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J.W. Ray Elementary Learning Center

2211 Caddo St. Dallas, TX 75204

Phone: (972) 794-7700
Fax: (972) 794-7701

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School Scorecards Information 2008-2009

English

Bernette Austin
Principal

Grade levels:
PK-5th

Motto/Mission:
Best School in the USA!!! The mission of J. W. Ray is to provide a curriculum that produces citizens with a love for independent learning and the foundation for a successful life.

Uniform colors

• Top:
  white or navy
• Bottoms:
  black, navy, khaki

School colors: red, white, blue

Mascot: Rocket

Enrollment: 295

Number of teachers: 32

Hours/Bell schedule: PK-2 - 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. 3-5 - 8 a.m.- 3:45 p.m.

Trustee district: District 9

Learning Community:
Northeast Elementary -
Lisa DeVeaux

Other Contacts

Librarian:
(972) 794-7710

Counselor:
(972) 794-7700 x1120

Clinic:
(972) 794-7705

Programs and Activities

Special programs:
Earning by Learning Reading Program; Rocket Shop Incentive Program; Strong Cultural Arts Participation in Big Thought/Arts Partners Programs providing exposure to the arts and enhancing academic programs and learning

After-school programs:
Before/After-School Tutoring; Saturday School; City of Dallas After-School Program (Grades 1 - 5; 3-6 p.m.)

Extracurricular activities:
Choir, Basketball, Track, Cheerleader Programs, and Technology

Parent Involvement

We have an active Site-Based Decision Making Committee (SBDM) and PTA that meet monthly at our school working together to ensure student achievement and success, and loyal community volunteers who offer their valuable services in assisting our students in all their endeavors.

Major Awards and Honors

We are a Recognized campus by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for 2006-2007 - our fourth time to receive this rating by the TEA.

Our school is named for John Wesley Ray, a native of North Carolina who came to Dalas in 1878 to teach in church-run schools in the Black settlements of far North Dallas. He founded private schools for Black children in Plano, Jefferson, and White Rock, before being hired by Dallas as a teacher in the early 1880's. In 1884, Ray was hired as principal of Dallas Colored School No. 1, then located at Canton and Cockrell streets. As principal, he supervised the first three Black high school graduates in Dallas.