John J Pershing Elementary

Summary:

John J Pershing Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 381 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD).

John J Pershing Elementary stands out for its strong performance, particularly for Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. The school outperforms the Dallas ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests, with 63.64% of 3rd graders proficient or better in reading compared to 41.82% for Dallas ISD and 48.85% for Texas. The school also ranks in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and At-Risk students. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the Highland Park ISD, such as University Park Elementary and Hyer Elementary, which are among the top-ranked schools in the state.

While John J Pershing Elementary has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the years, the school faces challenges, including a very high percentage of students (89.5%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Additionally, the school's ranking for Gifted and Talented students is in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools, suggesting potential inequities in access to advanced programming. However, the school's increased per-student spending, from $11,108 in 2018-2019 to $13,095 in 2020-2021, indicates a commitment to investing in resources and support for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5715 Meaders Ln
       Dallas, TX  75230-6657


(972) 794-8600

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1661st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,095 Help


Students who attend John J Pershing Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy
High:    Hillcrest High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  381

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.5%
African American:
14.7%
White:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.5% Help


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Compare Details John J Pershing Elementary ranks better than 64.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 28th 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 58.51. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.5%), African American (14.7%), White (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John J Pershing Elementary is 14.6. 86 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 John J Pershing Elementary is $13,095, which is the 55th highest among 145 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

John J Pershing 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 John J Pershing Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.76 3010th 3465 13.1%
2005 28.29 2909th 3475 16.3%
2006 44.81 2292nd 3476 34.1%
2007 50.97 2155th 3724 42.1%
2008 51.65 2113th 3768 43.9%
2009 37.69 2859th 3884 26.4%
2010 58.93 1832nd 3937 53.5%
2011 51.38 2320th 4095 43.3%
2012 54.20 2037th 4206 51.6%
2013 62.89 1564th 4221 62.9%
2014 60.86 1710th 4260 59.9%
2015 58.47 1882nd 4320 56.4%
2016 42.79 2668th 4286 37.8%
2017 57.52 1599th 4329 63.1%
2018 45.32 2225th 4359 49.0%
2019 58.17 1617th 4479 63.9%
2021 42.12 2438th 4578 46.7%
2022 52.69 2001st 4581 56.3%
2023 63.21 1453rd 4647 68.7%
2024 58.51 1661st 4675 64.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.79 885th 3226 72.6%
2019 74.53 466th 3333 86.0%
2021 61.51 939th 3446 72.8%
2022 62.78 974th 3487 72.1%
2023 74.60 563rd 3556 84.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.19 1242nd 3558 65.1%
2019 52.32 1296th 3684 64.8%
2021 40.79 1991st 3799 47.6%
2022 35.74 2599th 3952 34.2%
2023 44.95 1954th 4086 52.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.05 1148th 4264 73.1%
2019 70.02 807th 4309 81.3%
2021 57.21 1562nd 4451 64.9%
2022 70.79 862nd 4477 80.7%
2023 80.09 454th 4521 90.0%
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Rank History for Female students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.35 2148th 4306 50.1%
2019 62.81 1340th 4348 69.2%
2021 35.55 2835th 4499 37.0%
2022 55.65 1808th 4561 60.4%
2023 57.53 1716th 4588 62.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.12 2447th 3106 21.2%
2019 54.19 1836th 3184 42.3%
2021 18.98 2627th 3006 12.6%
2022 30.74 2468th 2958 16.6%
2023 35.28 2415th 2980 19.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.52 732nd 4240 82.7%
2019 75.48 582nd 4295 86.4%
2021 69.42 766th 4331 82.3%
2022 74.13 649th 4461 85.5%
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Rank History for Male students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 2457th 4319 43.1%
2019 52.85 1836th 4357 57.9%
2021 48.32 2062nd 4498 54.2%
2022 47.87 2287th 4563 49.9%
2023 65.76 1319th 4585 71.2%
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Rank History for African American students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.39 793rd 2483 68.1%
2019 49.13 1166th 2515 53.6%
2021 42.45 1323rd 2444 45.9%
2022 82.82 211th 2421 91.3%
2023 66.02 598th 2443 75.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.33 1803rd 4168 56.7%
2019 71.34 807th 4188 80.7%
2021 49.05 1993rd 4329 54.0%
2022 54.64 1778th 4376 59.4%
2023 71.19 878th 4401 80.0%
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Rank History for White students at John J Pershing Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.49 1681st 3127 46.2%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.3)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, October 31, 2016

Open Quote Very few extra curricula activities for kids. All the other Dallas schools have father-daughter Valentine's Day dances and they don't. Other than that I love the school! Close Quote


Facebook Profile Picture by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Open Quote hi my name is lilian Ramirez and i am 21 years old... i went to this school and i loved it... No school can top J.J. pershing because i learned so uch. this school pushed me to learn and i am now using the same techniques with my little sister... also i wonder is mrs. willams is still teaching there because she was the one who truly motivated me to stay in school and do my work. Mrs. Willian is and will always be my role model.. Close Quote



Enrollment information for John J Pershing Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 291 144 19 119 1 n/a n/a 0 574
1989 324 144 15 134 1 n/a n/a 0 618
1990 288 181 20 202 1 n/a n/a 0 692
1991 289 178 26 207 1 n/a n/a 0 701
1992 279 211 28 209 2 n/a n/a 0 729
1993 256 197 24 265 7 n/a n/a 0 749
1994 231 210 18 289 3 n/a n/a 0 751
1995 244 178 41 344 1 n/a n/a 0 808
1996 244 178 41 344 1 n/a n/a 0 808
1997 236 224 49 406 1 n/a n/a 0 916
1998 164 135 26 273 3 n/a n/a 0 601
1999 144 162 21 305 5 n/a n/a 0 637
2000 161 122 21 346 5 n/a n/a 0 655
2001 157 141 24 365 10 n/a n/a 0 697
2002 133 145 13 391 6 n/a n/a 0 688
2003 133 145 13 391 6 n/a n/a 0 688
2004 103 126 17 417 3 n/a n/a 0 666
2005 62 122 15 417 3 n/a n/a 0 619
2006 69 150 12 483 2 n/a n/a 0 716
2007 34 62 6 285 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2008 24 66 5 289 0 n/a n/a 0 384
2009 26 73 6 381 0 n/a n/a 0 486
2010 23 65 6 370 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2011 28 70 3 401 2 5 1 0 510
2012 18 59 4 389 1 0 1 0 472
2013 18 62 1 417 1 0 2 0 501
2014 27 58 0 447 2 0 1 0 535
2015 17 69 1 464 2 0 1 0 554
2016 13 63 6 461 2 0 2 0 547
2017 13 68 6 460 1 0 5 0 553
2018 12 74 6 421 0 0 4 0 517
2019 8 77 9 362 3 0 1 0 460
2020 10 62 7 374 3 0 4 0 460
2021 12 52 5 329 2 0 5 0 405
2022 17 55 1 310 4 1 6 0 394
2023 12 56 3 299 4 1 6 0 381

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 John J Pershing Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 574 24.0 23.9 n/a
1989 618 n/a n/a n/a
1990 692 36.0 19.2 n/a
1991 701 36.2 19.3 n/a
1992 729 41.3 17.6 32.2
1993 749 40.0 18.7 54.6
1994 751 44.1 17.0 49.1
1995 808 43.0 18.8 44.3
1996 808 43.0 18.8 44.3
1997 916 47.2 19.4 43.2
1998 601 35.0 17.2 42.9
1999 637 34.1 18.7 57.6
2000 655 41.6 15.7 56.5
2001 697 43.2 16.1 60.8
2002 688 41.3 16.7 69.8
2003 688 41.3 16.7 69.8
2004 666 40.0 16.7 76.9
2005 619 40.0 15.5 79.6
2006 716 42.0 17.0 83.5
2007 387 33.0 11.7 83.7
2008 384 32.0 12.0 85.7
2009 486 35.0 13.9 87.2
2010 464 31.5 14.7 91.4
2011 510 32.0 15.9 88.2
2012 472 32.0 14.7 90.3
2013 501 31.0 16.1 94.8
2014 535 33.1 16.1 96.6
2015 554 35.0 15.8 93.1
2016 547 38.0 14.3 96
2017 553 37.3 14.7 85.4
2018 517 35.3 14.6 92.6
2019 460 34.0 13.5 92.6
2020 460 29.0 15.8 87
2021 405 30.0 13.5 90.9
2022 394 26.1 15.0 91.6
2023 381 26.0 14.6 89.5

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 John J Pershing Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 574 24.0 23.9 n/a
1989 618 n/a n/a n/a
1990 692 36.0 19.2 n/a
1991 701 36.2 19.3 n/a
1992 729 41.3 17.6 32.2
1993 749 40.0 18.7 54.6
1994 751 44.1 17.0 49.1
1995 808 43.0 18.8 44.3
1996 808 43.0 18.8 44.3
1997 916 47.2 19.4 43.2
1998 601 35.0 17.2 42.9
1999 637 34.1 18.7 57.6
2000 655 41.6 15.7 56.5
2001 697 43.2 16.1 60.8
2002 688 41.3 16.7 69.8
2003 688 41.3 16.7 69.8
2004 666 40.0 16.7 76.9
2005 619 40.0 15.5 79.6
2006 716 42.0 17.0 83.5
2007 387 33.0 11.7 83.7
2008 384 32.0 12.0 85.7
2009 486 35.0 13.9 87.2
2010 464 31.5 14.7 91.4
2011 510 32.0 15.9 88.2
2012 472 32.0 14.7 90.3
2013 501 31.0 16.1 94.8
2014 535 33.1 16.1 96.6
2015 554 35.0 15.8 93.1
2016 547 38.0 14.3 96
2017 553 37.3 14.7 85.4
2018 517 35.3 14.6 92.6
2019 460 34.0 13.5 92.6
2020 460 29.0 15.8 87
2021 405 30.0 13.5 90.9
2022 394 26.1 15.0 91.6
2023 381 26.0 14.6 89.5

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 John J Pershing Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,569 (14.1%) $9,539 (85.9%) $11,108
2020 $2,070 (18.2%) $9,330 (81.8%) $11,400
2021 $1,657 (12.7%) $11,438 (87.3%) $13,095

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

Impact of COVID-19 on John J Pershing Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1617th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1453rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (John J Pershing Elementary)4438
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (John J Pershing Elementary)4146
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (John J Pershing Elementary)6333
 30%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (John J Pershing Elementary)3556
 21%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (John J Pershing Elementary)4340
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (John J Pershing Elementary)3644
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (John J Pershing Elementary)3329
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))1915
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (John J Pershing Elementary)5459
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (John J Pershing Elementary)7560
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (John J Pershing Elementary)6253
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (John J Pershing Elementary)9357
 36%
   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 Students460381
 17.2%
African American7756
 27.3%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian93
 66.7%
Hispanic362299
 17.4%
Pacific Islander01
White812
 50%
Two or More Races16
 500%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients92.6%89.5%
 3.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 381 students attended John J Pershing Elementary.

Students at John J Pershing Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

John J Pershing Elementary ranks 1661st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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