Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Summary:

Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 666 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with lower-than-average performance on STAAR assessments compared to the district and state. The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic (84.68%) and economically disadvantaged (95.35% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). While the school's performance on STAAR Spanish assessments is relatively stronger, its overall proficiency rates in reading, math, and science are well below the district and state averages. For example, only 28.07% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 41.82% for Dallas ISD and 48.85% for Texas.

The school's academic struggles are reflected in its low rankings and ratings, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools and receiving a 1 to 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Pleasant Grove Elementary and John W Runyon Elementary, also face challenges, but some charter schools like A+ Academy Elementary and Floyd Elementary in the Mesquite Independent School District tend to outperform Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary on STAAR assessments.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 337 Pleasant Vista Dr
       Dallas, TX  75217-7959


(972) 749-6400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3957th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,975 Help


Students who attend Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Young Women's Steam Academy At Balch Springs Middl
High:    H Grady Spruce High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  691

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.5%
African American:
10.9%
White:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.3% Help


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Compare Details Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary ranks worse than 84.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 118th 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 21.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.5%), African American (10.9%), White (2.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary is 14.1. 94 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 Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary is $11,975. 103 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary 3957th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.44 3043rd 3465 12.2%
2005 26.98 2945th 3475 15.3%
2006 14.89 3290th 3476 5.4%
2007 19.59 3402nd 3724 8.6%
2008 23.27 3338th 3768 11.4%
2009 27.13 3309th 3884 14.8%
2010 16.63 3698th 3937 6.1%
2011 23.34 3644th 4095 11.0%
2012 29.36 3459th 4206 17.8%
2013 30.88 3361st 4221 20.4%
2014 33.08 3251st 4260 23.7%
2015 39.24 2889th 4320 33.1%
2016 44.04 2590th 4286 39.6%
2017 42.82 2354th 4329 45.6%
2018 47.11 2137th 4359 51.0%
2019 58.12 1618th 4479 63.9%
2021 43.18 2387th 4578 47.9%
2022 42.71 2569th 4581 43.9%
2023 38.33 2907th 4647 37.4%
2024 21.43 3957th 4675 15.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.33 105th 3226 96.7%
2019 91.30 91st 3333 97.3%
2021 70.64 594th 3446 82.8%
2022 68.84 737th 3487 78.9%
2023 60.53 1129th 3556 68.3%
2024 44.83 1914th 3638 47.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.92 2587th 3558 27.3%
2019 15.95 3624th 3684 1.6%
2021 18.93 3718th 3799 2.1%
2022 22.89 3511th 3952 11.2%
2023 37.82 2470th 4086 39.5%
2024 65.88 965th 4261 77.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.20 1137th 4264 73.3%
2019 71.05 747th 4309 82.7%
2021 56.38 1608th 4451 63.9%
2022 55.71 1769th 4477 60.5%
2023 50.06 2180th 4521 51.8%
2024 41.40 2778th 4560 39.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.84 1802nd 4306 58.2%
2019 60.25 1494th 4348 65.6%
2021 43.64 2380th 4499 47.1%
2022 39.37 2803rd 4561 38.5%
2023 38.15 2900th 4588 36.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.34 2098th 3106 32.5%
2019 48.95 2066th 3184 35.1%
2021 22.88 2527th 3006 15.9%
2022 39.42 2232nd 2958 24.5%
2023 14.14 2822nd 2980 5.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.20 606th 4240 85.7%
2019 77.96 490th 4295 88.6%
2021 74.38 552nd 4331 87.3%
2022 69.30 877th 4461 80.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.13 2499th 4319 42.1%
2019 55.15 1699th 4357 61.0%
2021 44.27 2304th 4498 48.8%
2022 45.10 2437th 4563 46.6%
2023 39.80 2780th 4585 39.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.01 2035th 2483 18.0%
2019 31.01 1923rd 2515 23.5%
2021 40.25 1410th 2444 42.3%
2022 57.59 851st 2421 64.8%
2023 41.50 1399th 2443 42.7%
2024 13.77 2335th 2421 3.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.70 751st 4168 82.0%
2019 80.92 441st 4188 89.5%
2021 54.37 1668th 4329 61.5%
2022 50.44 2058th 4376 53.0%
2023 52.93 1884th 4401 57.2%
2024 42.18 2607th 4431 41.2%
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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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Reviews:
by a student
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Open Quote Where do I start, I went here ever since Pre-K. Gilbert Cuellar is an amazing school the teachers are nice, faculty is wonderful. Out of all the years i went there i never had any problems, personally my favorite years where 4th grade and 6th grade. It was great sometimes I wish I could relive those years again. Oh yeah I forgot to say I had tons of friends, the students there are nice. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 110 475 2 317 3 n/a n/a 0 907
1998 111 498 2 365 5 n/a n/a 0 981
1999 81 470 2 418 3 n/a n/a 0 974
2000 72 498 5 456 4 n/a n/a 0 1035
2001 54 498 2 464 2 n/a n/a 0 1020
2002 34 448 1 491 3 n/a n/a 0 977
2003 34 448 1 491 3 n/a n/a 0 977
2004 37 375 0 505 4 n/a n/a 0 921
2005 20 294 0 553 4 n/a n/a 0 871
2006 26 319 0 594 1 n/a n/a 0 940
2007 32 212 1 607 3 n/a n/a 0 855
2008 29 250 2 664 1 n/a n/a 0 946
2009 30 183 2 689 4 n/a n/a 0 908
2010 34 228 2 675 5 n/a n/a 0 944
2011 30 166 1 667 4 0 3 0 871
2012 29 163 1 658 5 0 9 0 865
2013 22 158 1 590 5 0 10 0 786
2014 18 138 0 588 7 0 10 0 761
2015 20 139 0 530 7 0 8 0 704
2016 10 146 0 517 4 0 4 0 681
2017 18 167 0 556 3 0 1 0 745
2018 20 147 0 550 2 0 3 0 722
2019 23 112 0 577 3 0 3 0 718
2020 18 101 0 572 2 0 7 0 700
2021 13 90 0 524 2 0 10 0 639
2022 12 84 0 527 1 0 6 0 630
2023 11 81 0 564 2 0 8 0 666
2024 16 75 1 591 2 0 6 0 691

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 Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 907 45.8 19.8 74.3
1998 981 47.9 20.5 74.3
1999 974 44.0 22.1 87
2000 1035 51.2 20.2 88.2
2001 1020 53.4 19.1 88.8
2002 977 57.2 17.1 92.6
2003 977 57.2 17.1 92.6
2004 921 57.0 16.2 92.7
2005 871 52.0 16.8 95.1
2006 940 49.0 19.2 94.7
2007 855 52.0 16.4 93.8
2008 946 58.0 16.3 94.5
2009 908 58.0 15.7 95.2
2010 944 54.5 17.3 95.8
2011 871 52.5 16.5 96.8
2012 865 56.0 15.4 95.8
2013 786 45.0 17.4 97.8
2014 761 38.0 20.0 98.7
2015 704 44.0 16.0 91.9
2016 681 41.0 16.6 96.6
2017 745 45.0 16.5 96.5
2018 722 43.0 16.7 88.2
2019 718 44.0 16.3 94.4
2020 700 44.0 15.9 97.1
2021 639 45.0 14.2 95.6
2022 630 43.4 14.4 99.2
2023 666 45.0 14.8 95.3
2024 691 49.0 14.1 97.3

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 Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 907 45.8 19.8 74.3
1998 981 47.9 20.5 74.3
1999 974 44.0 22.1 87
2000 1035 51.2 20.2 88.2
2001 1020 53.4 19.1 88.8
2002 977 57.2 17.1 92.6
2003 977 57.2 17.1 92.6
2004 921 57.0 16.2 92.7
2005 871 52.0 16.8 95.1
2006 940 49.0 19.2 94.7
2007 855 52.0 16.4 93.8
2008 946 58.0 16.3 94.5
2009 908 58.0 15.7 95.2
2010 944 54.5 17.3 95.8
2011 871 52.5 16.5 96.8
2012 865 56.0 15.4 95.8
2013 786 45.0 17.4 97.8
2014 761 38.0 20.0 98.7
2015 704 44.0 16.0 91.9
2016 681 41.0 16.6 96.6
2017 745 45.0 16.5 96.5
2018 722 43.0 16.7 88.2
2019 718 44.0 16.3 94.4
2020 700 44.0 15.9 97.1
2021 639 45.0 14.2 95.6
2022 630 43.4 14.4 99.2
2023 666 45.0 14.8 95.3
2024 691 49.0 14.1 97.3

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 Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,743 (18.3%) $7,762 (81.7%) $9,505
2020 $2,228 (21.2%) $8,281 (78.8%) $10,509
2021 $1,737 (14.5%) $10,238 (85.5%) $11,975

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1618th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2907th of 4647 Elementary schools
 26.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)3153
 22%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)5934
 25%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)3859
 21%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)2931
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)6140
 21%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)5163
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)5348
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)5634
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)6131
 30%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)5829
 29%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6343
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Science (Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary)270
 27%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3113
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students718666
 7.2%
African American11281
 27.7%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian00
Hispanic577564
 2.3%
Pacific Islander00
White2311
 52.2%
Two or More Races38
 166.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.4%95.3%
 0.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 691 students attended Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary.

Students at Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White.

Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Texas elementary schools.


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