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Best Schools in Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX has 2,550 public schools (381 high, 424 middle, 1,490 elementary) serving 1,543,380 students. On average they score 47% on state proficiency tests against a projected 37%, so schools in Dallas meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Dallas, TX
The top high schools in Dallas, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. School For The Talented And Gifted
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Dallas Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 534 Students
2. School Of Science And Engineering
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Dallas Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 490 Students
3. Tccse Early College H S At Timberview
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Projected Test Scores
Mansfield Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 240 Students
4. Uplift Education-north Hills Prep H S
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Uplift Education • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 520 Students
5. Independence H S
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Projected Test Scores
Frisco Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1665 Students
6. Burleson Collegiate H S
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Projected Test Scores
Burleson Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 177 Students
7. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Dallas Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 478 Students
8. New Tech H S At Coppell
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Coppell Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 380 Students
9. Centennial H S
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Projected Test Scores
Frisco Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2082 Students
10. Dr Wright L Lassiter Jr Early College H S
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Dallas Isd • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 265 Students
Best Middle Schools in Dallas, TX
The top middle schools in Dallas, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Dallas Isd • Public • Grades 4 - 8 • 429 Students
2. William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Dallas Isd • Public • Grades 4 - 8 • 502 Students
3. Lawler Middle
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Frisco Isd • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1026 Students
4. Nelson Middle
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Frisco Isd • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1130 Students
5. Fowler Middle
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Frisco Isd • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1034 Students
6. C M Rice Middle
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Plano Isd • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 944 Students
7. School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Dallas Isd • Public • Grades 4 - 8 • 383 Students
8. Coppell Middle West
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Coppell Isd • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1194 Students
9. Highland Park Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Highland Park Isd • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 1037 Students
10. Carroll Middle
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Projected Test Scores
Carroll Isd • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 736 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Dallas, TX
The top elementary schools in Dallas, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. School For The Highly Gifted
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Grand Prairie Isd • Charter • Grades 1 - 8 • 128 Students
2. Carroll El
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Carroll Isd • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 625 Students
3. Robert H Rockenbaugh El
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Carroll Isd • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 531 Students
4. University Park El
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Highland Park Isd • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 436 Students
5. Armstrong El
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Highland Park Isd • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 409 Students
6. Bradfield El
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Highland Park Isd • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 559 Students
7. Walnut Grove El
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Carroll Isd • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 651 Students
8. Jack D Johnson El
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Carroll Isd • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 690 Students
9. Hyer El
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Highland Park Isd • Public • Grades Pre K - 4 • 486 Students
10. Walnut Glen Acad For Excel
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Garland Isd • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 385 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Dallas, TX
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Dallas, TX has a total population of 7,637,387 with 27% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 87%, and 38% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Dallas, TX
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Dallas, TX.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
24.37 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.04 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
20.33 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Dallas, TX.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Dallas, TX.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Dallas, TX Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Dallas, TX
How many schools are in Dallas, TX?
Dallas, TX has 2,550 public schools: 381 high schools, 424 middle schools and 1,490 elementary schools, serving 1,543,380 students in total.
How do schools in Dallas perform on state tests?
On average, 2,550 schools in Dallas score 47% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 37%, so on average schools in Dallas meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Dallas?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 61%
- Projected: 49%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 74%
- Projected: 59%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 22%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 31%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 46%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 45%
- Projected: 35%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 24%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Dallas
328 of 353 schools in Dallas carry a SchoolGrade (25 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 55B: 54C: 78D: 112F: 29
All 353 public schools we grade in Dallas. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (353)
- A Academy
- A Secondary School
- Academy Of Dallas
- Adelfa Botello Callejo
- Adelle Turner
- Aikin
- Alex Sanger Preparatory School
- Alex W Spence Talentedgifted Academy
- Ann Richards Steam Academy
- Anne Frank
- Annie Webb Blanton
- Anson Jones
- Arcadia Park El
- Arlington Park Early Childhood Center
- Armstrong
- Arthur Kramer
- Arturo Salazar
- Ascher Silberstein
- Audelia Creek
- B H Macon
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad At A Maceo Smith
- Barbara Jordan
- Barbara M Manns H S Daep
- Barbara M Manns Middle Daep
- Bayles
- Ben Milam
- Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Acad
- Billy Earl Dade Middle
- Biomedical Preparatory At Ut Southwestern
- Birdie Alexander
- Bishop Arts Steam Academy
- Booker T Washington Spva Magnet
- Boude Storey Middle
- Bowie
- Bradfield
- Brentfield
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy
- Buckner Preparatory
- C A Tatum JR
- C F Carr
- Callier Center Pre School Deaf 0 5
- Carolyn G Bukhair
- Casa View
- Cedar Crest
- Celestino Mauricio Soto JR
- Cesar Chavez Learning Center
- Chapel Hill Preparatory A Personalized Lrning Sch
- Charles A Gill
- Charles Acton
- Charles Rice Learning Center
- Citylab
- Cj And Anne Hyman
- Clara Oliver
- Clay Classical Academy
- Clinton P Russell
- Coppell Middle West
- D A Hulcy Steam Middle
- Dallas County Juvenile Justice
- Dallas Environmental Science Academy
- Dallas Hybrid Preparatory At Stephen J Hay
- Dan D Rogers
- Daniel Webster
- David G Burnet
- David W Carter
- Dobie Pre Kindergarten School
- Downtown Montessori At Ida B Wells Academy
- Dr Frederick Douglass Todd SR Middle
- Dr Frederick Haynes Iii Global Prep At Paul Quinn
- Dr Linda Henrie
- Dr Martin Luther King JR Arts Academy
- Dr Wright L Lassiter JR Early College
- Drc Campus
- E B Comstock Middle
- Early College
- East Grand Preparatory Academy
- Ebby Halliday
- Edna Rowe
- Eduardo Mata Montessori School
- Edward Titche
- Edwin J Kiest
- Eladio R Martinez Learning Center
- Elementary Disciplinary Alternative Education Prg
- Elisha M Pease
- Emmett J Conrad
- Esperanza Medrano
- Everette Lee Degolyer
- Ewell D Walker Middle
- F P Caillet
- Felix G Botello Personalized Learning
- Forest Lane Academy
- Forest Meadow J H
- Forestridge
- Francisco Pancho Medrano J H
- Frank Guzick
- Frankford Middle
- Franklin D Roosevelt H S Of Innovation
- Frederick Douglass
- G W Kennemer Middle
- Gabe P Allen Charter School
- Gateway Charter Academy
- Gateway Charter Academy Middle
- Genesis Campus Pre K Thru 5
- Geneva Heights
- George B Dealey Montessori Academy
- George Peabody
- George W Truett
- Gilbert Cuellar SR
- Golden Rule
- Golden Rule Charter School
- Golden Rule Southwest
- H Grady Spruce
- H I Holland El At Lisbon
- H S Thompson Learning Center
- Hall Personalized Learning Academy At Oak Cliff
- Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet
- Harmony School Of Excellence Dallas
- Harmony School Of Innovation Dallas
- Harmony Science Academy Dallas
- Harold Wendell Lang SR Middle
- Harrell Budd
- Harry C Withers
- Harry Stone Montessori Academy
- Hector P Garcia Middle
- Henry B Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy
- Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
- Highland Park
- Highland Park Middle
- Hillcrest
- Hogg New Tech Center
- Hospitalhomebound
- Hyer
- Ignacio Zaragoza
- Ignite Middle
- Ilearn Virtual Academy At Dallas Isd
- Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy
- Inspired Vision Academy
- Inspired Vision Academy Secondary
- Irma Rangel Young Womens Leadership School
- J L Long Middle
- J N Ervin
- J P Starks
- Jack Lowe SR
- James Bowie
- James Madison
- James R Bilhartz JR
- Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard
- Jill Stone El At Vickery Meadow
- Jimmie Tyler Brashear
- John F Peeler
- John J Pershing
- John Lewis Social Justice Academy At O W Holmes
- John Neely Bryan
- John Q Adams
- John W Carpenter
- John W Runyon
- Jose Joe May
- Joseph J Rhoads Learning Center
- Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet
- Judge Louis A Bedford JR Law Academy
- Julian T Saldivar
- Julius Dorsey Leadership Academy
- Justin F Kimball
- K B Polk Center For Academically Talented And Gifted
- Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
- Kennedy Curry Middle
- Kipp Destiny
- Kipp Destiny Middle
- Kipp Oak Cliff Academy
- Kipp Pleasant Grove
- Kipp Truth
- Kipp Truth Academy
- Kleberg
- L G Pinkston
- L L Hotchkiss
- L O Donald
- L V Stockard Middle
- La Academia De Estrellas
- La Academia De Estrellas Middle
- Lake Highlands
- Lake Highlands
- Lake Highlands J H
- Lakewood
- Lee A Mcshan JR
- Leila P Cowart
- Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md
- Leslie A Stemmons
- Letot Campus
- Liberty J H
- Lida Hooe
- Life School Mountain Creek
- Life School Oak Cliff
- Lincoln Humanitiescommunications Magnet High Sch
- Long Middle
- Lorenzo De Zavala
- Louise Wolff Kahn
- Lumin Lindsley Park Community School
- Maple Lawn
- Marcus Leadership Academy
- Margaret B Henderson
- Maria Moreno Steam Academy
- Mark Twain School For The Talented And Gifted
- Martha Turner Reilly
- Martin Weiss
- Marvin E Robinson School Of Business And Mgmt
- Mary Mcleod Bethune
- Maya Angelou
- Mcculloch Intermediate School
- Mckamy
- Mcwhorter
- Medlock Youth Village
- Merriman Park El
- Michael M Boone
- Mitchell
- Mockingbird
- Moises E Molina
- Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez El
- Moss Haven
- Mount Auburn Steam Academy
- N W Harllee Early Childhood Center
- Nancy J Cochran
- Nancy Moseley
- Nathan Adams
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- New Tech H S At B F Darrell
- North Dallas
- Northlake
- Northwood Hills
- Nova Academy
- Nova Academy Prichard
- Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy
- Obadiah Knight
- Oran M Roberts
- Otto M Fridia
- Parkhill J H
- Paul L Dunbar Learning Center
- Pegasus Charter
- Personalized Learning Academy At Highland Meadows
- Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston
- Piedmont Global Academy
- Pioneer Technology And Arts Academy North Dallas
- Pleasant Grove
- PREK Partnership Center
- Preston Hollow
- Prestonwood
- Prestonwood Montessori At E D Walker
- Quest Campus Pre K Thru 8
- Raul Quintanilla SR Middle Steam Academy
- Reinhardt
- Richard J Lee
- Richard Lagow
- Richland Collegiate
- Risd Acad
- Robert T Hill Middle
- Ronald E Mcnair
- Rose Haggar
- Rosemont Lower Chris V Semos Building
- Rosemont Upper
- Rosie Sorrells Education And Social Services H S
- Rufus C Burleson
- S S Conner
- Sam Tasby Middle
- San Jacinto
- School For The Talented And Gifted
- School For The Talented And Gifted In Pleasant Grove
- School Of Health Professions
- School Of Science And Engineering
- Seagoville
- Seagoville Middle
- Seagoville North
- Sheffield
- Skyline
- Skyview
- Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy
- Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham
- South Oak Cliff
- Spring Creek
- Spring Valley
- St Anthony Academy
- St Anthony School
- Stephen C Foster
- Stevens Park El
- Stults Road
- Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy
- Sunset
- Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy
- T G Terry
- T W Browne Middle
- Texans Can Academy Dallas North
- Texans Can Academy Grant East
- Texans Can Academy Houston Hobby
- Texans Can Academy Oak Cliff
- Texans Can Academy Pleasant Grove
- Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson
- Thomas C Marsh Middle
- Thomas J Rusk Middle
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas L Marsalis El Steam Academy
- Thomas Tolbert
- Thurgood Marshall
- Tom C Gooch
- Trinidad Garza Early College At Mt View
- Trinity Basin Preparatory
- Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School
- Ume Dallas Secondary
- Ume Preparatory Academy
- Umphrey Lee
- University Park El
- Uplift Atlas Preparatory
- Uplift Atlas Preparatory
- Uplift Atlas Preparatory Middle
- Uplift Hampton Preparatory
- Uplift Hampton Preparatory
- Uplift Hampton Preparatory Middle
- Uplift Heights Preparatory
- Uplift Heights Preparatory
- Uplift Heights Preparatory Middle
- Uplift Luna Preparatory
- Uplift Luna Preparatory
- Uplift Luna Secondary School
- Uplift Pinnacle Preparatory
- Uplift Triumph Preparatory School
- Uplift White Rock Hills Prep
- Uplift Williams Preparatory
- Uplift Williams Preparatory
- Uplift Williams Preparatory Middle
- Uplift Wisdom Secondary
- Urban Park El
- Victor H Hexter
- W A Blair
- W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy
- W H Adamson
- W H Gaston Middle
- W T White
- W W Samuell
- Wallace
- Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy
- West Dallas Stem School
- Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet
- White Rock
- Whitney M Young JR
- William B Miller
- William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically Tag
- William Lipscomb
- William M Anderson
- Wilmer Hutchins
- Wilmer Hutchins
- Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas
- Winnetka
- Wisdom
- Wisdom
- Woodrow Wilson
- Young Mens Leadership Academy At Fred F Florence
- Zan Wesley Holmes JR Middle
Private schools (95)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Advanced Preparatory International
- Akiba Yavneh Academy
- Alcuin School
- All Saints Catholic School
- Ann & Nate Levine Academy
- Arborcreek Montessori Academy
- Ascension Day School
- Autism Treatment Center Day School Program
- Bishop Dunne Catholic School
- Bishop Lynch High School
- Bright Minds Early Learning Center
- Calvary Lutheran School
- Carlisle School
- Choices Leadership Academy
- Classical School Of Dallas
- Coram Deo Academy
- Cornerstone Crossroads Academy
- Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep
- Dallas Academy
- Dallas Christian Academy
- Dallas International School
- Dallas Lutheran School
- Episcopal School Of Dallas Pk-12
- Fairhill School
- First Baptist Academy Dallas
- First Baptist Academy Of Dallas
- Good Shepherd Episcopal School
- Grace Academy Of Dallas
- Higher Heights Private School
- Highland Park Presbyterian Day School
- Highlander School
- Holy Trinity Academy
- Holy Trinity Catholic School
- Jesuit College Prep School
- Kingdom Collegiate Academies
- Lakehill Preparatory School
- Lakewood Montessori School
- Meadowbrook School
- Mesorah High School For Girls
- Momentous School
- Montessori Children's House & School
- Mount St Michael Catholic School
- New Life Christian Academy
- Notre Dame School
- Oak Hill Academy
- Our Lady Of Perpetual Help School
- Our Redeemer Lutheran School
- Our Redeemer Lutheran School Of Dallas
- Parish Episcopal School
- Parish Episcopal School
- Preston Hollow Presbyterian School
- Primrose Of Prestonwood
- Santa Clara Of Assisi Catholic Academy
- Scofield Christian School
- Shelton School
- Southwest Adventist Junior Academy
- Springhill Montessori School
- St Bernard Of Clairvaux School
- St Elizabeth Of Hungary Catholic School
- St James Episcopal School Of Dallas
- St Mary Of Carmel School
- St Monica Catholic School
- St Patrick Catholic School
- St Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy
- St Philips School & Community Center
- St Pius X Catholic School
- St Rita Catholic School
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
- Texas Torah Institute
- The Cambridge School Of Dallas
- The Covenant School
- The Family Place Child Development Center
- The Hillier School
- The Hockaday School
- The Kessler School
- The King's Academy
- The Lamplighter School
- The Saint Timothy School
- The Westwood School
- The Winston School
- Tkg Academy
- Torah Day School Of Dallas
- University Park Umc Weekday School
- Ur Powers Kids
- Ursuline Academy Of Dallas
- Vanguard Preparatory School
- Wesley Prep
- Wesley Prep
- West Dallas Community School
- Westminster Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten
- White Rock Montessori
- White Rock North School
- Willow Montessori Academy
- Wisdom Academy
- Zion Lutheran School
Neighborhoods and places within Dallas (25)
- Bluffview
- Cedar Crest
- Eagle Ford
- Far North Dallas
- Farmers Market District
- Five Mile Creek
- Lake
- Lake Highlands
- Love Field Area
- M Streets
- Near East
- North Dallas
- Northeast Dallas White Rock
- Northwest Dallas
- Oak Cliff
- Oak Lawn
- Preston Hollow
- South Boulevard Park Row
- South Dallas Fair Park
- Southeast Dallas
- Southwest Dallas
- Urbandale Parkdale
- West End Historic District
- Winnetka Heights
- Wolf Creek