📍 2615 Anson Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75235
Obadiah Knight el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 317 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maria Ross. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Obadiah Knight el enrolls 317 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 301 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.2% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 317 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 278 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Obadiah Knight 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 103.
Obadiah Knight 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 317 students, Obadiah Knight el is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large