📍 1500 Heritage Dr, Glenn Heights, Dallas County, 75154
Frank D Moates el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Glenn Heights, Dallas County. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Paraham. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Frank D Moates el enrolls 524 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 296 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.9% |
| White | 10 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 524 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 355 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Frank D Moates el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 109.
Frank D Moates el is one of 10 schools in DESOTO ISD, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 5,708 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 524 students, Frank D Moates el is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large