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Dyess El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6733 Jennings Dr, Abilene, TX 79607 · (325) 690-3795 · Part of Abilene Independent School District

Abilene’s School Grade C better than 27% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
621
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dyess El

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 33.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Abilene kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Abilene kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Dyess ElYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6733 Jennings Dr, Abilene

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten120
Grade 1105
Grade 2121
Grade 394
Grade 4101
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
464’20
595’21
617’22
592’23
621’24

Up 33.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Hispanic 34%Black 12%Two or more races 10%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dyess El from Abilene families.

Other schools in Abilene Independent School District

The district →
Austin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B+
729 students17:1
Long Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Abilene
692 students14:1
Taylor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B
662 students17:1
Bassetti El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B−
546 students15:1
Purcell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
C
537 students16:1
Ortiz El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
D
523 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Abilene’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.