📍 1811 Gross Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75228
George W Truett el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 901 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Padilla. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George W Truett el enrolls 901 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 3.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 544 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 295 | 33% |
| White | 31 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
879 of the school's 901 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 861 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
George W Truett 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 2, state house district 100.
George W Truett 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 901 students, George W Truett el is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large