The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Math. The lowest is 31% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on T G Terry El
T G Terry Elementary is a small, pre-K-to-fifth-grade school in the Greenspan Drive area of southern Dallas, serving about three hundred students. Nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a smaller share of Black students and very few other backgrounds represented.
The school's recent state test results show mixed performance. In math, grade three through five proficiency rates cluster in the mid-range: grade five shows the strongest result, with a solid portion meeting the standard, while grades three and four are somewhat lower. English language arts results vary significantly by grade. Grade five performs better, with a majority meeting the standard; grade three shows very weak results on the Spanish-language STAAR exam, which tested only a small group of students. Grade four Spanish results are suppressed due to a very small tested population. Science data comes from only a handful of Spanish test-takers in grade five, too few to report results.
Across all tested subjects and grades combined, about two-fifths of students meet or exceed the state proficiency standard. When looking at the broader achievement tiers, roughly seven in ten students reach the "approaches standard" level in math and English combined, while fewer reach the "meets standard" or higher levels. In social studies, proficiency is notably weaker, with only about one in six students meeting the standard.
The data reflects a school serving a high-poverty population with significant English learner enrollment, though specific learner counts are not available. The small tested populations in Spanish-language assessments in some grades suggest the school has a mixed population in its upper elementary, with some students assessed in English and others in Spanish.
Compared to other schools across Dallas County, T G Terry's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of county schools. This should be read with the context that the school serves students with substantial economic need and language diversity, and that higher overall proficiency does not indicate the school faces no challenges. Test results in the low-to-mid range, particularly in social studies and some ELA grades, suggest parents may want to discuss the school's literacy and social studies instructional supports directly with staff.
The school sits in a neighborhood with housing values notably below state and national benchmarks. Families in the area face high cost-of-living pressures relative to local incomes, with rent consuming a substantial share of household budgets. Dallas as a city is experiencing robust growth and development, with major infrastructure investments and new residential construction, though the southern Dallas area where T G Terry sits has historically been less resourced than some other parts of the city.
The Dallas Independent School District has approved a historic bond program focused on replacing aging schools and eliminating portable classrooms, and has shifted advanced course access from opt-in to opt-out enrollment, automatically placing high-performing students into honors courses. These district-level changes may shape the school's longer-term trajectory, though the immediate experience at T G Terry will depend on how those initiatives reach this particular campus.
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