TOM C GOOCH EL vs CEDAR CREST EL

Cedar Crest El holds a slight overall edge at 9.4/10 against Tom C Gooch El's 9.2/10, but the more meaningful number is state rank: Cedar Crest El sits at #35 of 8,547 Texas schools while Tom C Gooch El ranks #72 of 8,547 — both are exceptional placements that put these Dallas elementaries in the top 1% statewide. The 37-rank gap reflects real differences in how each school performs across the scoring dimensions rather than a clean win for either campus.

On academics, Tom C Gooch El scores 9.0/10 versus Cedar Crest El's 8.7/10 — a 0.3-point advantage that indicates stronger absolute proficiency at Gooch. Cedar Crest El flips that dynamic entirely on growth, posting a perfect 10.0/10 against Tom C Gooch El's already-strong 9.4/10. A perfect growth score means Cedar Crest El is moving students up the achievement ladder at a rate that ranks among the very best in Texas, regardless of where those students started — a signal that instruction quality is consistently accelerating progress.

Both schools enroll a predominantly high-need population, but Cedar Crest El's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 99% runs nine points above Tom C Gooch El's 90%, meaning nearly every Cedar Crest El student qualifies. Cedar Crest El's perfect growth score earned against that demographic context is especially notable. Enrollment is similar — 373 at Cedar Crest El versus 355 at Tom C Gooch El — and both campuses maintain tight student-teacher ratios, with Cedar Crest El at 11.3:1 and Tom C Gooch El at 11.6:1, ensuring strong adult-to-student attention at either campus.

One structural difference separates the grade spans: Tom C Gooch El serves PK through grade 5, while Cedar Crest El extends through grade 6, keeping students on campus one additional year before the middle school transition. The two schools are 12.7 miles apart within Dallas, so family logistics will factor into any final choice alongside these performance numbers.