2.1%)	174 (52.7%)	133 (40.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	24	3812^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.6%		8.8	4520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.8%	708				53.1	32.7	37.0		40.6	18.2	37.0		$9,035
H Bob Daniel Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 Springwood Ln	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3000	344	23	14.9	82.6%	9 (2.6%)	155 (45.1%)	171 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	20.2	4027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.7	4623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	596				44.9	27.8	34.0		36.7	22.2	23.4		$9,594
Life School Cedar Hill	Public, Charter	K-6	129 W Wintergreen Rd	Cedar Hill	75154	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 293-2825	450	23	19.9	76.4%	16 (3.6%)	274 (60.9%)	144 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	30.4	3404^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.4%		33.1	3246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.2%	158				40.6	42.2	26.7	48.5	34.4	40.0	34.7	36.4	$8,721
Merrifield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 E Vinyard St	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2900	393	24	16.4	87.3%	6 (1.5%)	167 (42.5%)	210 (53.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	18.6	4125^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.4	4320^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	195	28.6	20.0		28.6	48.2	27.3		30.8	37.3	19.0		$7,808
William Lee Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	602 W Center St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2800	529	30	17.7	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	216 (40.8%)	285 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	36.8	2963^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.6	3008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	45	23.1			27.4	51.5	57.3		25.3	47.9	42.4		$8,275
Waterford Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Waterford Oaks Dr	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5290	521	25	20.9	75.8%	4 (0.8%)	397 (76.2%)	94 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	12.2	4414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		17.8	4151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	10.8%	263				25.0	34.9	38.6		11.7	22.7	30.0		$8,030
High Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 High Pointe Ln	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-7874	411	30	13.6	77.4%	11 (2.7%)	289 (70.3%)	91 (22.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	10.9	4449^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.8%		21.8	3930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.5%	519				27.6	25.4	29.3		20.3	33.3	22.4		$7,363
Glenn C Hardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	426 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 708-3300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville	Public, Charter	K-6	415 N Cedar Ridge Dr	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 296-0084	258	14	18.3	45.3%	75 (29.1%)	45 (17.4%)	119 (46.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	49.7	2132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.1	2310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	178				53.3	50.0	50.0	61.5	33.3	44.4	47.5	41.0	$9,004
Charles Acton Leadershp Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	7095 W Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75249	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-2400	537	32	16.8	88.1%	5 (0.9%)	241 (44.9%)	273 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	19.9	4045^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.3	4006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	39	11.1		20.0	27.1	22.5	46.5		32.8	25.0	37.5		$8,246

Frequently Asked Questions about S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

What district is S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary in?

Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary?

Students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary are 53% African American, 40% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William H Byrd Middle
High : Duncanville High School

Is S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary a good school?

S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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