📍 4601 Veterans Dr, Dallas, Dallas County, 75216
Whitney M Young Jr el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 313 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shabranda Mathis. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitney M Young Jr el enrolls 313 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 39% |
| White | 7 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 313 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whitney M Young Jr 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 110.
Whitney M Young Jr 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 313 students, Whitney M Young Jr 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
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