John J Pershing Elementary School
- Elementary school in Dallas ISD
- Dallas, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Total students
434
Avg. teacher experience
10.1 years
Dallas ISD: 9.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Dallas ISD: 82.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
John J Pershing Elementary School is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Dallas ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 434 students. 88.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 72.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $69,179, which is $6,705 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.
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Website
Address
5715 Meaders LnDallas, TX 75230-6657
Office phone number
Principal
- Lourdes Del Carmen Morales-figueroa
- LOFIGUEROA@dallasisd.org
- (972) 794-8600
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in John J Pershing Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
434
African American
58 (13.4%)
Dallas ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
7 (1.6%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
344 (79.3%)
Dallas ISD: 71%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
14 (3.2%)
Dallas ISD: 6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
11 (2.5%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
88.2 %
Dallas ISD: 73.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
88.9 %
Dallas ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
77.4 %
Dallas ISD: 50.5%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
72.1 %
Dallas ISD: 48.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7.8 %
Dallas ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.2 %
Dallas ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Dallas ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
17.4 %
Dallas ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
12.2 %
Dallas ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 19%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Dallas ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
18.9 %
Dallas ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Dallas ISD: 23.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
16.7 %
Dallas ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Dallas ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
28
African American
3 (10.7%)
Dallas ISD: 37.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (3.6%)
Dallas ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
15 (53.6%)
Dallas ISD: 35%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
9 (32.1%)
Dallas ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Dallas ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
21 (75%)
Dallas ISD: 70.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
6 (21.4%)
Dallas ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (3.6%)
Dallas ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.5
Dallas ISD: 13.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
10.1 years
Dallas ISD: 9.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$69,179
Dallas ISD: $68,699
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$61,000
Dallas ISD: $60,399
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$62,955
Dallas ISD: $64,247
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$71,466
Dallas ISD: $70,325
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$77,034
Dallas ISD: $73,136
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$75,246
Dallas ISD: $74,317
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Dallas ISD: $74,907
Statewide: $74,014