📍 302 e Freeman St, Duncanville, Dallas County, 75116
Central el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Duncanville, Dallas County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ayanna Parker. It is part of the Duncanville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central el enrolls 420 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 3.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 304 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 22% |
| White | 14 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
390 of the school's 420 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 366 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Central 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 111.
Central 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 420 students, Central el is smaller than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large