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S Gus Alexander Jr Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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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
510 Softwood Dr
Duncanville, TX 75137
Phone
(972) 708-2500
District
DUNCANVILLE ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
374
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.5% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.6% of all U.S. schools.


S Gus Alexander Jr Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
47%
19%
50%
28%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
47%
17%
47%
19%
46%
    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
14
16
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 35 9.4%
Kindergarten 39 10.4%
Grade 1 78 20.9%
Grade 2 72 19.3%
Grade 3 71 19.0%
Grade 4 79 21.1%
Total 374 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.1% 2.2% 26.7%
Black 52.2% 40.7% 13.3%
Hispanic 43.9% 55.9% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.0% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 85.0% 82.2% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 76.2% 73.8% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 8.4% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 77,358 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,627.3 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.6% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,350 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 13.9% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.6% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.2% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.6% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,259 $74,578,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $555 $6,611,000 4.3%
Staff $838 $9,985,000 6.5%
General Administration $115 $1,370,000 0.9%
School Administration $740 $8,814,000 5.7%
Operation $1,258 $14,986,000 9.8%
Transportation $258 $3,073,000 2.0%
Other $892 $10,634,000 6.9%
Total Support $4,656 $55,473,000 36.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,973 $23,512,000 15.3%
Total Expenditures $12,888 $153,563,000 100.0%
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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