Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Summary:

Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School is a public high school in Dallas, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 265. Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged and minority student body, the school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Texas, outperforming nearby Marvin E Robinson School Of Business And Mgmt, School Of Health Professions, and other high-performing magnet schools within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd).

Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School's exceptional academic performance is evident in its 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, with 98.72% of students scoring proficient or better on the English II Reading STAAR exam, compared to just 50.26% for the Dallas ISD and 59.82% for the state of Texas. The school also maintains a 100% four-year graduation rate and an exceptionally low dropout rate, further demonstrating its ability to support the success of its predominantly economically disadvantaged and minority student population.

In contrast to the high-performing magnet schools, the nearby North Dallas High School, a traditional public high school, has significantly lower academic performance, with lower test scores, graduation rates, and a higher dropout rate. This highlights the exceptional outcomes achieved by Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School, which serves as a model for effective high school education, particularly for traditionally underserved student populations.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 701 Elm St 1st Floor
       Dallas, TX  75202


(214) 860-2356

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
5th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,192 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  20.5 Help
Number of students:  287

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.9%
African American:
8.4%
White:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.6% Help


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Compare Details Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School ranks better than 99.7% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 38 ranked high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.86. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.9%), African American (8.4%), two or more races (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School is 20.5. 37 high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School employs 14 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School is $11,192, which is the 15th highest among 38 high schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School 5th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School in the ranking list.)

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Dallas Independent School District (Isd):

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


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Rank History for Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

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Rank History for all students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.52 650th 1427 54.4%
2005 50.53 855th 1429 40.2%
2006 62.57 600th 1430 58.0%
2007 79.37 163rd 1497 89.1%
2008 83.75 79th 1510 94.8%
2009 86.17 19th 1539 98.8%
2010 82.42 37th 1568 97.6%
2011 80.70 72nd 1672 95.7%
2012 80.29 85th 1603 94.7%
2013 84.17 56th 1652 96.6%
2014 84.02 57th 1734 96.7%
2015 82.48 53rd 1743 97.0%
2016 83.61 31st 1762 98.2%
2017 96.72 7th 1777 99.6%
2018 94.97 17th 1797 99.1%
2019 93.70 18th 1857 99.0%
2021 94.71 10th 1861 99.5%
2022 93.71 15th 1876 99.2%
2023 95.28 5th 1961 99.7%
2024 95.86 5th 1987 99.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 100.00 3rd 1113 99.7%
2019 98.49 20th 1136 98.2%
2021 99.95 5th 1195 99.6%
2022 99.35 5th 1278 99.6%
2023 99.66 7th 1371 99.5%
2024 83.85 113th 1435 92.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.62 24th 1794 98.7%
2019 95.90 23rd 1818 98.7%
2021 97.81 7th 1848 99.6%
2022 96.83 12th 1847 99.4%
2023 97.60 4th 1897 99.8%
2024 79.81 154th 1883 91.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.66 26th 1781 98.5%
2019 92.64 19th 1798 98.9%
2021 93.24 20th 1815 98.9%
2022 91.33 27th 1841 98.5%
2023 94.39 6th 1891 99.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.52 458th 1137 59.7%
2019 63.23 502nd 1145 56.2%
2021 58.19 668th 1177 43.2%
2022 61.20 576th 1172 50.9%
2023 72.11 111th 1182 90.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.65 22nd 1784 98.8%
2019 96.59 30th 1810 98.3%
2021 99.45 7th 1829 99.6%
2022 98.40 6th 1837 99.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.08 4th 1803 99.8%
2019 93.11 31st 1824 98.3%
2021 94.73 16th 1840 99.1%
2022 94.61 13th 1853 99.3%
2023 94.95 8th 1913 99.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.29 9th 1013 99.1%
2019 96.87 12th 1024 98.8%
2021 96.57 23rd 1020 97.7%
2022 96.20 24th 1031 97.7%
2023 98.60 1st 1069 99.9%
2024 80.39 137th 1065 87.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.57 17th 1691 99.0%
2019 94.43 22nd 1714 98.7%
2021 96.59 8th 1743 99.5%
2022 95.39 17th 1762 99.0%
2023 96.66 3rd 1820 99.8%
2024 82.61 137th 1804 92.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

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.

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Enrollment information for Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 17 27 0 22 1 n/a n/a 0 67
1990 19 60 0 43 0 n/a n/a 0 122
1991 25 40 0 59 0 n/a n/a 0 124
1992 17 40 0 61 0 n/a n/a 0 118
1993 20 54 0 66 0 n/a n/a 0 140
1994 20 50 0 44 0 n/a n/a 0 114
1995 21 52 1 35 2 n/a n/a 0 111
1996 21 52 1 35 2 n/a n/a 0 111
1997 20 61 1 49 2 n/a n/a 0 133
1998 9 31 2 53 1 n/a n/a 0 96
1999 12 30 0 49 0 n/a n/a 0 91
2000 8 38 1 55 0 n/a n/a 0 102
2001 6 29 0 56 0 n/a n/a 0 91
2002 8 27 0 76 3 n/a n/a 0 114
2003 8 27 0 76 3 n/a n/a 0 114
2004 7 24 1 66 2 n/a n/a 0 100
2005 6 31 1 79 1 n/a n/a 0 118
2006 6 39 1 85 1 n/a n/a 0 132
2007 4 32 3 99 1 n/a n/a 0 139
2008 7 41 4 125 0 n/a n/a 0 177
2009 7 51 7 121 0 n/a n/a 0 186
2010 9 46 9 127 0 n/a n/a 0 191
2011 9 44 5 151 0 1 0 0 210
2012 8 37 4 161 1 2 0 0 213
2013 9 42 5 157 2 2 2 0 219
2014 10 40 5 171 2 2 0 0 230
2015 12 36 6 183 2 2 0 0 241
2016 10 32 6 195 2 0 0 0 245
2017 8 31 3 195 0 0 0 0 237
2018 6 28 3 189 0 0 0 0 226
2019 3 32 2 206 0 0 3 0 246
2020 3 33 2 210 0 0 4 0 252
2021 1 35 1 227 0 0 3 0 267
2022 3 34 2 218 0 0 4 0 261
2023 4 25 1 234 0 0 1 0 265
2024 2 24 1 258 0 0 2 0 287

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 Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 67 n/a n/a n/a
1990 122 7.0 17.4 n/a
1991 124 7.2 17.2 n/a
1992 118 9.4 12.5 11.9
1993 140 10.0 14.0 22.1
1994 114 10.0 11.4 16.7
1995 111 11.0 10.1 15.3
1996 111 11.0 10.1 15.3
1997 133 9.0 14.8 10.5
1998 96 9.5 10.1 8.3
1999 91 11.0 8.3 14.3
2000 102 11.5 8.9 5.9
2001 91 11.0 8.3 7.7
2002 114 11.5 9.9 21.9
2003 114 11.5 9.9 21.9
2004 100 11.0 9.1 14
2005 118 11.0 10.7 8.5
2006 132 12.0 11.0 15.2
2007 139 11.0 12.6 26.6
2008 177 13.0 13.6 27.7
2009 186 14.0 13.3 14
2010 191 14.0 13.6 29.8
2011 210 14.0 15.0 31.4
2012 213 12.0 17.7 77.9
2013 219 13.0 16.8 70.3
2014 230 14.0 16.4 72.2
2015 241 14.0 17.2 66
2016 245 13.0 18.8 80.4
2017 237 14.1 16.7 82.7
2018 226 14.0 16.1 85.4
2019 246 14.0 17.5 74.4
2020 252 14.0 18.0 86.1
2021 267 14.0 19.0 79.4
2022 261 14.0 18.6 79.7
2023 265 14.0 18.9 80
2024 287 14.0 20.5 82.6

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 Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 67 n/a n/a n/a
1990 122 7.0 17.4 n/a
1991 124 7.2 17.2 n/a
1992 118 9.4 12.5 11.9
1993 140 10.0 14.0 22.1
1994 114 10.0 11.4 16.7
1995 111 11.0 10.1 15.3
1996 111 11.0 10.1 15.3
1997 133 9.0 14.8 10.5
1998 96 9.5 10.1 8.3
1999 91 11.0 8.3 14.3
2000 102 11.5 8.9 5.9
2001 91 11.0 8.3 7.7
2002 114 11.5 9.9 21.9
2003 114 11.5 9.9 21.9
2004 100 11.0 9.1 14
2005 118 11.0 10.7 8.5
2006 132 12.0 11.0 15.2
2007 139 11.0 12.6 26.6
2008 177 13.0 13.6 27.7
2009 186 14.0 13.3 14
2010 191 14.0 13.6 29.8
2011 210 14.0 15.0 31.4
2012 213 12.0 17.7 77.9
2013 219 13.0 16.8 70.3
2014 230 14.0 16.4 72.2
2015 241 14.0 17.2 66
2016 245 13.0 18.8 80.4
2017 237 14.1 16.7 82.7
2018 226 14.0 16.1 85.4
2019 246 14.0 17.5 74.4
2020 252 14.0 18.0 86.1
2021 267 14.0 19.0 79.4
2022 261 14.0 18.6 79.7
2023 265 14.0 18.9 80
2024 287 14.0 20.5 82.6

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 Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $973 (9.7%) $9,106 (90.4%) $10,078
2020 $1,850 (17.1%) $8,969 (82.9%) $10,819
2021 $972 (8.7%) $10,220 (91.3%) $11,192

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School

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 18th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 5th of 1961 High schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School)96100
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))6440
 24%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School)9298
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))5646
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School)100100
   End of Course English I Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School)9897
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))4144
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School)100100
   End of Course U.S. History (Dallas Independent School District (Isd))7362
 11%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students246265
 7.7%
African American3225
 21.9%
American Indian00
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic206234
 13.6%
Pacific Islander00
White34
 33.3%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.4%80%
 5.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 287 students attended Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School.

Yes! Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 5th of 1987 Texas high schools.

Students at Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School are 90% Hispanic, 8% African American.


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