📍 5715 Meaders Ln, Dallas, Dallas County, 75230
John J Pershing el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hannah Williams. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John J Pershing el enrolls 381 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 15% |
| White | 12 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 381 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 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.
John J Pershing 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 16, state house district 114.
John J Pershing 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 381 students, John J Pershing 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