criminal records characterize the neighborhood. In the 2014-2015 school year, Texas education authorities classified it as a failing school. As part of a reform effort, the district classified Dunbar as a "community school" in 2016 in which the district would take a holistic approach in recognizing that the surroundings affects the education studentes receive. J.N. Ervin Elementary School Stephen C. Foster Elementary School Anne Frank Elementary School in Far North Dallas serves, in addition to sections of Dallas, portions of Addison. It opened in August 1997 as the first U.S. school to be named after Anne Frank. The first principal, Jonnice Legum Berns, was still in that position in 2010. As part of the theme, the school has multiple books about Frank, and its mascot is the scribe. it had 1,287 students, with 68.5% being Hispanic or Latino, 24.2% being Black, 5.1% being White, 2% being Asian, and 0.2% being American Indian. 86.3% were classified as being from poor families. Geneva Heights Elementary School is in Lower Greenville, and it also serves Vickery Place. It was previously known as Robert E. Lee Elementary School but renamed on July 1, 2018 as the former namesake was a general in the Confederacy. Circa 2007 the school was known for high staff retention periods to the point where a teacher who had been at the school for fewer than ten years was considered to be a newcomer. At one time enrollment was 250, but it later got a peak enrollment of almost 600. Enrollment declined by 2007 partly because some apartment complexes housing children were razed. In addition Park Lane Elementary opened, serving areas previously zoned to Lee. By 2007 the enrollment was about 250, 30% from outside of the school's attendance zone, with enrollment being about 45% of the building's capacity and with only the ground floor in use. There were 18 students per teacher. Keri Mitchell of The Advocate Lakewood/East Dallas wrote that a 2007 campaign to attract more neighborhood families "fizzled". In 2012 the enrollment was 58% of the building's capacity. It was scheduled to absorb the population of the former Bonham Elementary School later that year. Mitchell wrote that the absorption of Bonham students added "engaged families" to the school community. In addition, during the principalship of Ali Saiyed, the school added a dual language program. In 2014 Lee had 362 students, with 71% being classified as low income