Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Summary:

Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary is a public elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 442 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 557 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (90.27%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, particularly in reading and math, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate was 32.61%, compared to the district's 41.82% and the state's 48.85%. The school performs better in serving Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top quartile for these subgroups, but struggles with Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the bottom quartile. With over 95% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary serves a community with significant economic challenges, which likely contributes to its academic struggles.

Compared to nearby schools, including Hogg New Technical Center, Uplift Luna Preparatory Pri, and Esperanza Medrano Elementary, Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. This suggests that the challenges faced by the school may be unique and require targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 3214 N Winnetka Ave
       Dallas, TX  75212-3930


(972) 892-6400

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3442nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,028 Help


Students who attend Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary usually attend:

High:    Dr L G Pinkston Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  384

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.4%
African American:
6.8%
White:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.9% Help


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Compare Details Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary ranks worse than 73.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 96th 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 29.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.4%), African American (6.8%), White (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary is 12.8, which is the 54th 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 Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary is $12,028. 97 elementary schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary 3442nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Lorenzo De Zavala 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 Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 35.16 2896th 3768 23.1%
2009 41.93 2651st 3884 31.7%
2010 24.49 3476th 3937 11.7%
2011 35.07 3172nd 4095 22.5%
2012 24.26 3673rd 4206 12.7%
2013 41.74 2770th 4221 34.4%
2014 27.26 3530th 4260 17.1%
2015 16.34 3909th 4320 9.5%
2016 18.68 3786th 4286 11.7%
2017 25.48 3438th 4329 20.6%
2018 39.12 2609th 4359 40.1%
2019 36.73 2900th 4479 35.3%
2021 29.57 3200th 4578 30.1%
2022 42.45 2588th 4581 43.5%
2023 55.80 1835th 4647 60.5%
2024 29.92 3442nd 4675 26.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.63 1092nd 3226 66.2%
2019 51.68 1478th 3333 55.7%
2021 54.58 1240th 3446 64.0%
2022 62.88 970th 3487 72.2%
2023 71.31 672nd 3556 81.1%
2024 39.86 2211th 3638 39.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.21 2570th 3684 30.2%
2021 37.88 2191st 3799 42.3%
2022 36.14 2564th 3952 35.1%
2023 55.59 1310th 4086 67.9%
2024 30.81 3205th 4261 24.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.92 1969th 4264 53.8%
2019 51.48 1958th 4309 54.6%
2021 45.13 2377th 4451 46.6%
2022 56.31 1724th 4477 61.5%
2023 69.39 944th 4521 79.1%
2024 38.81 2958th 4560 35.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.07 2733rd 4306 36.5%
2019 41.02 2603rd 4348 40.1%
2021 26.87 3388th 4499 24.7%
2022 41.66 2676th 4561 41.3%
2023 43.49 2574th 4588 43.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.78 2650th 3106 14.7%
2019 25.96 2794th 3184 12.2%
2021 16.46 2693rd 3006 10.4%
2022 44.13 2066th 2958 30.2%
2023 30.65 2533rd 2980 15.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.00 1687th 4240 60.2%
2019 52.32 1817th 4295 57.7%
2021 55.82 1445th 4331 66.6%
2022 72.40 729th 4461 83.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.60 2473rd 4319 42.7%
2019 35.01 2997th 4357 31.2%
2021 35.34 2833rd 4498 37.0%
2022 45.10 2435th 4563 46.6%
2023 67.18 1245th 4585 72.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.56 2505th 2515 0.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.27 2183rd 4168 47.6%
2019 45.19 2302nd 4188 45.0%
2021 38.95 2643rd 4329 38.9%
2022 52.48 1931st 4376 55.9%
2023 67.21 1082nd 4401 75.4%
2024 35.84 3039th 4431 31.4%
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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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Enrollment information for Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 14 47 1 393 3 n/a n/a 0 458
1990 9 46 1 429 3 n/a n/a 0 488
1991 16 40 1 426 0 n/a n/a 0 483
1992 18 24 1 434 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1993 14 22 0 396 1 n/a n/a 0 433
1994 15 18 0 396 1 n/a n/a 0 430
1995 8 16 0 375 3 n/a n/a 0 402
1996 8 16 0 375 3 n/a n/a 0 402
1997 8 16 0 402 2 n/a n/a 0 428
1998 3 16 0 381 1 n/a n/a 0 401
1999 6 15 0 362 1 n/a n/a 0 384
2000 8 16 0 350 1 n/a n/a 0 375
2001 4 12 0 361 1 n/a n/a 0 378
2002 2 6 0 366 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2003 2 6 0 366 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2004 2 8 0 311 0 n/a n/a 0 321
2005 2 3 0 312 0 n/a n/a 0 317
2006 2 12 0 309 1 n/a n/a 0 324
2007 3 6 0 326 1 n/a n/a 0 336
2008 1 11 0 394 1 n/a n/a 0 407
2009 2 13 0 434 1 n/a n/a 0 450
2010 2 15 0 474 0 n/a n/a 0 491
2011 7 10 0 437 0 0 0 0 454
2012 7 12 0 424 0 0 0 0 443
2013 6 6 0 424 0 0 0 0 436
2014 5 6 0 417 0 0 0 0 428
2015 4 4 0 406 0 0 0 0 414
2016 5 3 0 376 0 0 0 0 384
2017 3 13 0 406 0 0 1 0 423
2018 1 21 0 387 0 0 0 0 409
2019 4 15 0 419 1 0 3 0 442
2020 6 25 0 447 1 1 0 0 480
2021 7 27 0 431 0 1 0 0 466
2022 8 24 0 416 0 0 0 0 448
2023 8 32 0 399 1 0 2 0 442
2024 5 26 0 351 0 0 2 0 384

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 Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 458 n/a n/a n/a
1990 488 32.0 15.2 n/a
1991 483 31.5 15.3 n/a
1992 477 31.1 15.3 90.8
1993 433 27.0 16.0 94.9
1994 430 27.4 15.7 92.3
1995 402 21.2 19.0 94.5
1996 402 21.2 19.0 94.5
1997 428 22.0 19.5 88.1
1998 401 20.5 19.6 84.5
1999 384 20.5 18.7 94.8
2000 375 20.0 18.8 96
2001 378 23.2 16.3 96.6
2002 374 23.3 16.1 93
2003 374 23.3 16.1 93
2004 321 22.5 14.3 97.8
2005 317 21.5 14.7 96.8
2006 324 22.0 14.7 96.9
2007 336 23.5 14.3 98.2
2008 407 26.5 15.4 98
2009 450 29.5 15.3 98.7
2010 491 31.5 15.5 99.4
2011 454 28.5 15.9 98.7
2012 443 27.0 16.4 98.4
2013 436 25.0 17.4 98.4
2014 428 26.0 16.4 97.7
2015 414 29.0 14.2 96.6
2016 384 30.0 12.8 94
2017 423 31.0 13.6 97.4
2018 409 28.0 14.6 97.1
2019 442 31.3 14.0 99.3
2020 480 31.1 15.3 97.3
2021 466 30.4 15.3 95.5
2022 448 31.7 14.1 96.7
2023 442 31.0 14.2 95.5
2024 384 30.0 12.8 96.9

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 Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 458 n/a n/a n/a
1990 488 32.0 15.2 n/a
1991 483 31.5 15.3 n/a
1992 477 31.1 15.3 90.8
1993 433 27.0 16.0 94.9
1994 430 27.4 15.7 92.3
1995 402 21.2 19.0 94.5
1996 402 21.2 19.0 94.5
1997 428 22.0 19.5 88.1
1998 401 20.5 19.6 84.5
1999 384 20.5 18.7 94.8
2000 375 20.0 18.8 96
2001 378 23.2 16.3 96.6
2002 374 23.3 16.1 93
2003 374 23.3 16.1 93
2004 321 22.5 14.3 97.8
2005 317 21.5 14.7 96.8
2006 324 22.0 14.7 96.9
2007 336 23.5 14.3 98.2
2008 407 26.5 15.4 98
2009 450 29.5 15.3 98.7
2010 491 31.5 15.5 99.4
2011 454 28.5 15.9 98.7
2012 443 27.0 16.4 98.4
2013 436 25.0 17.4 98.4
2014 428 26.0 16.4 97.7
2015 414 29.0 14.2 96.6
2016 384 30.0 12.8 94
2017 423 31.0 13.6 97.4
2018 409 28.0 14.6 97.1
2019 442 31.3 14.0 99.3
2020 480 31.1 15.3 97.3
2021 466 30.4 15.3 95.5
2022 448 31.7 14.1 96.7
2023 442 31.0 14.2 95.5
2024 384 30.0 12.8 96.9

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 Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,642 (15.2%) $9,178 (84.8%) $10,820
2020 $1,924 (18.2%) $8,653 (81.8%) $10,577
2021 $1,386 (11.5%) $10,642 (88.5%) $12,028

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2900th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1835th of 4647 Elementary schools
 25.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)2441
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3647
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)4635
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)3836
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3742
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)5038
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4546
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)5264
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4552
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)4567
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5550
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)4237
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)1863
 45%
   6th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))2644
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary)1852
 34%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3836
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students442442
African American1532
 113.3%
American Indian11
Asian00
Hispanic419399
 4.8%
Pacific Islander00
White48
 100%
Two or More Races32
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.3%95.5%
 3.8%


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Students who attend Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Dr L G Pinkston Senior High School

Students at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary ranks 3442nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 384 students attended Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary.


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