The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Stevens Park El
Stevens Park Elementary sits on West Colorado Boulevard in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, serving prekindergarten through sixth grade as part of Dallas ISD. The school is moderately sized for its grade band, and its student population is almost entirely Hispanic, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. That concentration of economic need is worth naming plainly: it shapes the support context and the resources the school draws on, and it is the baseline any family should understand going in. English learner data was not available in what was provided, but the presence of STAAR Spanish-version assessments at some grades signals that the school serves a meaningful number of students still developing English proficiency.
On academic performance, the STAAR results from the most recent tested year are below the midpoint among districts in Dallas County. Across reading and language arts, proficiency rates by grade range from the high twenties to the low forties, with fifth grade coming in at the stronger end of that range. Math results are more uneven: third grade is in the low forties, sixth grade in the mid-thirties, and the Spanish-assessed grades show very limited proficiency, though those cohorts are small enough that a single year's results should be read cautiously. Science proficiency in fifth grade is well below the other subjects. When the school's overall proficiency index is placed against the full set of Dallas County districts, it falls below the midpoint. These are areas a parent would reasonably want to discuss directly with school staff, asking what interventions are in place and how individual student progress is tracked.
One piece of context worth holding: Dallas ISD publicly shifted to an opt-out model for advanced coursework, automatically enrolling students who test well into honors-level math, reading, science, and social studies rather than requiring families to seek that placement. This broadens access in ways that a traditional opt-in system does not, and it applies across the district, including at Stevens Park.
The district also recently passed what has been reported as the largest school bond in Texas history, approved by voters in May 2026 by a wide margin. The plan calls for replacing aging campuses, eliminating portable classrooms district-wide, and upgrading safety, technology, and athletic facilities over roughly the next decade. Whether Stevens Park's campus is among those slated for replacement or renovation is not specified in the available data, but families considering the school for the next several years should ask where it stands in that queue.
The surrounding neighborhood sits in a part of Dallas where home values run well below both the Texas state benchmark and the national benchmark, and recent trends show modest year-over-year declines in both purchase prices and rents in this zip code. For a family looking to buy near the school, the area is among the more accessible entry points in Dallas proper. The broader Dallas market is in an active development phase, with the city leading on new residential construction nationally, though that activity is concentrated in Uptown, Victory Park, and Knox Street corridors rather than in Oak Cliff.
Dallas itself is a car-dependent city, with walkability concentrated in specific districts. The Oak Cliff area around Bishop Arts has a more pedestrian-friendly character than much of the city, with independent restaurants and shops accessible on foot, but most daily errands in the immediate school zone still require a car. DART bus and light rail service reach parts of Oak Cliff, though coverage varies by exact address.
No information on programs, staffing ratios, attendance rates, or chronic absenteeism was available for Stevens Park specifically, and the data provided does not include a civil rights or discipline summary. A graduation rate does not apply here, as the school ends at sixth grade. Parents who want a fuller picture of student support services, teacher experience, and how the school tracks growth for English learners should go directly to the school and to Dallas ISD's publicly available campus report card.
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