State/Public Elementary Open

Alex Sanger Preparatory School

8410 San Leandro Dr, Dallas, Dallas County, 75218

766
Pupils
14.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Alex Sanger Preparatory School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 766 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alexander Merritt. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Alexander Merritt
School district
Dallas Isd
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Alex Sanger Preparatory School enrolls 766 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.

Male students
408 (53%)
Female students
358 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student-teacher ratio
14.4:1
Grade span
Pre-K–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 8.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino52869%
White14419%
Black or African American668.6%
Two or more races141.8%
Asian121.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

510 of the school's 766 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 499 qualify for free lunch and 11 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-K–8Title I

Alex Sanger Preparatory School 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.

School district: DALLAS ISD

Alex Sanger Preparatory School 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 766 students, Alex Sanger Preparatory School is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.

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

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11–16)
IBO code
063320
IB since
18 December 2025
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
38%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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