📍 7095 W Wheatland Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75249
Charles Acton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Linwood. It is part of the Duncanville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Charles Acton el enrolls 529 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Black or African American and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 268 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 236 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.8% |
| White | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 529 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 420 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Charles Acton 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 111.
Charles Acton el is one of 19 schools in DUNCANVILLE ISD, based in DUNCANVILLE, Texas. The district serves 11,562 students district-wide and employs 751 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Charles Acton el is close to the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large