T G Terry Elementary

Summary:

T G Terry Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 292 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Dallas Independent School District.

T G Terry Elementary faces several key challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (77.4%) compared to nearby schools, consistently low performance on state assessments, and an extremely high percentage (over 90%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform better relative to their peers at the district and state levels, suggesting the school may be more effective in supporting these specific student populations. The school also spends significantly more per student ($12,388) than surrounding schools, which range from $7,650 to $15,351 per student, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6.

Nearby schools, such as Martin Weiss Elementary and Thomas L Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy, generally outperform T G Terry Elementary in test scores and overall school rankings, indicating potential opportunities for T G Terry Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing neighbors. The high poverty concentration in the area, with surrounding schools also having a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, highlights the economic challenges faced by the local community, which likely contribute to the academic struggles observed at these schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6661 Greenspan Dr
       Dallas, TX  75232-3605


(972) 749-3200

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2244th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,388 Help


Students who attend T G Terry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy
High:    David W Carter High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  315

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.2%
African American:
23.2%
White:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.3% Help


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Compare Details T G Terry Elementary ranks better than 52% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 46th 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 48.51. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.2%), African American (23.2%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at T G Terry Elementary is 12.5, which is the 44th best among 145 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at T G Terry Elementary is $12,388. 86 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

T G Terry Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks T G Terry Elementary 2244th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See T G Terry 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 T G Terry Elementary

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Rank History for all students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.83 3172nd 3465 8.5%
2005 14.81 3293rd 3475 5.2%
2006 17.86 3220th 3476 7.4%
2007 23.12 3304th 3724 11.3%
2008 20.76 3407th 3768 9.6%
2009 39.58 2762nd 3884 28.9%
2010 17.20 3677th 3937 6.6%
2011 33.51 3235th 4095 21.0%
2012 53.27 2083rd 4206 50.5%
2013 56.65 1920th 4221 54.5%
2014 51.78 2212th 4260 48.1%
2015 49.66 2354th 4320 45.5%
2016 43.94 2598th 4286 39.4%
2017 45.53 2207th 4329 49.0%
2018 35.17 2862nd 4359 34.3%
2019 39.94 2692nd 4479 39.9%
2021 37.91 2684th 4578 41.4%
2022 39.14 2796th 4581 39.0%
2023 43.95 2537th 4647 45.4%
2024 48.51 2244th 4675 52.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.01 433rd 3226 86.6%
2019 56.95 1227th 3333 63.2%
2021 43.45 1839th 3446 46.6%
2022 50.46 1620th 3487 53.5%
2023 50.87 1636th 3556 54.0%
2024 46.29 1834th 3638 49.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.03 3099th 3952 21.6%
2023 13.75 4030th 4086 1.4%
2024 23.89 3623rd 4261 15.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.09 1823rd 4264 57.2%
2019 59.40 1397th 4309 67.6%
2021 49.82 2041st 4451 54.1%
2022 55.09 1809th 4477 59.6%
2023 58.57 1617th 4521 64.2%
2024 53.81 1922nd 4560 57.9%
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Rank History for Female students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.32 2215th 4306 48.6%
2019 45.41 2328th 4348 46.5%
2021 33.62 2950th 4499 34.4%
2022 35.30 3081st 4561 32.4%
2023 48.36 2271st 4588 50.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.20 2929th 3106 5.7%
2019 26.60 2778th 3184 12.8%
2021 9.98 2838th 3006 5.6%
2022 22.25 2657th 2958 10.2%
2023 32.54 2495th 2980 16.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.90 1327th 4240 68.7%
2019 58.16 1444th 4295 66.4%
2021 42.30 2398th 4331 44.6%
2022 68.19 926th 4461 79.2%
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Rank History for Male students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.58 3337th 4319 22.7%
2019 37.80 2805th 4357 35.6%
2021 41.41 2478th 4498 44.9%
2022 44.76 2465th 4563 46.0%
2023 39.10 2819th 4585 38.5%
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Rank History for African American students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.80 1077th 2483 56.6%
2019 61.03 744th 2515 70.4%
2021 45.24 1225th 2444 49.9%
2022 35.99 1642nd 2421 32.2%
2023 40.20 1446th 2443 40.8%
2024 62.89 685th 2421 71.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at T G Terry Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.82 2076th 4168 50.2%
2019 48.67 2088th 4188 50.1%
2021 47.85 2070th 4329 52.2%
2022 53.40 1871st 4376 57.2%
2023 56.93 1660th 4401 62.3%
2024 50.59 2070th 4431 53.3%
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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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Enrollment information for T G Terry Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 34 425 0 64 3 n/a n/a 0 526
1990 33 429 0 71 5 n/a n/a 0 538
1991 29 405 0 85 3 n/a n/a 0 522
1992 28 420 0 96 0 n/a n/a 0 544
1993 39 450 0 110 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1994 25 436 0 127 0 n/a n/a 0 588
1995 19 403 0 140 2 n/a n/a 0 564
1996 19 403 0 140 2 n/a n/a 0 564
1997 21 442 0 177 1 n/a n/a 0 641
1998 21 423 0 206 2 n/a n/a 0 652
1999 23 477 1 239 1 n/a n/a 0 741
2000 19 397 0 242 4 n/a n/a 0 662
2001 19 377 0 270 2 n/a n/a 0 668
2002 12 330 0 255 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2003 12 330 0 255 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2004 10 279 0 264 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2005 10 278 0 293 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2006 9 261 0 303 0 n/a n/a 0 573
2007 3 173 0 265 0 n/a n/a 0 441
2008 3 185 0 251 0 n/a n/a 0 439
2009 4 180 0 231 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2010 3 145 0 256 0 n/a n/a 0 404
2011 2 121 0 270 0 0 1 0 394
2012 6 127 0 273 1 0 3 0 410
2013 8 120 0 260 1 0 1 0 390
2014 1 133 0 266 1 0 1 0 402
2015 1 136 0 252 3 0 1 0 393
2016 0 131 1 238 2 0 1 0 373
2017 3 142 1 266 3 0 0 0 415
2018 2 132 1 283 3 1 1 0 423
2019 5 97 0 284 3 0 1 0 390
2020 4 83 0 258 0 0 1 0 346
2021 2 82 0 234 0 0 1 0 319
2022 4 62 0 215 0 0 2 0 283
2023 2 63 0 226 0 0 1 0 292
2024 1 73 0 240 0 0 1 0 315

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 T G Terry Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 526 n/a n/a n/a
1990 538 34.0 15.8 n/a
1991 522 34.5 15.1 n/a
1992 544 30.2 18.0 59.7
1993 599 32.0 18.7 72.5
1994 588 34.3 17.1 72.8
1995 564 35.0 16.1 74.3
1996 564 35.0 16.1 74.3
1997 641 33.1 19.4 71.6
1998 652 37.9 17.2 70.4
1999 741 32.4 22.9 83.9
2000 662 39.6 16.7 84.7
2001 668 33.9 19.7 86.2
2002 597 36.6 16.3 89.1
2003 597 36.6 16.3 89.1
2004 553 36.3 15.2 88.4
2005 581 35.5 16.4 89.7
2006 573 35.4 16.2 90.6
2007 441 29.5 14.9 95
2008 439 30.5 14.4 95.9
2009 415 28.5 14.6 96.1
2010 404 26.5 15.2 96.5
2011 394 27.5 14.3 97.7
2012 410 26.5 15.4 97.1
2013 390 24.5 15.9 99
2014 402 28.5 14.1 96
2015 393 30.0 13.1 95.9
2016 373 28.0 13.3 96.2
2017 415 27.5 15.0 93.3
2018 423 27.0 15.6 96.2
2019 390 25.0 15.6 95.9
2020 346 23.0 15.0 92.8
2021 319 22.2 14.3 92.5
2022 283 17.3 16.3 92.9
2023 292 23.0 12.6 90.4
2024 315 25.1 12.5 93.3

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 T G Terry Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 526 n/a n/a n/a
1990 538 34.0 15.8 n/a
1991 522 34.5 15.1 n/a
1992 544 30.2 18.0 59.7
1993 599 32.0 18.7 72.5
1994 588 34.3 17.1 72.8
1995 564 35.0 16.1 74.3
1996 564 35.0 16.1 74.3
1997 641 33.1 19.4 71.6
1998 652 37.9 17.2 70.4
1999 741 32.4 22.9 83.9
2000 662 39.6 16.7 84.7
2001 668 33.9 19.7 86.2
2002 597 36.6 16.3 89.1
2003 597 36.6 16.3 89.1
2004 553 36.3 15.2 88.4
2005 581 35.5 16.4 89.7
2006 573 35.4 16.2 90.6
2007 441 29.5 14.9 95
2008 439 30.5 14.4 95.9
2009 415 28.5 14.6 96.1
2010 404 26.5 15.2 96.5
2011 394 27.5 14.3 97.7
2012 410 26.5 15.4 97.1
2013 390 24.5 15.9 99
2014 402 28.5 14.1 96
2015 393 30.0 13.1 95.9
2016 373 28.0 13.3 96.2
2017 415 27.5 15.0 93.3
2018 423 27.0 15.6 96.2
2019 390 25.0 15.6 95.9
2020 346 23.0 15.0 92.8
2021 319 22.2 14.3 92.5
2022 283 17.3 16.3 92.9
2023 292 23.0 12.6 90.4
2024 315 25.1 12.5 93.3

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 T G Terry Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,728 (16.7%) $8,603 (83.3%) $10,331
2020 $2,060 (18.5%) $9,101 (81.5%) $11,161
2021 $1,492 (12.0%) $10,896 (88.0%) $12,388

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

Impact of COVID-19 on T G Terry Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2692nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2537th of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (T G Terry Elementary)4858
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (T G Terry Elementary)4334
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (T G Terry Elementary)3618
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (T G Terry Elementary)4159
 18%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (T G Terry Elementary)3036
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (T G Terry Elementary)4645
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3839
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (T G Terry Elementary)4043
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (T G Terry Elementary)5248
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (T G Terry Elementary)3325
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (T G Terry Elementary)7531
 44%
   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 Students390292
 25.1%
African American9763
 35.1%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic284226
 20.4%
Pacific Islander00
White52
 60%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.9%90.4%
 5.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about T G Terry Elementary

T G Terry Elementary ranks 2244th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 315 students attended T G Terry Elementary.

Students at T G Terry Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 23% African American.

Students who attend T G Terry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy
High : David W Carter High School


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