📍 6300 Elam Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75217
Rufus C Burleson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mechele Hammonds. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rufus C Burleson el enrolls 506 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 298 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 199 | 39% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
494 of the school's 506 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 477 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rufus C Burleson el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 110.
Rufus C Burleson el is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 506 students, Rufus C Burleson el is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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