📍 3033 Tips Blvd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75216
J P Starks el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Evelyn Howard. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J P Starks el enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 133 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.1% |
| White | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 225 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J P Starks 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 100.
J P Starks 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 225 students, J P Starks 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