State/Public Elementary Open

Paul L Dunbar Learning Center

๐Ÿ“ 4200 Metropolitan Ave, Dallas, Dallas County, 75210

531
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alpher Garrett-jones. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Alpher Garrett-jones
School district
Dallas Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Paul L Dunbar Learning Center enrolls 531 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
264 (50%)
Female students
267 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American35266%
Hispanic or Latino15429%
Two or more races152.8%
White61.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

503 of the school's 531 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 494 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Paul L Dunbar Learning Center 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 100.

School district: DALLAS ISD

Paul L Dunbar Learning Center 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 531 students, Paul L Dunbar Learning Center is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.

139,802
District students
240
Schools
9,952
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

22%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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