EVERETTE LEE DEGOLYER EL vs C A TATUM JR EL

C A Tatum Jr El ranks #79 of 8,547 Texas schools, placing it in the top 1% statewide. Everette Lee DeGolyer El lands at #269 — still an exceptional result, top 4% in Texas — but Tatum's overall rating of 9.3/10 outpaces DeGolyer's 8.9/10 by 0.4 points. Both are high-performing Dallas elementaries, but Tatum's state rank represents a meaningful gap in standing relative to every school in Texas.

On academics, the two schools are nearly identical: DeGolyer scores 9.1/10 versus Tatum's 9.0/10, a difference of just 0.1 points that is effectively a wash. Where they diverge sharply is growth. C A Tatum Jr El posts a 9.7/10 growth score against Everette Lee DeGolyer El's 8.6/10 — a 1.1-point gap that indicates Tatum is accelerating student progress at a notably faster rate. For families focused on how much a school moves students forward year over year, that delta is the most actionable number on this comparison.

The demographic and resource profiles of these two schools differ substantially. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 98% at C A Tatum Jr El versus 48% at Everette Lee DeGolyer El, reflecting very different socioeconomic communities. Despite serving a higher-need population, Tatum delivers superior growth outcomes — a signal of strong instructional effectiveness. Tatum also edges ahead on class size: its 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio is tighter than DeGolyer's 13.7:1, meaning students average roughly one fewer peer per teacher. Enrollment is comparable — 417 at Tatum versus 370 at DeGolyer.

Both schools serve grades PK through 05 and sit 15.4 miles apart within Dallas. Neither school distinguishes itself from the other on grade span or structural program differences based on available data; the decision ultimately turns on the quantitative gaps above — Tatum's superior state rank and growth trajectory versus DeGolyer's slightly higher academic proficiency score and more economically mixed student body.