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Dyess Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6733 Jennings Dr
Abilene, TX 79607
Phone
(325) 690-3795
District
ABILENE ISD
County
TAYLOR COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
617
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.6% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Dyess Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
47%
50%
50%
43%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
47%
50%
47%
31%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
52%
59%
56%
57%
49%
58%
52%
59%
56%
57%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 2 0.3%
Kindergarten 125 20.3%
Grade 1 120 19.4%
Grade 2 110 17.8%
Grade 3 89 14.4%
Grade 4 74 12.0%
Grade 5 97 15.7%
Total 617 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.8% 36.0% 26.7%
Black 13.0% 13.6% 13.3%
Hispanic 35.1% 48.6% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.3% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.5% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.7% 72.2% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 67.1% 69.3% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 2.9% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 104,301 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,026.8 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,118 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.0% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.2% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.5% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 11.5% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,515 $99,367,000 41.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $749 $11,425,000 4.8%
Staff $593 $9,044,000 3.8%
General Administration $107 $1,639,000 0.7%
School Administration $628 $9,572,000 4.0%
Operation $915 $13,958,000 5.9%
Transportation $316 $4,825,000 2.0%
Other $550 $8,382,000 3.5%
Total Support $3,858 $58,845,000 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,182 $79,037,000 33.3%
Total Expenditures $15,554 $237,249,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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