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C+

Rufus C Burleson El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6300 Elam Rd, Dallas, TX 75217 · (972) 749-4500 · Part of Dallas Independent School District

Dallas’ School Grade C− better than 18% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
472
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Rufus C Burleson El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dallas kids: 55 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Rufus C Burleson ElYou are here
6–855 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6300 Elam Rd, Dallas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten57
Grade 166
Grade 278
Grade 381
Grade 462
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
517’20
453’21
506’22
513’23
472’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%Black 31%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rufus C Burleson El from Dallas families.

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The district →
Prek Partnership Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dallas
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Anne Frank El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
B
1,119 students17:1
George W Truett El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C
987 students16:1
Kleberg El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dallas
C+
870 students17:1
George Herbert Walker Bush El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Addison
C+
834 students18:1
Albert C Black Jr. STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
828 students17:1

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; Dallas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.