CEDAR CREST EL vs UMPHREY LEE EL

Cedar Crest El holds a 0.4-point overall rating advantage over Umphrey Lee El — 9.2/10 versus 8.8/10 — a gap that looks modest until paired with state rank context. Cedar Crest El sits at #116 of 8,547 Texas schools, placing it in roughly the top 1.4% statewide. Umphrey Lee El ranks #339 of 8,547, still an exceptional result — top 4% — but Cedar Crest El's edge is measurable and consistent across every scored dimension.

On academics and growth, Cedar Crest El leads in both categories. Its academic score of 8.7/10 beats Umphrey Lee El's 8.2/10 by half a point, a difference that reflects sustained proficiency across tested subjects. The growth gap is sharper: Cedar Crest El earns a perfect 10.0/10 growth score versus Umphrey Lee El's 9.3/10, meaning Cedar Crest El's students are advancing relative to their starting points at an elite rate — one of the highest in Texas. For families who care not just about where a school ranks today but how much ground children gain each year, that 0.7-point growth delta is the most telling figure in this comparison.

Both schools serve nearly identical populations by economic measure — Cedar Crest El at 99% free or reduced lunch and Umphrey Lee El at 98% — so neither school has a demographic advantage that would inflate its scores. Where they differ structurally is size and staffing. Cedar Crest El enrolls 373 students against Umphrey Lee El's 431, and its student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1 is meaningfully tighter than Umphrey Lee El's 13.5:1. Two additional students per teacher compounds across a full school day; Cedar Crest El's ratio translates to more individualized instructional time in practice.

One practical distinction separates them on grade span: Cedar Crest El serves PK through 6th grade, while Umphrey Lee El runs PK through 5th. Families with a rising 6th grader will find Cedar Crest El keeps that child in the same building one additional year before the middle school transition, while Umphrey Lee El's families navigate that change a year earlier. The two campuses sit 6.4 miles apart within Dallas, making geography a factor only if a family is directly between them.