Mockingbird Elementary

Summary:

Mockingbird Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 673 students in grades K-5. As part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), Mockingbird consistently ranks among the top 10% of Texas elementary schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mockingbird Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with STAAR test scores significantly outpacing the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, 73.42% of 5th-grade students at Mockingbird were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to just 49.81% for the Dallas ISD and 53.96% for the state of Texas. The school's diverse student population, with 53.94% White, 27.93% Hispanic, 7.43% African American, and 5.65% Asian students, is notably different from nearby schools like Lakewood Elementary, which has a much higher percentage of White students.

Mockingbird Elementary's success is further highlighted by its relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students (23.03%), compared to nearby schools like Ben Milam Elementary (83.62%) and L.L. Hotchkiss Elementary (95.56%). This suggests that the school may have access to additional resources and support that contribute to its academic excellence, which is particularly noteworthy given that it is part of the Dallas ISD, which has a lower overall ranking compared to the nearby Highland Park ISD.


Detail:

Public K-5

 5828 E Mockingbird Ln
       Dallas, TX  75206-5424


(972) 749-7200

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
396th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,784 Help


Students who attend Mockingbird Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    J L Long Middle
High:    Woodrow Wilson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  673

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.9%
Hispanic:
27.9%
African American:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mockingbird Elementary ranks better than 91.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 5th 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 89.32. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.9%), Hispanic (27.9%), African American (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mockingbird Elementary is 13.7, which is the 55th 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 Mockingbird Elementary is $10,784. 140 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Mockingbird 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 Mockingbird Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.21 251st 3465 92.8%
2005 83.60 260th 3475 92.5%
2006 79.52 444th 3476 87.2%
2007 86.29 77th 3724 97.9%
2008 85.41 200th 3768 94.7%
2009 84.95 207th 3884 94.7%
2010 78.21 568th 3937 85.6%
2011 82.38 341st 4095 91.7%
2012 89.65 228th 4206 94.6%
2013 93.36 65th 4221 98.5%
2014 89.95 201st 4260 95.3%
2015 89.13 256th 4320 94.1%
2016 90.36 190th 4286 95.6%
2017 87.57 455th 4329 89.5%
2018 95.26 172nd 4359 96.1%
2019 91.10 307th 4479 93.1%
2021 90.51 381st 4578 91.7%
2022 87.76 438th 4581 90.4%
2023 94.22 202nd 4647 95.7%
2024 89.32 396th 4675 91.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.56 324th 1046 69.0%
2019 83.57 104th 1112 90.6%
2021 64.23 296th 961 69.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.96 227th 3226 93.0%
2019 60.55 1046th 3333 68.6%
2021 80.94 316th 3446 90.8%
2022 60.78 1058th 3487 69.7%
2023 76.09 509th 3556 85.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.70 94th 3558 97.4%
2019 74.60 435th 3684 88.2%
2021 43.28 1805th 3799 52.5%
2022 37.55 2464th 3952 37.7%
2023 46.24 1877th 4086 54.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.18 527th 4264 87.6%
2019 62.24 1221st 4309 71.7%
2021 76.37 570th 4451 87.2%
2022 56.70 1697th 4477 62.1%
2023 71.29 834th 4521 81.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.76 151st 4306 96.5%
2019 87.31 374th 4348 91.4%
2021 88.85 382nd 4499 91.5%
2022 87.44 389th 4561 91.5%
2023 93.79 176th 4588 96.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.42 439th 3106 85.9%
2019 76.06 299th 3184 90.6%
2021 67.39 1082nd 3006 64.0%
2022 70.24 751st 2958 74.6%
2023 75.36 275th 2980 90.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.37 441st 4240 89.6%
2019 56.89 1522nd 4295 64.6%
2021 82.56 311th 4331 92.8%
2022 65.61 1080th 4461 75.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.94 194th 4319 95.5%
2019 91.41 267th 4357 93.9%
2021 89.52 372nd 4498 91.7%
2022 83.81 562nd 4563 87.7%
2023 92.23 241st 4585 94.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.31 570th 1005 43.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.30 162nd 2483 93.5%
2019 86.30 173rd 2515 93.1%
2021 77.74 280th 2444 88.5%
2022 64.92 608th 2421 74.9%
2023 56.46 859th 2443 64.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.72 340th 4168 91.8%
2019 74.88 656th 4188 84.3%
2021 66.86 1017th 4329 76.5%
2022 64.07 1216th 4376 72.2%
2023 81.49 468th 4401 89.4%
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Rank History for White students at Mockingbird Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.25 49th 3127 98.4%
2019 86.75 209th 3142 93.3%
2021 90.70 99th 3082 96.8%
2022 88.84 137th 3082 95.6%
2023 93.05 62nd 3106 98.0%
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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.

Mockingbird Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Open Quote Wonderful school, great curriculum, engaged teachers, and involved parents. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, August 30, 2010

Open Quote Stonewall Jackson Elementary is truly a unique learning environment for elementary students. The teachers are nurturing and experienced, the parent involvement is amazing, and the programs they offer such as the garden (science laboratory), music, arts, TAG, and special events where the children learn about a country or region in the world through intense study for a week are what make the school so special. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Mockingbird Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 182 88 8 109 n/a n/a n/a 0 387
1989 230 90 11 117 0 n/a n/a 0 448
1990 208 87 6 124 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1991 229 96 10 123 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1992 255 77 5 125 0 n/a n/a 0 462
1993 296 71 9 122 2 n/a n/a 0 500
1994 316 84 7 128 2 n/a n/a 0 537
1995 339 87 17 109 5 n/a n/a 0 557
1996 339 87 17 109 5 n/a n/a 0 557
1997 333 78 13 104 6 n/a n/a 0 534
1998 320 75 9 100 6 n/a n/a 0 510
1999 301 82 4 110 7 n/a n/a 0 504
2000 303 95 6 132 4 n/a n/a 0 540
2001 295 118 5 138 5 n/a n/a 0 561
2002 273 108 17 159 6 n/a n/a 0 563
2003 273 108 17 159 6 n/a n/a 0 563
2004 294 93 18 161 7 n/a n/a 0 573
2005 286 94 21 188 5 n/a n/a 0 594
2006 288 108 13 170 5 n/a n/a 0 584
2007 239 93 20 148 3 n/a n/a 0 503
2008 273 59 20 124 1 n/a n/a 0 477
2009 275 56 30 116 0 n/a n/a 0 477
2010 304 50 30 139 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2011 310 48 27 169 2 0 23 0 579
2012 322 44 24 168 1 0 21 0 580
2013 336 58 23 167 2 1 21 0 608
2014 356 46 28 156 1 0 27 0 614
2015 347 52 25 161 2 0 29 0 616
2016 357 47 24 151 3 1 30 0 613
2017 366 50 22 150 3 2 29 0 622
2018 385 43 33 160 0 1 29 0 651
2019 381 41 33 165 22 2 26 0 670
2020 392 53 34 170 17 0 38 0 704
2021 368 47 29 178 14 1 30 0 667
2022 358 51 33 170 11 2 32 0 657
2023 363 50 38 188 8 0 26 0 673

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 Mockingbird Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 387 2.0 193.5 n/a
1989 448 n/a n/a n/a
1990 425 37.0 11.4 n/a
1991 458 37.5 12.2 n/a
1992 462 37.0 12.4 27.1
1993 500 41.0 12.2 27.8
1994 537 41.5 12.9 22.5
1995 557 42.7 13.0 12.9
1996 557 42.7 13.0 12.9
1997 534 46.4 11.5 18.4
1998 510 40.2 12.7 15.9
1999 504 33.6 15.0 20.8
2000 540 36.1 15.0 18.7
2001 561 41.1 13.6 20.9
2002 563 44.3 12.7 26.8
2003 563 44.3 12.7 26.8
2004 573 41.0 14.0 28.1
2005 594 40.5 14.7 31
2006 584 41.5 14.1 35.6
2007 503 37.5 13.4 35.2
2008 477 38.5 12.4 29.6
2009 477 37.5 12.7 25.2
2010 523 38.3 13.6 29.4
2011 579 40.8 14.1 28.3
2012 580 43.0 13.4 25.2
2013 608 41.0 14.8 23.2
2014 614 41.0 14.9 23.5
2015 616 44.0 14.0 23.1
2016 613 42.0 14.5 19.7
2017 622 41.0 15.1 24
2018 651 41.0 15.8 18.9
2019 670 42.0 15.9 21.8
2020 704 45.0 15.6 19
2021 667 50.0 13.3 23.2
2022 657 45.2 14.5 19.5
2023 673 49.0 13.7 23

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 Mockingbird Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 387 2.0 193.5 n/a
1989 448 n/a n/a n/a
1990 425 37.0 11.4 n/a
1991 458 37.5 12.2 n/a
1992 462 37.0 12.4 27.1
1993 500 41.0 12.2 27.8
1994 537 41.5 12.9 22.5
1995 557 42.7 13.0 12.9
1996 557 42.7 13.0 12.9
1997 534 46.4 11.5 18.4
1998 510 40.2 12.7 15.9
1999 504 33.6 15.0 20.8
2000 540 36.1 15.0 18.7
2001 561 41.1 13.6 20.9
2002 563 44.3 12.7 26.8
2003 563 44.3 12.7 26.8
2004 573 41.0 14.0 28.1
2005 594 40.5 14.7 31
2006 584 41.5 14.1 35.6
2007 503 37.5 13.4 35.2
2008 477 38.5 12.4 29.6
2009 477 37.5 12.7 25.2
2010 523 38.3 13.6 29.4
2011 579 40.8 14.1 28.3
2012 580 43.0 13.4 25.2
2013 608 41.0 14.8 23.2
2014 614 41.0 14.9 23.5
2015 616 44.0 14.0 23.1
2016 613 42.0 14.5 19.7
2017 622 41.0 15.1 24
2018 651 41.0 15.8 18.9
2019 670 42.0 15.9 21.8
2020 704 45.0 15.6 19
2021 667 50.0 13.3 23.2
2022 657 45.2 14.5 19.5
2023 673 49.0 13.7 23

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 Mockingbird Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $752 (8.7%) $7,845 (91.3%) $8,597
2020 $698 (7.7%) $8,408 (92.3%) $9,105
2021 $1,046 (9.7%) $9,738 (90.3%) $10,784

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mockingbird Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 307th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 202nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Mockingbird Elementary)5488
 34%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mockingbird Elementary)6487
 23%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Mockingbird Elementary)6967
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mockingbird Elementary)6869
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Mockingbird Elementary)7876
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mockingbird Elementary)8776
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Mockingbird Elementary)8063
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students670673
 0.4%
African American4150
 22%
American Indian228
 63.6%
Asian3338
 15.2%
Hispanic165188
 13.9%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White381363
 4.7%
Two or More Races2626
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.8%23%
 1.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mockingbird Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 673 students attended Mockingbird Elementary.

Students who attend Mockingbird Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : J L Long Middle
High : Woodrow Wilson High School

Yes. Mockingbird Elementary ranks in the top 8.5% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Mockingbird Elementary are 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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