University Park Elementary, DALLAS, TX Rating, Test Scores and Rank

Overview

Student Enrollment

706

Best Elementary School in Texas

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	Kindergarten to 4th grade
School District	HIGHLAND PARK ISD
Type	Public

Phone	(214)780-3400
Location	3505 AMHERST AVE DALLAS, TX 75225
Charter School	No

University Park Elementary has an academic rating significantly above the average for Texas elementary schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 8th in the best public elementary schools in Texas.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The University Park Elementary student body is mostly White with a small Asian Pacific population and has very low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	85.6%	604
Black	0.3%	2
Hispanic	5.7%	40
Asian Pacific	5.9%	42
Native American Indian	0.1%	1
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	0
Two or more races	2.4%	17

Family Income

vs. other Texas elementary schools

Upper 0.2%

0% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Texas elementary school median of 61.7%. By this measure, UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY students are largely wealthy and rank 7th in Texas for elementary school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Kindergarten	126
1st Grade	126
2nd Grade	139
3rd Grade	163
4th Grade	152
Total	706

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

98%

Rank in Texas

8th

Rating

10 out of 10

Students at University Park Elementary scored an average 98% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Texas Education Agency. Performance is significantly above the state elementary school median of 74% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 1.1% of Texas elementary schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	95% or more^*	95% or more^*
Boys	95% or more^*	95% or more^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	-	-
Asian & Pacific Islander	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
Black	-	-
Hispanic	80% or more^*	80% or more^*
Multiracial	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
White	95% or more^*	95% or more^*
With Disabilites	80% to 89%^*	90% or more^*
Limited English	50% or more^*	50% or more^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	2%	7%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	2%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	2%

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Texas Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Texas Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.3%	2
Boys	0.6%	2
Girls	0%	0
Texas Median	1.6%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Location

University Park Elementary
3505 AMHERST AVE
DALLAS, TX
75225
(214)780-3400

District

HIGHLAND PARK ISD
DALLAS, TX

University Park Elementary