The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Esperanza Medrano El
Esperanza Medrano Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade in Dallas, with an enrollment of about three hundred fifty students. The school sits in a neighborhood where most families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a student body where more than seventy percent are Hispanic, about a quarter are Black, with a small share of Asian students and others. This is a Title I school in Dallas ISD, which in May 2026 approved a record bond that will replace aging schools and eliminate portable classrooms over the coming years, an investment affecting facility quality across the district.
Academic performance is weak by state standards. On the most recent STAAR assessments, students in grades three through five showed proficiency rates that cluster in the low range. Third graders on the math STAAR tested in the mid-thirties for proficiency; fifth graders in math were slightly higher, around forty percent. Reading and language arts proficiency rates were similarly low to mixed, with one grade (fourth grade on a Spanish-language version of the exam) showing notably stronger performance in the seventies, but fifth graders on the Spanish reading exam showed only about thirty percent proficiency. Fifth grade science was the lowest area tested, with less than one in five students proficient. Across all subjects, the school shows about thirty-six percent meeting or exceeding proficiency on average, a gap that a parent may want to look into further with the school in terms of specific supports, tutoring, or reading and math interventions available. The data reflects only current-year results; longer-term trend information was not available.
Among Dallas County's districts, Esperanza Medrano's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, a small positive distinction but one that does not offset the absolute performance levels. The school is part of Dallas ISD's recent curricular changes, which include adoption of a new district-wide math curriculum and a shift away from heavy test preparation, replaced by deeper instruction. The district also expanded access to advanced coursework by shifting from opt-in to opt-out enrollment for students scoring well on state exams, though the impact at an elementary level with this demographic is unclear from the available data.
The surrounding Dallas neighborhood where the school sits reflects the city's mixed character and active development. Housing values in the seventy-five-hundred-nineteen zip code are in the low-four-hundred-thousands, with monthly rent around two thousand, and affordability metrics show rents taking about a quarter of household income. The broader Dallas area is in a strong growth phase, with major population gains and new residential and commercial development concentrated in downtown, Uptown, Victory Park, and southern Dallas near UT Dallas's new campus. The school's location places it within Dallas proper but outside the densest downtown and walkable core neighborhoods, though the city's transit agency DART provides bus and light rail coverage.
The school operates as a regular public school with standard pre-K through fifth grade programming. No special or magnet programs, charter status, or alternative designations apply. English learner data and special education identification rates were not available in the school's profile. A parent considering this school should understand that test performance is low, speak directly with the school about literacy and math support, and weigh whether the family's housing situation, language background, and access to other academic resources fit with a setting showing these current results.
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