Is Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy a good school?

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy ranks 1424 th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 512 students attended Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy?

Students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy are 63% Hispanic, 29% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy attend?

Students who attend Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy usually go on to attend North Dallas High School

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Summary:

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is a public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Dallas Independent School District (ISD), with a student population of 599 located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a predominantly Hispanic (64.94%) and African American (28.88%) student body.

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy consistently outperforms the Dallas ISD and Texas state averages in STAAR test scores, particularly in Reading, where it exceeds the district and state by a wide margin. However, the school's performance in Mathematics and Science lags behind, with proficiency rates below 35% in most grade levels. The school also struggles to support its Gifted and Talented, Special Education, and English Language Learner student populations, with these groups ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools. Despite maintaining relatively low dropout rates, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting challenges in maintaining its academic standards.

The school's proximity to several high-performing neighboring schools, such as William B Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Talented and Highland Park Middle School, highlights the stark contrast in academic achievement between Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy and its higher-performing peers within the same district. This underscores the need for the school to continuously evaluate and improve its instructional practices and support systems to better meet the needs of its diverse student population and ensure equitable academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

4001 Capitol Ave
Dallas, TX 75204-3617

(972) 925-2300

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1424^th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,424

Students who attend Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy usually attend:

High:

North Dallas High School

Feeder schools for Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy:

Elementary:	Ben Milam Elementary
	Cesar Chavez Learning Center
	Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 12.4

Number of students: 512

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

African American:

29.5%

White:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy ranks worse than 60.3% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 11^th among 37 ranked middle schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39. (See more...)

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.9%), African American (29.5%), White (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is 12.4, which is the 13^th best among 37 middle schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)

Compare Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy employs 41 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy is $10,424. 34 middle schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy 1424^th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dallas Independent School District (Isd) 557^th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

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Rank History for all students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2004	18.20	1414^th	1573	10.1%
2005	17.75	1411^th	1582	10.8%
2006	26.76	1294^th	1585	18.4%
2007	36.41	1244^th	1684	26.1%
2008	37.31	1303^rd	1718	24.2%
2009	35.51	1368^th	1763	22.4%
2010	19.08	1671^st	1803	7.3%
2011	30.97	1601^st	1895	15.5%
2012	32.52	1446^th	1951	25.9%
2013	33.78	1470^th	1973	25.5%
2014	22.06	1686^th	1987	15.1%
2015	25.40	1689^th	2043	17.3%
2016	28.67	1580^th	1987	20.5%
2017	48.20	934^th	2027	53.9%
2018	55.47	767^th	2080	63.1%
2019	52.82	894^th	2193	59.2%
2021	51.69	979^th	2252	56.5%
2022	34.95	1476^th	2254	34.5%
2023	31.32	1683^rd	2330	27.8%
2024	39.00	1424^th	2361	39.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2019	78.41	113^th	753	85.0%
2023	59.58	288^th	817	64.7%
2024	59.23	282^nd	812	65.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	71.41	177^th	1376	87.1%
2019	66.95	282^nd	1445	80.5%
2021	80.42	120^th	1592	92.5%
2022	56.47	495^th	1643	69.9%
2023	48.64	768^th	1720	55.3%
2024	62.36	454^th	1760	74.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	36.46	994^th	1597	37.8%
2019	36.03	1048^th	1626	35.5%
2021	29.66	1334^th	1712	22.1%
2022	34.51	1187^th	1757	32.4%
2023	25.83	1574^th	1815	13.3%
2024	62.20	475^th	1881	74.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	69.36	386^th	2039	81.1%
2019	58.77	661^st	2073	68.1%
2021	58.69	692^nd	2172	68.1%
2022	42.21	1260^th	2220	43.2%
2023	39.26	1405^th	2251	37.6%
2024	53.46	872^nd	2224	60.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	45.97	1050^th	2008	47.7%
2019	51.83	901^st	2047	56.0%
2021	54.23	866^th	2151	59.7%
2022	37.88	1388^th	2221	37.5%
2023	27.01	1766^th	2241	21.2%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	46.28	947^th	1430	33.8%
2019	38.76	1077^th	1446	25.5%
2021	29.54	1194^th	1501	20.5%
2022	15.27	1366^th	1488	8.2%
2023	11.72	1395^th	1481	5.8%

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Rank History for At Risk students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	47.91	875^th	2008	56.4%
2019	66.48	399^th	2058	80.6%
2021	61.81	524^th	2118	75.3%
2022	41.72	1207^th	2182	44.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	62.13	609^th	2030	70.0%
2019	52.37	834^th	2069	59.7%
2021	49.72	990^th	2168	54.3%
2022	32.23	1558^th	2228	30.1%
2023	36.33	1445^th	2245	35.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	36.30	434^th	587	26.1%
2019	11.18	557^th	594	6.2%
2021	39.48	393^rd	589	33.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	40.94	651^st	1167	44.2%
2019	46.88	555^th	1193	53.5%
2021	42.87	624^th	1213	48.6%
2022	30.39	938^th	1251	25.0%
2023	21.95	1089^th	1273	14.5%
2024	32.10	907^th	1271	28.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	66.81	427^th	1895	77.5%
2019	61.71	564^th	1935	70.9%
2021	69.33	412^th	2043	79.8%
2022	50.36	906^th	2077	56.4%
2023	45.55	1091^st	2116	48.4%
2024	60.12	653^rd	2108	69.0%

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Rank History for White students at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	TX State Percentile
2018	87.20	124^th	1673	92.6%
2019	81.09	228^th	1684	86.5%
2021	81.66	186^th	1700	89.1%
2022	42.43	1037^th	1723	39.8%
2023	49.65	871^st	1749	50.2%
2024	72.90	323^rd	1724	81.3%

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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	93	98	83	393	4	n/a	n/a	671
1989	90	117	57	443	5	n/a	n/a	712
1990	79	114	45	415	4	n/a	n/a	657
1991	75	111	45	448	3	n/a	n/a	682
1992	75	123	55	477	5	n/a	n/a	735
1993	78	104	50	507	1	n/a	n/a	740
1994	77	109	67	551	5	n/a	n/a	809
1995	71	113	73	557	5	n/a	n/a	819
1996	71	113	73	557	5	n/a	n/a	819
1997	65	139	68	585	3	n/a	n/a	860
1998	73	155	68	644	4	n/a	n/a	944
1999	71	155	70	621	4	n/a	n/a	921
2000	73	177	63	697	4	n/a	n/a	1014
2001	18	152	42	773	4	n/a	n/a	989
2002	28	151	33	729	1	n/a	n/a	942
2003	28	151	33	729	1	n/a	n/a	942
2004	28	167	41	640	3	n/a	n/a	879
2005	26	174	40	618	6	n/a	n/a	864
2006	17	173	35	576	3	n/a	n/a	804
2007	22	211	56	907	2	n/a	n/a	1198
2008	23	212	41	856	6	n/a	n/a	1138
2009	30	201	42	812	6	n/a	n/a	1091
2010	36	188	35	809	4	n/a	n/a	1072
2011	32	205	31	830	7	0	3	1108
2012	25	198	29	846	6	1	7	1112
2013	36	217	29	848	6	3	14	1153
2014	39	205	29	746	8	2	7	1036
2015	31	172	26	664	9	1	11	914
2016	25	169	18	603	8	0	9	832
2017	38	152	17	568	4	0	8	787
2018	42	173	19	490	5	1	5	735
2019	42	162	20	481	0	1	7	713
2020	33	172	16	496	2	0	5	724
2021	24	225	14	510	1	0	9	783
2022	22	187	7	455	0	1	8	680
2023	20	173	6	389	0	0	11	599
2024	18	151	10	322	2	0	9	512

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	671	51.0	13.1	n/a
1989	712	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	657	57.0	11.5	n/a
1991	682	56.6	12.0	n/a
1992	735	52.6	13.9	68.2
1993	740	55.0	13.5	73.1
1994	809	54.7	14.8	68.9
1995	819	59.3	13.8	74.2
1996	819	59.3	13.8	74.2
1997	860	63.1	13.6	76.3
1998	944	62.4	15.1	71.5
1999	921	62.0	14.9	74.3
2000	1014	68.1	14.9	63.5
2001	989	69.9	14.1	79
2002	942	74.7	12.6	70.2
2003	942	74.7	12.6	70.2
2004	879	67.6	13.0	74.5
2005	864	61.6	14.0	80.3
2006	804	58.6	13.7	88.4
2007	1198	106.6	11.2	90.4
2008	1138	107.5	10.6	90.4
2009	1091	103.0	10.6	89
2010	1072	81.0	13.2	89.4
2011	1108	80.3	13.7	89.7
2012	1112	78.4	14.1	86.3
2013	1153	75.1	15.3	90.5
2014	1036	70.0	14.8	92.1
2015	914	69.0	13.2	87.7
2016	832	61.0	13.6	91.1
2017	787	56.3	13.9	89.2
2018	735	51.0	14.4	80
2019	713	44.2	16.1	83.6
2020	724	45.5	15.9	81.6
2021	783	46.6	16.7	77.5
2022	680	45.5	14.9	85.6
2023	599	44.0	13.6	84
2024	512	41.0	12.4	90

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	671	51.0	13.1	n/a
1989	712	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	657	57.0	11.5	n/a
1991	682	56.6	12.0	n/a
1992	735	52.6	13.9	68.2
1993	740	55.0	13.5	73.1
1994	809	54.7	14.8	68.9
1995	819	59.3	13.8	74.2
1996	819	59.3	13.8	74.2
1997	860	63.1	13.6	76.3
1998	944	62.4	15.1	71.5
1999	921	62.0	14.9	74.3
2000	1014	68.1	14.9	63.5
2001	989	69.9	14.1	79
2002	942	74.7	12.6	70.2
2003	942	74.7	12.6	70.2
2004	879	67.6	13.0	74.5
2005	864	61.6	14.0	80.3
2006	804	58.6	13.7	88.4
2007	1198	106.6	11.2	90.4
2008	1138	107.5	10.6	90.4
2009	1091	103.0	10.6	89
2010	1072	81.0	13.2	89.4
2011	1108	80.3	13.7	89.7
2012	1112	78.4	14.1	86.3
2013	1153	75.1	15.3	90.5
2014	1036	70.0	14.8	92.1
2015	914	69.0	13.2	87.7
2016	832	61.0	13.6	91.1
2017	787	56.3	13.9	89.2
2018	735	51.0	14.4	80
2019	713	44.2	16.1	83.6
2020	724	45.5	15.9	81.6
2021	783	46.6	16.7	77.5
2022	680	45.5	14.9	85.6
2023	599	44.0	13.6	84
2024	512	41.0	12.4	90

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,317 (13.8%)	$8,208 (86.2%)	$9,525
2020	$2,044 (19.5%)	$8,412 (80.5%)	$10,456
2021	$1,483 (14.2%)	$8,940 (85.8%)	$10,424

Data source: Texas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 894^th of 2193 Middle schools	Ranks 1683^rd of 2330 Middle schools	31.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	45	45
6th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	26	44	18%
6th Grade Reading (Texas)	35	50	15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	53	39	14%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	38	36	2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)	45	37	8%
7th Grade Reading (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	49	46	3%
7th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	37	44	7%
7th Grade Reading (Texas)	47	52	5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	10	6	4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	20	8	12%
7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)	41	29	12%
8th Grade Reading (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	55	12	43%
8th Grade Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	40	48	8%
8th Grade Reading (Texas)	53	56	3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	49	25	24%
8th Grade Mathematics (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	54	40	14%
8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)	55	44	11%
8th Grade Science (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	45	18	27%
8th Grade Science (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	36	34	2%
8th Grade Science (Texas)	49	45	4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	30	27	3%
8th Grade Social Studies (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	26	24	2%
8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)	35	31	4%
End of Course Algebra I (Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy)	99	74	25%
End of Course Algebra I (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))	64	40	24%
End of Course Algebra I (Texas)	62	45	17%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	713	599	16%
African American	162	173	6.8%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	20	6	70%
Hispanic	481	389	19.1%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	42	20	52.4%
Two or More Races	7	11	57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	83.6%	84%	0.4%

Schools Near Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2024)	STAAR Reading (2024)						STAAR Mathematics (2024)						STAAR Science (2024)		STAAR Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	4001 Capitol Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2300	512	41	12.4	90.0%	18 (3.5%)	151 (29.5%)	322 (62.9%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	39	1424^th of 2361 public middle schools	39.7%		31.3	1683^rd of 2330 public middle schools	27.8%	259	45.5				58.2	57.8	48.7				34.9		25.6		16.3	18.4	$10,424	$1,483	$8,940
Ignite Middle	Public	6-8	2211 Caddo St	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	336	30	11.2	88.1%	13 (3.9%)	64 (19.0%)	249 (74.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	28.4	1778^th of 2361 public middle schools	24.7%		38.4	1447^th of 2330 public middle schools	37.9%	331	57.4				43.7	44.1	54.6				18.5		20.1		16.0	17.4	$11,061	$1,399	$9,662
Uplift Atlas Preparatory - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4600 Bryan St	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 821-7325	442	27	16.6	88.7%	4 (0.9%)	44 (10.0%)	381 (86.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	25.3	1870^th of 2361 public middle schools	20.8%		24.5	1853^rd of 2330 public middle schools	20.5%	17	31.5				45.3	40.6	40.4				25.4		16.9		27.0	7.1	$9,533	$823	$8,709
William B Travis Vanguard Academy Of Academically Tag	Public, Magnet	4-8	3001 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-7500	501	30	16.7	16.6%	254 (50.7%)	28 (5.6%)	131 (26.1%)	39 (7.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	99.6	1^st of 2361 public middle schools	100.0%		99.5	3^rd of 2330 public middle schools	99.9%	2	96.3		100.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0		95.5	89.7	97.2		100.0	82.8	100.0	90.7	$10,832	$767	$10,065
Ilearn Virtual Academy At Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Virtual	3-8	408 N Haskell	Dallas	75246	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	52	9	5.7	82.7%	6 (11.5%)	13 (25.0%)	32 (61.5%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	1085^th of 2361 public middle schools	54.0%		33.5	1613^th of 2330 public middle schools	30.8%	528	33.3		42.9	71.4	57.1	73.3	90.0		14.3	28.6	28.6		13.3	14.3	26.7	20.0
Dallas Hybrid Preparatory At Stephen J Hay	Public, Virtual	3-8	3801 Herschel Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	Yes	(972) 925-3700	148	18	8.2	66.2%	18 (12.2%)	43 (29.1%)	86 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	85	238^th of 2361 public middle schools	89.9%		64.4	670^th of 2330 public middle schools	71.2%	432	87.0	58.3	71.4	88.2	63.9	75.8	82.4	50.0	57.1	70.6	58.3	12.5	63.9	5.9	68.6	54.6
J L Long Middle	Public	6-8	6116 Reiger Ave	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4700	1,094	80	13.7	61.2%	300 (27.4%)	88 (8.0%)	674 (61.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	43.7	1282^nd of 2361 public middle schools	45.7%		43.8	1260^th of 2330 public middle schools	45.9%	22	76.0				50.8	49.3	52.7				37.1		21.3		27.9	38.6	$10,344	$1,332	$9,012
Highland Park Middle	Public	7-8	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3600	968	70	13.7		777 (80.3%)	8 (0.8%)	65 (6.7%)	74 (7.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.8%)	98.3	18^th of 2361 public middle schools	99.2%		95.3	65^th of 2330 public middle schools	97.2%	47	98.8					92.3	93.1					78.6	85.4		77.9	68.4	$9,722	$105	$9,617
McCulloch Intermediate	Public	5-6	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3500	887	66	13.3		711 (80.2%)	5 (0.6%)	59 (6.7%)	79 (8.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)								(n/a)				90.4	93.1					85.8	84.0	100.0		57.3			$8,654	$75	$8,579
Billy Earl Dade Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Park Row Ave	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3800	643	51	12.6	100.0%	7 (1.1%)	392 (61.0%)	231 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	13.9	2175^th of 2361 public middle schools	7.9%		17.1	2063^rd of 2330 public middle schools	11.5%	112	44.3				24.4	19.6	23.6				16.7	6.8	30.8		19.1	7.5	$12,669	$1,656	$11,013

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