Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Summary:

Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 292 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.

Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in STAAR test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students who were proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 15%, 17.65%, and 47.83%, respectively, compared to the district scores of 41.82%, 44.57%, and 49.81%, and the state scores of 48.85%, 50.66%, and 53.96%. The school has also ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools and has a low 1 to 3 star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,013 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.5, it struggles to translate these resources into strong academic outcomes, particularly for its Gifted and Talented students. Nearby Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham and Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy, which are charter schools, have demonstrated significantly higher academic performance than Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary and the surrounding Dallas Independent School District schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4550 Worth St
       Dallas, TX  75246-1101


(972) 749-8600

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3449th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,013 Help


Students who attend Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy
High:    North Dallas High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  292

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.4%
African American:
14.4%
White:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.1% Help


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Compare Details Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary ranks worse than 73.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 98th 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 29.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.4%), African American (14.4%), White (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary is 11.5, which is the 12th best among 145 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary is $15,013, which is the 14th highest among 145 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

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 Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 16.13 3259th 3465 5.9%
2005 15.11 3286th 3475 5.4%
2006 14.94 3287th 3476 5.4%
2007 24.41 3268th 3724 12.2%
2008 34.52 2921st 3768 22.5%
2009 25.88 3358th 3884 13.5%
2010 24.48 3478th 3937 11.7%
2011 27.52 3487th 4095 14.8%
2012 19.44 3869th 4206 8.0%
2013 28.69 3455th 4221 18.1%
2014 43.11 2743rd 4260 35.6%
2015 37.68 2976th 4320 31.1%
2016 34.93 3066th 4286 28.5%
2017 55.95 1665th 4329 61.5%
2018 29.85 3203rd 4359 26.5%
2019 32.98 3152nd 4479 29.6%
2021 49.32 2070th 4578 54.8%
2022 46.64 2334th 4581 49.1%
2023 31.97 3274th 4647 29.5%
2024 29.81 3449th 4675 26.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.59 1831st 3226 43.2%
2019 53.33 1400th 3333 58.0%
2021 73.29 508th 3446 85.3%
2022 66.21 850th 3487 75.6%
2023 40.24 2248th 3556 36.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.40 2945th 3684 20.1%
2023 44.95 1955th 4086 52.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.12 2556th 4264 40.1%
2019 45.87 2366th 4309 45.1%
2021 66.47 1048th 4451 76.5%
2022 60.10 1468th 4477 67.2%
2023 42.79 2687th 4521 40.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.11 2730th 4306 36.6%
2019 37.96 2814th 4348 35.3%
2021 50.92 1987th 4499 55.8%
2022 43.23 2574th 4561 43.6%
2023 28.14 3528th 4588 23.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.62 2597th 3106 16.4%
2019 29.26 2707th 3184 15.0%
2021 40.37 2072nd 3006 31.1%
2022 43.31 2107th 2958 28.8%
2023 30.56 2536th 2980 14.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.98 2310th 4240 45.5%
2019 57.79 1479th 4295 65.6%
2021 73.12 610th 4331 85.9%
2022 71.38 774th 4461 82.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.97 3618th 4319 16.2%
2019 28.81 3370th 4357 22.7%
2021 47.39 2116th 4498 53.0%
2022 50.33 2155th 4563 52.8%
2023 42.73 2581st 4585 43.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.05 2906th 4168 30.3%
2019 41.31 2539th 4188 39.4%
2021 55.18 1625th 4329 62.5%
2022 56.81 1651st 4376 62.3%
2023 40.64 2724th 4401 38.1%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, August 20, 2018

Open Quote This school is very disorganized. First day of school was a horrible experience. No visible information for grade and class numbers. Everyone herded into cafeteria like cattle. Staff rude, no empathy for children. I mean a basic simple sign with teachers name and room number would have decreased chaos! Just because this is a low income school doesn't mean you treat parents and children like cattle, talk down to them. I can see why half the staff from last year left! I am now concerned about my children's level of education they will be receiving. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 57 100 40 564 13 n/a n/a 0 774
1989 58 90 42 522 5 n/a n/a 0 717
1990 60 68 47 589 9 n/a n/a 0 773
1991 56 96 54 603 11 n/a n/a 0 820
1992 68 73 41 635 15 n/a n/a 0 832
1993 62 88 31 685 14 n/a n/a 0 880
1994 51 75 45 714 13 n/a n/a 0 898
1995 38 66 34 770 8 n/a n/a 0 916
1996 38 66 34 770 8 n/a n/a 0 916
1997 29 67 37 763 4 n/a n/a 0 900
1998 19 54 35 714 3 n/a n/a 0 825
1999 17 59 27 704 1 n/a n/a 0 808
2000 7 53 21 737 1 n/a n/a 0 819
2001 14 44 17 661 4 n/a n/a 0 740
2002 5 46 9 663 8 n/a n/a 0 731
2003 5 46 9 663 8 n/a n/a 0 731
2004 15 43 8 682 8 n/a n/a 0 756
2005 10 34 9 622 11 n/a n/a 0 686
2006 16 38 7 644 12 n/a n/a 0 717
2007 12 46 14 537 14 n/a n/a 0 623
2008 7 29 7 498 10 n/a n/a 0 551
2009 13 32 5 470 14 n/a n/a 0 534
2010 11 30 4 425 7 n/a n/a 0 477
2011 6 28 3 461 4 0 2 0 504
2012 8 30 1 463 3 0 4 0 509
2013 13 28 3 436 1 0 2 0 483
2014 14 46 1 387 1 1 5 0 455
2015 8 24 0 342 0 0 2 0 376
2016 8 27 0 334 0 1 1 0 371
2017 4 50 3 315 0 0 4 0 376
2018 3 33 3 283 0 0 5 0 327
2019 10 30 3 285 3 1 4 0 336
2020 12 35 5 292 1 0 6 0 351
2021 7 32 5 271 2 0 5 0 322
2022 18 37 8 238 1 0 7 0 309
2023 13 42 4 226 0 0 7 0 292

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 Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 774 41.0 18.8 n/a
1989 717 n/a n/a n/a
1990 773 44.0 17.5 n/a
1991 820 43.5 18.8 n/a
1992 832 49.9 16.6 88.5
1993 880 47.0 18.7 95
1994 898 49.8 18.0 95
1995 916 47.0 19.5 93
1996 916 47.0 19.5 93
1997 900 44.6 20.2 87.4
1998 825 43.7 18.9 80.6
1999 808 39.0 20.7 94.6
2000 819 42.3 19.4 95.8
2001 740 42.3 17.5 95.8
2002 731 44.6 16.4 91
2003 731 44.6 16.4 91
2004 756 45.0 16.8 98.1
2005 686 46.3 14.8 96.6
2006 717 46.3 15.5 96.5
2007 623 43.0 14.5 96.3
2008 551 40.0 13.8 97.3
2009 534 33.0 16.2 98.3
2010 477 31.0 15.3 97.3
2011 504 29.5 17.0 97.6
2012 509 32.5 15.6 94.1
2013 483 31.5 15.3 97.9
2014 455 31.0 14.6 98.9
2015 376 30.0 12.5 93.9
2016 371 30.0 12.3 95.1
2017 376 29.5 12.7 96
2018 327 25.6 12.7 94.2
2019 336 23.9 14.0 94.6
2020 351 24.9 14.0 94.6
2021 322 28.0 11.5 92.2
2022 309 26.9 11.4 93.9
2023 292 25.3 11.5 92.1

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 Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 774 41.0 18.8 n/a
1989 717 n/a n/a n/a
1990 773 44.0 17.5 n/a
1991 820 43.5 18.8 n/a
1992 832 49.9 16.6 88.5
1993 880 47.0 18.7 95
1994 898 49.8 18.0 95
1995 916 47.0 19.5 93
1996 916 47.0 19.5 93
1997 900 44.6 20.2 87.4
1998 825 43.7 18.9 80.6
1999 808 39.0 20.7 94.6
2000 819 42.3 19.4 95.8
2001 740 42.3 17.5 95.8
2002 731 44.6 16.4 91
2003 731 44.6 16.4 91
2004 756 45.0 16.8 98.1
2005 686 46.3 14.8 96.6
2006 717 46.3 15.5 96.5
2007 623 43.0 14.5 96.3
2008 551 40.0 13.8 97.3
2009 534 33.0 16.2 98.3
2010 477 31.0 15.3 97.3
2011 504 29.5 17.0 97.6
2012 509 32.5 15.6 94.1
2013 483 31.5 15.3 97.9
2014 455 31.0 14.6 98.9
2015 376 30.0 12.5 93.9
2016 371 30.0 12.3 95.1
2017 376 29.5 12.7 96
2018 327 25.6 12.7 94.2
2019 336 23.9 14.0 94.6
2020 351 24.9 14.0 94.6
2021 322 28.0 11.5 92.2
2022 309 26.9 11.4 93.9
2023 292 25.3 11.5 92.1

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 Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,810 (15.5%) $9,856 (84.5%) $11,666
2020 $1,964 (15.6%) $10,615 (84.4%) $12,579
2021 $1,470 (9.8%) $13,543 (90.2%) $15,013

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3152nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3274th of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)3027
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)2719
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)5429
 25%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)1539
 24%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)3046
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)1625
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)3539
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)6334
 29%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)5029
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary)8447
 37%
   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 Students336292
 13.1%
African American3042
 40%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian34
 33.3%
Hispanic285226
 20.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White1013
 30%
Two or More Races47
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.6%92.1%
 2.5%


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Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary ranks 3449th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy
High : North Dallas High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 292 students attended Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary.


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