CEDAR CREST EL vs DAN D ROGERS EL

Cedar Crest El edges out Dan D Rogers El by 0.3 points overall — 9.2/10 versus 8.9/10 — a modest gap that masks meaningful differences beneath it. On state rank, the spread is more telling: Cedar Crest El sits at #116 of 8,547 Texas schools, placing it in the top 1.4% statewide, while Dan D Rogers El ranks #268 of 8,547 — still an exceptional result, but 152 spots back. Both schools clear a very high bar; the question is where each school's strengths concentrate.

The academic and growth scores reveal a genuine trade-off. Dan D Rogers El outperforms Cedar Crest El academically, scoring 9.1/10 versus Cedar Crest El's 8.7/10 — a 0.4-point edge in raw proficiency. Cedar Crest El flips the script entirely on growth: its 10.0/10 growth score is a perfect ceiling, compared to Dan D Rogers El's 8.6/10, a gap of 1.4 points. That means Cedar Crest El students are advancing at an exceptional rate relative to their starting points, even as Dan D Rogers El students demonstrate higher absolute mastery levels.

Cedar Crest El serves a higher-need population, with 99% of students on free or reduced lunch versus 74% at Dan D Rogers El. Against that backdrop, Cedar Crest El's perfect growth score carries additional weight — it signals strong instructional effectiveness with students who face greater external challenges. Cedar Crest El is also the smaller campus, with 373 students against Dan D Rogers El's 434, and offers a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 compared to Dan D Rogers El's 13.2:1, meaning Cedar Crest El students get meaningfully more individual adult attention per day.

One structural difference is worth noting for families with younger children: Cedar Crest El serves grades PK through 06, giving students one additional year before transitioning campuses, while Dan D Rogers El serves PK through 05. The two schools sit 8.2 miles apart within Dallas, close enough that geography alone is unlikely to be the deciding factor for most families.