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Michael M Boone Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Michael M Boone Elementary is a PK-4 school in the affluent University Park neighborhood of Dallas, serving 464 students as part of the top-ranked Highland Park Independent School District (Isd). This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 1% of all Texas elementary schools—most recently at #34 out of 4,627 schools statewide. What truly sets Boone apart is its ability to deliver exceptional results for all students, including a remarkable #8 ranking in Texas for Special Education support, placing it in the 100th percentile for that subgroup.

Boone’s performance creates a striking contrast with nearby schools just outside its district boundaries. For example, in 4th Grade Reading, Boone achieved 92.22% proficiency, while nearby Jill Stone Elementary At Vickery Meadow (36.67%) and Lee A McShan Junior Elementary (22.73%) in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) scored dramatically lower—a gap of over 55 to 70 percentage points despite being less than two miles apart. Boone also benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, lower than many DISD schools in the area, and achieves its results through efficient resource allocation rather than higher spending per student.

While Boone excels across nearly every subgroup, it shows a slight dip in Gifted & Talented performance (83rd percentile), suggesting its resources are heavily focused on lifting all students to high levels. The school also consistently performs stronger in Reading than Math, reflecting a district-wide strength in literacy. Interestingly, not all nearby DISD schools struggle—George B Dealey Montessori Academy (ranked #99) and Mockingbird Elementary (ranked #249) are also high-performing, showing that excellent education exists outside HPISD, but it is not the norm. This creates a complex educational landscape where a family’s choice of address within a 2-mile radius can mean the difference between a school ranked in the top 1% and one in the bottom 15%.

464

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,829

Per pupil spending ?

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8385 Durham St
Dallas, TX 75225

(214) 780-4100

District: Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2021 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (86% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg86%

Texas avg49%

34^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

1^st of 951Highland Park 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	98.6	34 of 4627	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	51 of 4651	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	17 of 4710	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	7 of 4647	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	42 of 4581	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	37 of 4578	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	62 of 4575	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.9	60 of 3744	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	31 of 4658	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	15 of 4588	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	32 of 4561	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	45 of 4499	99.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	526 of 3075	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	455 of 2619	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	374 of 2980	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	241 of 2958	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	502 of 3006	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	42 of 4413	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	99.7	4 of 3644	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	13 of 4401	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	98.7	20 of 4582	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	39 of 3739	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	9 of 4647	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	2 of 4585	100.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	44 of 4563	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	35 of 4498	99.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	8 of 4301	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	33 of 3549	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	6 of 4292	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	8 of 4086	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	6 of 3952	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	67 of 3799	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	65 of 3006	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	92 of 2612	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	21 of 3108	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	17 of 3106	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	79 of 3082	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	56 of 3082	98.2%	★★★★★

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 (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)83rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading91%+38 vs state

Mathematics82%+36 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Michael M Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8385 Durham St	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-4100	464	35	13.1		390 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	98.6	34^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.3%		98	51^st of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%	17							89.1	92.2		80.4	84.6		$10,829
University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3505 Amherst Ave	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3400	463	36	12.7		369 (79.7%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.8%)	29 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	98.3	42^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.1%		99	18^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.6%	24							88.2	87.4		82.4	83.0		$12,324
Hyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3920 Caruth Blvd	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3300	485	35	13.8		407 (83.9%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.4%)	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	98.1	50^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.6	32^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	99.3%	18							86.9	86.7		81.9	82.2		$11,293
Jack Lowe Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Holly Hill Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1700	530	32	16.5	98.5%	16 (3.0%)	86 (16.2%)	365 (68.9%)	42 (7.9%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	59	1653^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	64.3%		71.8	1055^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.3%	598	40.0	71.0	68.1	0.0			37.5	65.0	70.0	28.8	68.6	56.1	$10,900
Preston Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6423 Walnut Hill Ln	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8500	402	25	15.7	85.6%	25 (6.2%)	92 (22.9%)	265 (65.9%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	30.7	3390^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.7%		40.7	2727^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.4%	663	0.0	62.5	71.4	20.0		8.3	29.6	42.9	69.2	24.4	34.8	35.0	$12,402
Jill Stone Elementary At Vickery Meadow	Public	PK, KG-5	6321 Ridgecrest Rd	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7900	474	31	15.2	98.9%	17 (3.6%)	89 (18.8%)	303 (63.9%)	48 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	35	3089^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.2%		45.1	2435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.6%	654	37.1	60.0	62.5	0.0	45.5	34.8	44.1	36.7	48.3	51.0	34.7	24.1	$12,357
Dan D Rogers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5314 Abrams Rd	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8800	450	31	14.5	76.7%	63 (14.0%)	94 (20.9%)	244 (54.2%)	24 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	76.8	876^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.1%		82.6	653^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%	223	29.0	50.0	63.2				52.5	64.3	78.4	59.4	64.3	55.6	$12,848
Lee A McShan Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8307 Meadow	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6052	670	41	16.5	99.1%	27 (4.0%)	99 (14.8%)	174 (26.0%)	327 (48.8%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.3%)	22.3	3922^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		7.6	4553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	2.1%	631	50.0	50.0	66.7				40.0	22.7	32.7	36.9	34.0	35.7	$9,423
Mockingbird Elementary	Public	K-5	5828 E Mockingbird Ln	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 749-7200	630	42	15.0	24.9%	329 (52.2%)	52 (8.3%)	178 (28.3%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	93	249^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.6%		92	302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%	53							76.7	73.7	76.6	75.2	75.8	72.5	$10,499
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3600 Cornell Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3100	431	33	13.2		346 (80.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	98.6	33^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	25^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.5%	8							86.8	86.2		85.3	88.5		$12,295

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael M Boone Elementary

What district is Michael M Boone Elementary in?

Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Michael M Boone Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Michael M Boone Elementary.

Is Michael M Boone Elementary a good school?

Yes! Michael M Boone Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Michael M Boone Elementary?

Students at Michael M Boone Elementary are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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