Ledbetter Gardens is a small neighborhood in

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, United States. Its boundaries are Canada Drive to the north, Bernal Drive to the south, Rupert Street on the east, and Pluto Street on the west. Westmoreland Road, Canada and Bernal Drives are major access points to the neighborhood. Ledbetter Gardens is a predominantly mixed

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and

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and/or Latino American working-class neighborhood.

Demographics

For statistical purposes, Ledbetter Gardens is identified as

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1 of

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105 by the

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. As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,316 people residing within the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 64.3%

, 8.4%

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, 25.9% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 35.9% of the population.

Education

Ledbetter Gardens is almost evenly split between the

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(DISD) and

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(IISD). The Dallas ISD portion is zoned t
Amelia Earhart Learning Center
which serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through five. Sixth through eighth graders are zoned t
Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center
which feeds into L.G. Pinkston High Schoolbr>
The Irving ISD portion is zoned t
Schulze Elementary School
which serves students in grades Kindergarten through five. Schulze Elementary feeds int
Bowie Middle School
(Grades 6-8) and Nimitz High School (Irving, Texas), Nimitz High Schoolbr>
(Grades 9-12). The district also has an early childhood education program for students who are four years old and meet certain eligibility requirements.Irving ISD has three early childhood schools
Pierce Early Childhood School
is the designated campus for students living in Ledbetter Gardens.

References

External links

West Dallas Chamber of Commerce
– Official site. {{DallasCountyTX-geo-stub