S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

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S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary is an elementary school located in Duncanville, Texas, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Duncanville Independent School District. The school serves a predominantly minority student population, with 50% African American and 41.98% Hispanic students, and a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 85.03% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,871 in the 2020-2021 school year, S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas, with only 18.03% of 3rd-grade students and 13.33% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading, and 14.75% of 3rd-grade students and 13.33% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Math, compared to state averages of 48.85% and 50.66% in Reading, and 40.86% and 44.67% in Math, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low among African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and special needs student subgroups.

Nearby schools in the Duncanville Independent School District, such as Merrifield Elementary, William Lee Hastings Elementary, and Central Elementary, also perform poorly on STAAR tests, with similar or slightly better academic outcomes compared to S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary. However, the nearby Ume Preparatory Academy - Duncanville, a charter school, significantly outperforms the district schools, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this area.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 510 Softwood Dr
       Duncanville, TX  75137-3999


(972) 708-2500

District: Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4622nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,871 Help


Students who attend S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate
    William H Byrd Middle
High:    Duncanville High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  343

Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.0%
Hispanic:
36.2%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.8% Help


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Compare Details S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary ranks worse than 98.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (58%), Hispanic (36.2%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary is 14.1, which is the 4th best among 9 elementary schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary is $12,871, which is the highest among 9 elementary schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary 4622nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Duncanville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Duncanville Independent School District (Isd) 889th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

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Rank History for all students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.90 380th 3465 89.0%
2005 70.15 989th 3475 71.5%
2006 60.66 1497th 3476 56.9%
2007 71.22 987th 3724 73.5%
2008 74.33 792nd 3768 79.0%
2009 71.01 1030th 3884 73.5%
2010 59.04 1824th 3937 53.7%
2011 50.10 2400th 4095 41.4%
2012 39.00 2938th 4206 30.1%
2013 33.80 3210th 4221 24.0%
2014 33.27 3241st 4260 23.9%
2015 40.70 2811th 4320 34.9%
2016 38.95 2882nd 4286 32.8%
2017 33.69 2922nd 4329 32.5%
2018 25.78 3465th 4359 20.5%
2019 31.37 3252nd 4479 27.4%
2021 28.22 3294th 4578 28.0%
2022 12.99 4289th 4581 6.4%
2023 10.93 4434th 4647 4.6%
2024 6.12 4622nd 4675 1.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.08 875th 3333 73.7%
2021 77.85 396th 3446 88.5%
2022 18.40 3252nd 3487 6.7%
2023 17.83 3308th 3556 7.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.39 2630th 3558 26.1%
2019 55.51 1127th 3684 69.4%
2021 40.68 2002nd 3799 47.3%
2022 31.70 2892nd 3952 26.8%
2023 22.44 3641st 4086 10.9%
2024 50.45 1863rd 4261 56.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.57 3410th 4264 20.0%
2019 36.38 3017th 4309 30.0%
2021 41.66 2628th 4451 41.0%
2022 14.86 4240th 4477 5.3%
2023 14.64 4288th 4521 5.2%
2024 12.18 4409th 4560 3.3%
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Rank History for Female students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.40 3699th 4306 14.1%
2019 30.75 3290th 4348 24.3%
2021 24.16 3590th 4499 20.2%
2022 17.50 4115th 4561 9.8%
2023 15.01 4264th 4588 7.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.03 1078th 3106 65.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.78 2384th 4240 43.8%
2019 49.74 1988th 4295 53.7%
2021 50.71 1779th 4331 58.9%
2022 22.95 3921st 4461 12.1%
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Rank History for Male students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.55 3212th 4319 25.6%
2019 33.96 3081st 4357 29.3%
2021 36.48 2771st 4498 38.4%
2022 12.64 4323rd 4563 5.3%
2023 9.99 4421st 4585 3.6%
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Rank History for African American students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.20 1618th 2483 34.8%
2019 46.67 1273rd 2515 49.4%
2021 38.65 1479th 2444 39.5%
2022 31.50 1816th 2421 25.0%
2023 24.26 2084th 2443 14.7%
2024 19.01 2211th 2421 8.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.59 2238th 4168 46.3%
2019 47.03 2191st 4188 47.7%
2021 48.81 2010th 4329 53.6%
2022 20.10 3949th 4376 9.8%
2023 13.54 4204th 4401 4.5%
2024 18.73 4026th 4431 9.1%
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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 S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 425 49 12 18 n/a n/a n/a 0 504
1989 456 44 14 19 1 n/a n/a 0 534
1990 477 58 11 18 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1991 473 60 12 26 1 n/a n/a 0 572
1992 470 56 9 25 1 n/a n/a 0 561
1993 370 54 8 21 1 n/a n/a 0 454
1994 347 60 7 26 1 n/a n/a 0 441
1995 258 65 5 25 2 n/a n/a 0 355
1996 258 65 5 25 2 n/a n/a 0 355
1997 290 73 9 31 2 n/a n/a 0 405
1998 246 95 10 30 2 n/a n/a 0 383
1999 205 111 7 38 1 n/a n/a 0 362
2000 184 106 7 42 1 n/a n/a 0 340
2001 169 104 9 55 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2002 133 127 6 82 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2003 133 127 6 82 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2004 110 178 5 97 0 n/a n/a 0 390
2005 105 188 11 144 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2006 98 245 8 161 0 n/a n/a 0 512
2007 78 272 7 137 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2008 61 269 7 144 1 n/a n/a 0 482
2009 60 296 6 210 1 n/a n/a 0 573
2010 49 297 8 226 4 n/a n/a 0 584
2011 30 285 6 225 0 0 4 0 550
2012 34 268 8 228 2 0 2 0 542
2013 32 250 7 238 5 0 5 0 537
2014 29 251 5 210 5 0 9 0 509
2015 25 236 10 217 7 0 8 0 503
2016 22 197 7 216 8 1 10 0 461
2017 11 166 2 204 6 2 8 0 399
2018 15 197 2 209 4 2 11 0 440
2019 15 172 2 212 3 2 11 0 417
2020 11 178 3 191 2 1 7 0 393
2021 6 169 1 182 0 1 3 0 362
2022 10 173 5 174 0 0 12 0 374
2023 11 187 3 157 0 0 16 0 374
2024 6 199 3 124 0 0 11 0 343

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 504 30.0 16.8 n/a
1989 534 n/a n/a n/a
1990 564 29.0 19.4 n/a
1991 572 29.0 19.7 n/a
1992 561 28.5 19.6 3.7
1993 454 26.0 17.5 8.6
1994 441 27.1 16.3 10.4
1995 355 24.7 14.4 9.3
1996 355 24.7 14.4 9.3
1997 405 24.6 16.5 15.1
1998 383 24.0 16.0 9.7
1999 362 25.4 14.3 13.5
2000 340 24.7 13.8 23.5
2001 337 24.9 13.5 25.8
2002 348 25.0 13.9 38.2
2003 348 25.0 13.9 38.2
2004 390 24.0 16.3 38.7
2005 448 27.9 16.1 39.5
2006 512 31.0 16.5 46.1
2007 495 29.0 17.1 47.5
2008 482 28.0 17.2 52.9
2009 573 32.0 17.9 60.4
2010 584 33.9 17.2 62.7
2011 550 32.0 17.1 67.6
2012 542 29.9 18.0 69.7
2013 537 28.4 18.9 73.6
2014 509 31.3 16.2 74.3
2015 503 31.0 16.2 69.8
2016 461 33.0 13.9 77
2017 399 31.4 12.7 79.2
2018 440 25.3 17.3 79.5
2019 417 24.3 17.1 82.3
2020 393 27.9 14.0 82.4
2021 362 29.0 12.4 84.3
2022 374 30.1 12.3 84
2023 374 27.6 13.5 85
2024 343 24.2 14.1 82.8

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 S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 504 30.0 16.8 n/a
1989 534 n/a n/a n/a
1990 564 29.0 19.4 n/a
1991 572 29.0 19.7 n/a
1992 561 28.5 19.6 3.7
1993 454 26.0 17.5 8.6
1994 441 27.1 16.3 10.4
1995 355 24.7 14.4 9.3
1996 355 24.7 14.4 9.3
1997 405 24.6 16.5 15.1
1998 383 24.0 16.0 9.7
1999 362 25.4 14.3 13.5
2000 340 24.7 13.8 23.5
2001 337 24.9 13.5 25.8
2002 348 25.0 13.9 38.2
2003 348 25.0 13.9 38.2
2004 390 24.0 16.3 38.7
2005 448 27.9 16.1 39.5
2006 512 31.0 16.5 46.1
2007 495 29.0 17.1 47.5
2008 482 28.0 17.2 52.9
2009 573 32.0 17.9 60.4
2010 584 33.9 17.2 62.7
2011 550 32.0 17.1 67.6
2012 542 29.9 18.0 69.7
2013 537 28.4 18.9 73.6
2014 509 31.3 16.2 74.3
2015 503 31.0 16.2 69.8
2016 461 33.0 13.9 77
2017 399 31.4 12.7 79.2
2018 440 25.3 17.3 79.5
2019 417 24.3 17.1 82.3
2020 393 27.9 14.0 82.4
2021 362 29.0 12.4 84.3
2022 374 30.1 12.3 84
2023 374 27.6 13.5 85
2024 343 24.2 14.1 82.8

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 S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,481 (15.1%) $8,357 (85.0%) $9,837
2020 $1,585 (14.6%) $9,290 (85.4%) $10,875
2021 $2,102 (16.3%) $10,769 (83.7%) $12,871

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

Impact of COVID-19 on S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3252nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4434th of 4647 Elementary schools
 22.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary)3919
 20%
   3rd Grade Reading (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))3729
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary)4528
 17%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))4029
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary)2417
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))3032
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary)3519
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))3832
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students417374
 10.3%
African American172187
 8.7%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic212157
 25.9%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White1511
 26.7%
Two or More Races1116
 45.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.3%85%
 2.8%


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Students who attend S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate
Middle : William H Byrd Middle
High : Duncanville High School

Students at S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary are 58% African American, 36% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 343 students attended S Gus Alexander Junior Elementary.


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