ADELLE TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ADELLE TURNER EL is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the DALLAS ISD school district, located in DALLAS, TX with about 292 students offering grade levels from Pre-Kindergarten to 5th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 20 teachers, ADELLE TURNER EL has a student/teacher ratio of about 14:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
ADELLE TURNER ELementary School is a public school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas, serving students as part of the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD). Situated on South Polk Street, the school is deeply integrated into its local community and focuses on providing foundational academic instruction to students in the surrounding neighborhood. As a part of the state’s second-largest school district, the school works to align its curriculum with district-wide standards to ensure students are prepared for secondary education.
The school is known for fostering a supportive educational environment that emphasizes both academic growth and the social-emotional development of its students. Like many schools within Dallas ISD, ADELLE TURNER ELementary typically offers various resources and programs designed to meet the diverse needs of its student population, including extracurricular opportunities and parental engagement initiatives. Families looking for specific information regarding school performance, enrollment procedures, or daily operations can access the latest updates and contact details through their official district webpage at http://www.dallasisd.org/turner.
For more information, contact ADELLE TURNER EL at (972) 794-6300 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
DALLAS, TX 75232-2062
(972) 794-6300
http://www.dallasisd.org/turner
ADELLE TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in DALLAS, TX with about 292 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Texas
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- DALLAS ISD
- Total Students:
- 292
- Teachers:
- 20.53
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 292 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending ADELLE TURNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly Black or African American, representing about 85% of the student body.
- Black or African American
- 85.3%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 12.3%
- Two or more races
- 1.4%
- Asian
- 0.3%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 0.3%
- White
- 0.3%
- Female
- 44.5%
- Male
- 55.5%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.