Of the 441 students at Arthur Kramer Elementary School in Dallas, 343 (78%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to Dallas City Wire’s analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The TEA considers students to be on track for college if they demonstrate mastery of the course content through the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Students who meet, but do not master their grade level are “prepared to progress to the next grade,” but not yet on college track.
In the 2023-24 school year, Arthur Kramer Elementary School’s student population was made up of 441 students, of which 220 were Hispanic, 138 African American, 54 white, and 23 multiracial students.
Data shows that 47.8% of Arthur Kramer Elementary School’s multiracial students (11), 40.7% of its white students (22), 20.9% of its Hispanic students (46) and 12.3% of its African American students (17) had “mastered” their grade level that year and were “on track for college and career readiness,” as measured by state academic standards.
In the 2022-23 school year, the TEA noted that 331 Arthur Kramer Elementary School students – equivalent to 73% of the student population – were not on the academic path to college eligibility. This contrasts with 2023-24, when the percentage stood at 78%, marking a 5% increase from the previous year.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
Students On and Off College Track by Race at Arthur Kramer Elementary School in 2023-24 School Year
Students on College Track by School in Dallas ISD in 2023-24 School Year
| School | Total Students | % On College Track |
|---|---|---|
| Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School | 500 | 8% |
| Adelle Turner Elementary School | 272 | 6% |
| Alex Sanger Preparatory School | 761 | 26% |
| Alex W. Spence Talented/Gifted Academy | 512 | 18% |
| Ann Richards Steam Academy | 1,094 | 12% |
| Anne Frank Elementary School | 1,093 | 21% |
| Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School | 657 | 21% |
| Anson Jones Elementary School | 526 | 10% |
| Arcadia Park Elementary School | 609 | 15% |
| Arthur Kramer Elementary School | 441 | 22% |
| Arturo Salazar Elementary School | 398 | 15% |
| Ascher Silberstein Elementary School | 525 | 20% |
| B. H. Macon Elementary School | 500 | 6% |
| Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A. Maceo Smith | 541 | 29% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School | 479 | 10% |
| Bayles Elementary School | 404 | 10% |
| Ben Milam Elementary School | 301 | 9% |
| Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy | 829 | 14% |
| Billy Earl Dade Middle School | 643 | 5% |
| Birdie Alexander Elementary School | 243 | 8% |
| Bishop Arts Steam Academy | 327 | 14% |
| Booker T. Washington Spva Magnet | 963 | 46% |
| Boude Storey Middle School | 412 | 11% |
| Bryan Adams High School | 2,247 | 11% |
| C. A. Tatum, Jr. Elementary School | 417 | 11% |
| C. F. Carr Elementary School | 267 | 8% |
| Casa View Elementary School | 590 | 17% |
| Cedar Crest Elementary School | 373 | 14% |
| Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary School | 433 | 18% |
| Central Elementary School | 557 | 23% |
| Cesar Chavez Learning Center | 544 | 9% |
| Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School | 347 | 12% |
| Charles A. Gill Elementary School | 612 | 14% |
| Charles Rice Learning Center | 445 | 16% |
| Citylab High School | 191 | 15% |
| Clara Oliver Elementary School | 204 | 6% |
| Clinton P. Russell Elementary School | 526 | 9% |
| D. A. Hulcy Steam Middle School | 423 | 17% |
| Dallas Environmental Science Academy | 418 | 41% |
| Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay | 82 | 30% |
| Dan D. Rogers Elementary School | 434 | 36% |
| Daniel Webster Elementary School | 361 | 14% |
| David G. Burnet Elementary School | 627 | 16% |
| David W. Carter High School | 1,054 | 6% |
| Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Wells Academy | 312 | 16% |
| Dr. Frederick Haynes III Global Preparatory at Paul Quinn | 234 | 9% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Arts Academy | 468 | 14% |
| Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Junior Early College High School | 287 | 37% |
| E. B. Comstock Middle School | 655 | 9% |
| Ebby Halliday Elementary School | 637 | 6% |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson Elementary School | 539 | 14% |
| Edna Rowe Elementary School | 316 | 13% |
| Eduardo Mata Montessori School | 736 | 18% |
| Edward Titche Elementary School | 702 | 16% |
| Edwin Junior Kiest Elementary School | 550 | 8% |
| Eladio R. Martinez Learning Center | 582 | 13% |
| Elisha M. Pease Elementary School | 828 | 12% |
| Emmett J. Conrad High School | 1,275 | 10% |
| Esperanza Medrano Elementary School | 357 | 12% |
| Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School | 370 | 29% |
| Ewell D. Walker Middle School | 871 | 14% |
| F. P. Caillet Elementary School | 529 | 16% |
| Felix G. Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School | 538 | 21% |
| Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School | 680 | 9% |
| Frank Guzick Elementary School | 604 | 8% |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt High School of Innovation | 677 | 4% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary School | 429 | 12% |
| Gabe P. Allen Charter School | 375 | 13% |
| Geneva Heights Elementary School | 299 | 18% |
| George B. Dealey Montessori Academy | 636 | 61% |
| George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School | 688 | 13% |
| George Peabody Elementary School | 296 | 18% |
| George W. Truett Elementary School | 950 | 18% |
| Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary School | 691 | 11% |
| H. I. Holland Elementary at Lisbon | 346 | 10% |
| Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff | 423 | 17% |
| Harold Wendell Lang Senior Middle School | 745 | 8% |
| Harrell Budd Elementary School | 450 | 8% |
| Harry C. Withers Elementary School | 416 | 24% |
| Harry Stone Montessori Academy | 524 | 22% |
| Hector P. Garcia Middle School | 565 | 15% |
| Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy | 521 | 13% |
| Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy | 431 | 50% |
| Herbert Marcus Elementary School | 637 | 7% |
| High Grady Spruce High School | 1,458 | 5% |
| High School Thompson Learning Center | 483 | 2% |
| Hillcrest High School | 1,593 | 13% |
| Hogg New Tech Center | 324 | 14% |
| Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School | 285 | 9% |
| Ignite Middle School | 336 | 9% |
| Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy | 181 | 13% |
| Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School | 610 | 50% |
| J. L. Long Middle School | 1,094 | 21% |
| J. N. Ervin Elementary School | 693 | 6% |
| J. P. Starks Elementary School | 227 | 27% |
| Jack Lowe Senior Elementary School | 549 | 32% |
| James Bowie Elementary School | 317 | 21% |
| James Madison High School | 388 | 6% |
| Jerry R. Junkins Elementary School | 577 | 17% |
| Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard | 600 | 20% |
| Jill Stone Elementary at Vickery Meadow | 407 | 11% |
| Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School | 604 | 16% |
| John F. Peeler Elementary School | 335 | 17% |
| John Junior Pershing Elementary School | 434 | 16% |
| John Neely Bryan Elementary School | 435 | 4% |
| John Q. Adams Elementary School | 381 | 5% |
| John W. Carpenter Elementary School | 189 | 13% |
| John W. Runyon Elementary School | 436 | 10% |
| Jose ‘Joe’ May Elementary School | 756 | 4% |
| Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet | 480 | 44% |
| Julian T. Saldivar Elementary School | 770 | 7% |
| Julius Dorsey Elementary School | 395 | 20% |
| Justin F. Kimball High School | 1,255 | 5% |
| K. B. Polk Center for Academically Talented & Gifted | 397 | 19% |
| Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy | 337 | 27% |
| Kennedy-Curry Middle School | 605 | 12% |
| Kleberg Elementary School | 795 | 8% |
| L. G. Pinkston High School | 1,224 | 5% |
| L. L. Hotchkiss Elementary School | 522 | 18% |
| L. O. Donald Elementary School | 325 | 17% |
| L. V. Stockard Middle School | 758 | 16% |
| Lakewood Elementary School | 959 | 55% |
| Larry G. Smith Elementary School | 753 | 14% |
| Lee A. McShan, Jr. Elementary School | 592 | 10% |
| Leila P. Cowart Elementary School | 515 | 11% |
| Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary School | 547 | 8% |
| Leslie A. Stemmons Elementary School | 602 | 15% |
| Lida Hooe Elementary School | 340 | 4% |
| Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School | 660 | 4% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School | 384 | 9% |
| Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School | 536 | 15% |
| Maple Lawn Elementary School | 478 | 16% |
| Margaret B. Henderson Elementary School | 347 | 19% |
| Maria Moreno Steam Academy | 339 | 11% |
| Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted | 241 | 27% |
| Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School | 477 | 20% |
| Martin Weiss Elementary School | 446 | 23% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School | 538 | 22% |
| Mockingbird Elementary School | 651 | 41% |
| Moises E. Molina High School | 2,017 | 10% |
| Montessori Academy at Onesimo Hernandez Elementary | 353 | 26% |
| Mount Auburn Steam Academy | 533 | 10% |
| Nancy Junior Cochran Elementary School | 414 | 18% |
| Nancy Moseley Elementary School | 663 | 14% |
| Nathan Adams Elementary School | 365 | 17% |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School | 427 | 16% |
| New Tech High School at B. F. Darrell High School | 428 | 15% |
| North Dallas High School | 1,276 | 7% |
| North Lake Early College High School | 283 | 33% |
| Obadiah Knight Elementary School | 291 | 19% |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Humanities/Communications | 348 | 10% |
| Oran M. Roberts Elementary School | 349 | 6% |
| Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center | 605 | 20% |
| Personalized Learning Academy at Highland Meadows | 647 | 10% |
| Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston | 263 | 29% |
| Piedmont Global Academy | 731 | 13% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School | 460 | 12% |
| Preston Hollow Elementary School | 398 | 18% |
| Prestonwood Montessori at E. D. Walker | 351 | 17% |
| R. L. Thornton Elementary School | 177 | 10% |
| Raul Quintanilla Senior Middle Steam Academy | 599 | 11% |
| Reinhardt Elementary School | 429 | 20% |
| Richard Lagow Elementary School | 435 | 13% |
| Robert T. Hill Middle School | 786 | 15% |
| Ronald E. McNair Elementary School | 456 | 10% |
| Rosemont Upper | 445 | 30% |
| Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School | 171 | 33% |
| Rufus C. Burleson Elementary School | 513 | 20% |
| Sam Tasby Middle School | 669 | 13% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | 429 | 13% |
| Sarah Zumwalt Middle School | 393 | 7% |
| School School Conner Elementary | 582 | 15% |
| School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove | 382 | 57% |
| School for the Talented and Gifted | 546 | 80% |
| School of Business and Management | 469 | 34% |
| School of Health Professions | 491 | 38% |
| School of Science and Engineering | 495 | 61% |
| Seagoville Elementary School | 600 | 12% |
| Seagoville High School | 1,820 | 6% |
| Seagoville Middle School | 1,297 | 10% |
| Seagoville North Elementary School | 781 | 5% |
| Skyline High School | 3,780 | 12% |
| Solar Prep for Boys at John F. Kennedy | 452 | 30% |
| Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham | 722 | 39% |
| South Oak Cliff High School | 1,537 | 10% |
| Stephen C. Foster Elementary School | 621 | 15% |
| Stevens Park Elementary School | 646 | 10% |
| Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy | 442 | 83% |
| Sunset High School | 2,147 | 9% |
| Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy | 443 | 14% |
| T. G. Terry Elementary School | 315 | 14% |
| T. W. Browne Middle School | 443 | 13% |
| Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School | 499 | 8% |
| Thomas C. Marsh Middle School | 711 | 10% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 1,478 | 9% |
| Thomas Junior Rusk Middle School | 378 | 11% |
| Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy | 426 | 15% |
| Thomas Tolbert Elementary School | 302 | 13% |
| Tom C. Gooch Elementary School | 355 | 12% |
| Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt. View | 456 | 45% |
| Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented School | 313 | 47% |
| Umphrey Lee Elementary School | 431 | 9% |
| Urban Park Elementary School | 522 | 12% |
| Victor High Hexter Elementary School | 484 | 21% |
| W. A. Blair Elementary School | 403 | 6% |
| W. E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy | 1,152 | 17% |
| W. H. Adamson High School | 1,398 | 14% |
| W. H. Gaston Middle School | 717 | 11% |
| W. T. White High School | 2,073 | 8% |
| W. W. Samuell High School | 1,876 | 8% |
| Walnut Hill Elementary School | 492 | 17% |
| Whitney M. Young, Jr. Elementary School | 367 | 8% |
| William B. Miller Elementary School | 260 | 6% |
| William B. Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag | 501 | 83% |
| William Hawley Atwell Law Academy | 522 | 9% |
| William Lipscomb Elementary School | 410 | 16% |
| William M. Anderson Elementary School | 529 | 9% |
| Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School | 550 | 17% |
| Wilmer-Hutchins High School | 949 | 3% |
| Winnetka Elementary School | 704 | 21% |
| Woodrow Wilson High School | 1,790 | 21% |
| Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence | 452 | 5% |
| Young Women’s Steam Academy at Balch Springs Middl | 769 | 18% |
| Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle School | 578 | 11% |
