W A Blair Elementary

Summary:

W A Blair Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 397 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which is ranked 557 out of 968 districts in the state.

W A Blair Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from just 6.25% (3rd grade) to 15.79% (5th grade), far below the district (41.82% to 49.81%) and state (48.85% to 53.96%) averages. The school's performance in STAAR Mathematics and Science was similarly low. W A Blair Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Dallas Independent School District, such as Rufus C Burleson Elementary and Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary, generally outperform W A Blair Elementary in academic metrics and statewide rankings. This may be due in part to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at W A Blair Elementary, which ranges from 96.35% to 99.5% over the past three school years.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 7720 Gayglen Dr
       Dallas, TX  75217-6715


(972) 794-1600

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4425th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,629 Help


Students who attend W A Blair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    E B Comstock Middle
High:    H Grady Spruce High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  403

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.2%
African American:
24.1%
White:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97% Help


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Compare Details W A Blair Elementary ranks worse than 94.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 140th among 145 ranked elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.2%), African American (24.1%), White (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at W A Blair Elementary is 13.4. 77 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at W A Blair Elementary is $11,629. 123 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

W A Blair Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks W A Blair Elementary 4425th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See W A Blair Elementary in the ranking list.)

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English Language Learner students:
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Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 557th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for W A Blair Elementary

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Rank History for all students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 7.77 3397th 3465 2.0%
2005 6.22 3422nd 3475 1.5%
2006 11.06 3358th 3476 3.4%
2007 9.54 3629th 3724 2.6%
2008 6.03 3719th 3768 1.3%
2009 13.55 3700th 3884 4.7%
2010 19.10 3632nd 3937 7.7%
2011 36.62 3109th 4095 24.1%
2012 21.95 3779th 4206 10.2%
2013 31.99 3311th 4221 21.6%
2014 26.91 3539th 4260 16.9%
2015 11.36 4086th 4320 5.4%
2016 19.55 3749th 4286 12.5%
2017 28.50 3235th 4329 25.3%
2018 23.28 3614th 4359 17.1%
2019 37.51 2853rd 4479 36.3%
2021 34.23 2876th 4578 37.2%
2022 32.00 3254th 4581 29.0%
2023 31.33 3316th 4647 28.6%
2024 12.22 4425th 4675 5.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.89 584th 3226 81.9%
2019 83.89 217th 3333 93.5%
2021 70.54 599th 3446 82.6%
2022 63.65 947th 3487 72.8%
2023 60.63 1127th 3556 68.3%
2024 27.87 2902nd 3638 20.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.00 2186th 3799 42.5%
2022 61.03 1017th 3952 74.3%
2024 57.15 1429th 4261 66.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.45 3074th 4264 27.9%
2019 49.80 2080th 4309 51.7%
2021 44.71 2407th 4451 45.9%
2022 45.38 2466th 4477 44.9%
2023 43.07 2669th 4521 41.0%
2024 17.68 4227th 4560 7.3%
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Rank History for Female students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.03 2932nd 4306 31.9%
2019 50.64 2014th 4348 53.7%
2021 36.83 2747th 4499 38.9%
2022 30.71 3379th 4561 25.9%
2023 24.89 3745th 4588 18.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.95 2940th 3106 5.3%
2019 49.35 2052nd 3184 35.6%
2021 24.80 2475th 3006 17.7%
2022 16.43 2770th 2958 6.4%
2023 14.32 2818th 2980 5.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.05 1999th 4240 52.9%
2019 63.12 1152nd 4295 73.2%
2021 62.82 1066th 4331 75.4%
2022 60.04 1413th 4461 68.3%
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Rank History for Male students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.03 4015th 4319 7.0%
2019 26.48 3503rd 4357 19.6%
2021 33.67 2926th 4498 34.9%
2022 34.17 3130th 4563 31.4%
2023 39.99 2768th 4585 39.6%
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Rank History for African American students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.71 2199th 2483 11.4%
2019 38.15 1627th 2515 35.3%
2021 27.38 1972nd 2444 19.3%
2022 35.51 1661st 2421 31.4%
2023 32.07 1775th 2443 27.3%
2024 13.64 2338th 2421 3.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at W A Blair Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.93 1601st 4168 61.6%
2019 65.50 1086th 4188 74.1%
2021 54.51 1664th 4329 61.6%
2022 53.74 1847th 4376 57.8%
2023 48.18 2175th 4401 50.6%
2024 23.05 3812th 4431 14.0%
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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.

W A Blair Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for W A Blair Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 102 446 2 172 n/a n/a n/a 0 722
1989 107 377 2 177 0 n/a n/a 0 663
1990 78 414 0 166 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1991 76 386 0 172 2 n/a n/a 0 636
1992 72 340 0 194 0 n/a n/a 0 606
1993 69 335 0 215 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1994 71 358 0 215 0 n/a n/a 0 644
1995 60 364 1 268 3 n/a n/a 0 696
1996 60 364 1 268 3 n/a n/a 0 696
1997 58 350 0 292 2 n/a n/a 0 702
1998 29 341 0 316 0 n/a n/a 0 686
1999 31 365 0 324 0 n/a n/a 0 720
2000 26 358 0 334 0 n/a n/a 0 718
2001 30 336 0 379 0 n/a n/a 0 745
2002 21 370 0 451 4 n/a n/a 0 846
2003 21 370 0 451 4 n/a n/a 0 846
2004 16 284 0 450 2 n/a n/a 0 752
2005 12 311 2 448 1 n/a n/a 0 774
2006 7 405 2 449 1 n/a n/a 0 864
2007 8 317 2 372 1 n/a n/a 0 700
2008 5 340 2 370 1 n/a n/a 0 718
2009 4 391 2 346 1 n/a n/a 0 744
2010 3 321 0 394 1 n/a n/a 0 719
2011 9 333 0 407 2 0 6 0 757
2012 5 389 0 425 1 0 3 0 823
2013 5 334 0 371 1 0 2 0 713
2014 12 377 0 393 1 0 1 0 784
2015 10 343 0 384 1 0 4 0 742
2016 12 338 0 383 4 0 3 0 740
2017 9 309 0 381 3 0 3 0 705
2018 12 276 0 377 2 0 2 0 669
2019 13 220 0 343 5 0 9 0 590
2020 13 186 1 347 2 0 9 0 558
2021 11 149 1 298 1 0 6 0 466
2022 7 115 0 271 2 0 9 0 404
2023 7 98 0 283 2 0 7 0 397
2024 9 97 0 291 1 0 5 0 403

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 W A Blair Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 722 33.0 21.8 n/a
1989 663 n/a n/a n/a
1990 658 38.0 17.3 n/a
1991 636 38.4 16.5 n/a
1992 606 36.0 16.8 77.7
1993 619 33.0 18.8 89.5
1994 644 34.0 18.9 82.8
1995 696 35.0 19.9 86.6
1996 696 35.0 19.9 86.6
1997 702 36.0 19.5 83
1998 686 36.0 19.1 83.1
1999 720 31.5 22.9 92.8
2000 718 38.6 18.6 93.6
2001 745 47.2 15.8 91.7
2002 846 41.2 20.5 91.8
2003 846 41.2 20.5 91.8
2004 752 39.8 18.9 96.5
2005 774 39.0 19.8 96
2006 864 42.0 20.6 95.8
2007 700 41.0 17.1 96.6
2008 718 42.5 16.9 97.4
2009 744 45.5 16.4 97.4
2010 719 45.5 15.7 99.4
2011 757 46.7 16.1 98
2012 823 50.1 16.4 96.1
2013 713 41.0 17.3 99
2014 784 42.0 18.6 97.4
2015 742 48.0 15.4 90.7
2016 740 48.0 15.4 95.5
2017 705 45.0 15.6 87.1
2018 669 39.0 17.1 77
2019 590 38.0 15.5 96.4
2020 558 32.0 17.4 97.7
2021 466 30.6 15.2 96.4
2022 404 28.1 14.3 99.5
2023 397 25.0 15.8 97.7
2024 403 30.0 13.4 97

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 W A Blair Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 722 33.0 21.8 n/a
1989 663 n/a n/a n/a
1990 658 38.0 17.3 n/a
1991 636 38.4 16.5 n/a
1992 606 36.0 16.8 77.7
1993 619 33.0 18.8 89.5
1994 644 34.0 18.9 82.8
1995 696 35.0 19.9 86.6
1996 696 35.0 19.9 86.6
1997 702 36.0 19.5 83
1998 686 36.0 19.1 83.1
1999 720 31.5 22.9 92.8
2000 718 38.6 18.6 93.6
2001 745 47.2 15.8 91.7
2002 846 41.2 20.5 91.8
2003 846 41.2 20.5 91.8
2004 752 39.8 18.9 96.5
2005 774 39.0 19.8 96
2006 864 42.0 20.6 95.8
2007 700 41.0 17.1 96.6
2008 718 42.5 16.9 97.4
2009 744 45.5 16.4 97.4
2010 719 45.5 15.7 99.4
2011 757 46.7 16.1 98
2012 823 50.1 16.4 96.1
2013 713 41.0 17.3 99
2014 784 42.0 18.6 97.4
2015 742 48.0 15.4 90.7
2016 740 48.0 15.4 95.5
2017 705 45.0 15.6 87.1
2018 669 39.0 17.1 77
2019 590 38.0 15.5 96.4
2020 558 32.0 17.4 97.7
2021 466 30.6 15.2 96.4
2022 404 28.1 14.3 99.5
2023 397 25.0 15.8 97.7
2024 403 30.0 13.4 97

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 W A Blair Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,522 (15.5%) $8,275 (84.5%) $9,797
2020 $1,877 (18.6%) $8,227 (81.4%) $10,104
2021 $1,507 (13.0%) $10,123 (87.0%) $11,629

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

Impact of COVID-19 on W A Blair Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2853rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3316th of 4647 Elementary schools
 7.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (W A Blair Elementary)1820
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (W A Blair Elementary)3933
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (W A Blair Elementary)7331
 42%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (W A Blair Elementary)4624
 22%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (W A Blair Elementary)3540
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (W A Blair Elementary)2853
 25%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (W A Blair Elementary)4450
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (W A Blair Elementary)5551
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (W A Blair Elementary)4814
 34%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (W A Blair Elementary)6740
 27%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6343
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students590397
 32.7%
African American22098
 55.5%
American Indian52
 60%
Asian00
Hispanic343283
 17.5%
Pacific Islander00
White137
 46.2%
Two or More Races97
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.4%97.7%
 1.3%


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Students who attend W A Blair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E B Comstock Middle
High : H Grady Spruce High School

W A Blair Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 403 students attended W A Blair Elementary.

Students at W A Blair Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.


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