Dyess Elementary

Summary:

Dyess Elementary is a public elementary school in Abilene, Texas, serving 617 students in grades PK-5. The school stands out for its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and ability to support the needs of economically disadvantaged students.

Dyess Elementary has a more racially diverse student body compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of minority and Hispanic students. Academically, the school consistently outperforms the Abilene Independent School District and the state of Texas in STAAR reading and math assessments across grades 3-5. For example, in 2023-2024, 58.1% of 3rd graders, 52.5% of 4th graders, and 57.81% of 5th graders at Dyess Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR reading, compared to the district's 40.22%, 43.93%, and 43.94%, respectively. The school also maintains strong performance across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students.

Despite serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 68.72% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Dyess Elementary has been able to maintain its academic success. When compared to nearby schools within the Abilene Independent School District, such as Wylie West Elementary and Wylie West Intermediate, Dyess Elementary stands out as a higher-performing school, particularly in its reading and math assessment results.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6733 Jennings Dr
       Abilene, TX  79607-1100


(325) 690-3795

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1718th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,830 Help


Students who attend Dyess Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Clack Middle
High:    Cooper High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  617

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.6%
Hispanic:
31.4%
African American:
11.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dyess Elementary ranks better than 63.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (44.6%), Hispanic (31.4%), African American (11.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dyess Elementary is 16.4. 11 elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dyess Elementary is $9,830. 8 elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Dyess Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Abilene Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Abilene Independent School District (Isd) 676th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dyess Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 87.18 76th 3465 97.8%
2005 82.20 331st 3475 90.5%
2006 83.41 241st 3476 93.1%
2007 81.24 366th 3724 90.2%
2008 83.98 259th 3768 93.1%
2009 80.40 469th 3884 87.9%
2010 77.20 637th 3937 83.8%
2011 77.55 644th 4095 84.3%
2012 88.05 299th 4206 92.9%
2013 84.57 443rd 4221 89.5%
2014 85.48 429th 4260 89.9%
2015 78.95 795th 4320 81.6%
2016 72.14 1146th 4286 73.3%
2017 78.89 751st 4329 82.7%
2018 64.56 1270th 4359 70.9%
2019 55.83 1719th 4479 61.6%
2021 75.49 895th 4578 80.4%
2022 45.59 2391st 4581 47.8%
2023 53.18 1998th 4647 57.0%
2024 57.23 1718th 4675 63.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.06 449th 1046 57.1%
2019 46.48 628th 1112 43.5%
2022 44.63 609th 1004 39.3%
2023 35.26 781st 1099 28.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.36 1792nd 3226 44.5%
2023 33.33 2617th 3556 26.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.73 1918th 3558 46.1%
2019 58.25 1016th 3684 72.4%
2021 81.96 297th 3799 92.2%
2022 55.11 1286th 3952 67.5%
2023 41.68 2172nd 4086 46.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.67 883rd 4264 79.3%
2019 48.73 2157th 4309 49.9%
2021 77.35 534th 4451 88.0%
2022 36.81 3030th 4477 32.3%
2023 58.13 1645th 4521 63.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.74 1601st 4306 62.8%
2019 45.01 2348th 4348 46.0%
2021 72.68 964th 4499 78.6%
2022 39.36 2808th 4561 38.4%
2023 44.82 2487th 4588 45.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.53 836th 3106 73.1%
2019 55.73 1756th 3184 44.8%
2021 72.47 809th 3006 73.1%
2022 63.05 1242nd 2958 58.0%
2023 62.90 1292nd 2980 56.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.44 2621st 4240 38.2%
2019 25.84 3659th 4295 14.8%
2021 88.53 194th 4331 95.5%
2022 37.10 3014th 4461 32.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.97 942nd 4319 78.2%
2019 66.56 1164th 4357 73.3%
2021 73.52 944th 4498 79.0%
2022 51.76 2071st 4563 54.6%
2023 58.41 1672nd 4585 63.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.75 1024th 2483 58.8%
2019 62.37 699th 2515 72.2%
2021 73.26 359th 2444 85.3%
2022 49.77 1091st 2421 54.9%
2023 51.04 1035th 2443 57.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.18 1298th 4168 68.9%
2019 33.55 3047th 4188 27.2%
2021 77.70 594th 4329 86.3%
2022 42.52 2594th 4376 40.7%
2023 49.42 2087th 4401 52.6%
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Rank History for White students at Dyess Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.51 1603rd 3127 48.7%
2019 50.46 1587th 3142 49.5%
2021 58.62 1157th 3082 62.5%
2022 31.59 2371st 3082 23.1%
2023 43.30 1898th 3106 38.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dyess Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 630 123 33 80 4 n/a n/a 0 870
1989 624 135 18 86 5 n/a n/a 0 868
1990 590 142 26 77 23 n/a n/a 0 858
1991 562 136 23 86 8 n/a n/a 0 815
1992 636 146 26 72 4 n/a n/a 0 884
1993 429 125 18 64 7 n/a n/a 0 643
1994 460 97 18 68 9 n/a n/a 0 652
1995 457 94 16 66 2 n/a n/a 0 635
1996 457 94 16 66 2 n/a n/a 0 635
1997 431 104 11 61 0 n/a n/a 0 607
1998 484 115 11 78 2 n/a n/a 0 690
1999 460 110 13 72 1 n/a n/a 0 656
2000 452 115 11 72 3 n/a n/a 0 653
2001 480 101 16 71 3 n/a n/a 0 671
2002 434 98 11 90 8 n/a n/a 0 641
2003 434 98 11 90 8 n/a n/a 0 641
2004 404 99 8 95 8 n/a n/a 0 614
2005 377 85 13 103 6 n/a n/a 0 584
2006 297 75 13 88 4 n/a n/a 0 477
2007 269 60 16 83 3 n/a n/a 0 431
2008 262 51 8 81 4 n/a n/a 0 406
2009 269 68 19 97 7 n/a n/a 0 460
2010 281 71 19 108 4 n/a n/a 0 483
2011 257 59 4 105 5 12 39 0 481
2012 250 62 6 125 3 10 32 0 488
2013 252 57 9 149 4 7 33 0 511
2014 325 49 17 148 3 5 34 0 581
2015 284 33 16 135 3 1 39 0 511
2016 275 37 14 137 2 0 38 0 503
2017 283 45 15 160 3 4 42 0 552
2018 257 46 14 165 3 3 61 0 549
2019 250 57 14 146 2 5 60 0 534
2020 257 47 13 153 1 5 44 0 520
2021 216 55 12 145 1 2 33 0 464
2022 267 60 5 203 1 7 52 0 595
2023 275 72 6 194 1 4 65 0 617

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dyess Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 870 45.0 19.3 n/a
1989 868 n/a n/a n/a
1990 858 50.0 17.1 n/a
1991 815 49.6 16.4 n/a
1992 884 51.5 17.1 26.4
1993 643 44.0 14.6 54.6
1994 652 43.1 15.1 33.3
1995 635 43.3 14.7 24.9
1996 635 43.3 14.7 24.9
1997 607 45.0 13.5 22.9
1998 690 45.5 15.2 20.4
1999 656 44.6 14.7 50
2000 653 44.5 14.7 49.5
2001 671 44.5 15.1 46.9
2002 641 41.0 15.6 45.7
2003 641 41.0 15.6 45.7
2004 614 48.6 12.6 40.9
2005 584 46.0 12.7 44
2006 477 40.9 11.7 42.6
2007 431 37.1 11.6 44.3
2008 406 37.6 10.8 42.9
2009 460 36.0 12.8 40
2010 483 36.8 13.1 46.6
2011 481 36.4 13.2 38.9
2012 488 27.3 17.8 46.5
2013 511 28.9 17.6 47.6
2014 581 33.0 17.6 48.7
2015 511 30.0 17.0 44.6
2016 503 30.0 16.7 46.5
2017 552 32.2 17.1 51.4
2018 549 31.3 17.5 58.5
2019 534 31.4 16.9 45.9
2020 520 30.8 16.8 47.5
2021 464 31.5 14.6 45.3
2022 595 36.5 16.2 46.7
2023 617 37.6 16.4 68.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dyess Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 870 45.0 19.3 n/a
1989 868 n/a n/a n/a
1990 858 50.0 17.1 n/a
1991 815 49.6 16.4 n/a
1992 884 51.5 17.1 26.4
1993 643 44.0 14.6 54.6
1994 652 43.1 15.1 33.3
1995 635 43.3 14.7 24.9
1996 635 43.3 14.7 24.9
1997 607 45.0 13.5 22.9
1998 690 45.5 15.2 20.4
1999 656 44.6 14.7 50
2000 653 44.5 14.7 49.5
2001 671 44.5 15.1 46.9
2002 641 41.0 15.6 45.7
2003 641 41.0 15.6 45.7
2004 614 48.6 12.6 40.9
2005 584 46.0 12.7 44
2006 477 40.9 11.7 42.6
2007 431 37.1 11.6 44.3
2008 406 37.6 10.8 42.9
2009 460 36.0 12.8 40
2010 483 36.8 13.1 46.6
2011 481 36.4 13.2 38.9
2012 488 27.3 17.8 46.5
2013 511 28.9 17.6 47.6
2014 581 33.0 17.6 48.7
2015 511 30.0 17.0 44.6
2016 503 30.0 16.7 46.5
2017 552 32.2 17.1 51.4
2018 549 31.3 17.5 58.5
2019 534 31.4 16.9 45.9
2020 520 30.8 16.8 47.5
2021 464 31.5 14.6 45.3
2022 595 36.5 16.2 46.7
2023 617 37.6 16.4 68.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dyess Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $847 (10.5%) $7,231 (89.5%) $8,078
2020 $850 (9.9%) $7,743 (90.1%) $8,593
2021 $1,714 (17.4%) $8,115 (82.6%) $9,830

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dyess Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1719th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1998th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Dyess Elementary)5750
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3542
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dyess Elementary)6943
 26%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3735
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Dyess Elementary)4950
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3838
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dyess Elementary)4231
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3534
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Dyess Elementary)4259
 17%
   5th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4147
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dyess Elementary)5157
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4337
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Dyess Elementary)3530
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3723
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students534617
 15.5%
African American5772
 26.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian146
 57.1%
Hispanic146194
 32.9%
Pacific Islander54
 20%
White250275
 10%
Two or More Races6065
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.9%68.7%
 22.8%


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Dyess Elementary ranks 1718th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Dyess Elementary are 45% White, 31% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 617 students attended Dyess Elementary.

Students who attend Dyess Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clack Middle
High : Cooper High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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