2009 Dallas ISD Organizational Health Scores for All Campuses (measuring teacher morale and working conditions)

From The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/122209dnmetmorale.3881.html

From 2008-2009 school year, based on anonymous staff surveys. Key factors to determine organizational health are: (1) goal focus; (2) communication adequacy; (3) power equalization; (4) resource utilization; (5) cohesiveness; (6) morale; (7) innovativeness; (8) autonomy; (9) adaption; and (10) problem-solving adequacy.

Highest possible score is 100, lowest possible score is 0.

Elementary Schools
99 Gabe P. Allen Charter
99 Stonewall Jackson
98 Harry C. Withers
98 Nathan Adams
97 Charles Gill
96 H. S. Thompson Learning Center

94 Bonham
94 G.B. Dealey Montessori
94 Sanger
94 Phillis Wheatley
93 Hexter

91 Dorsey
90 John Neely Bryan
90 Nathaniel Hawthorne
90 Robert E. Lee

89 Maple Lawn
89 George Peabody
89 Edna Rowe
88 Brashear

87 Lipscomb
87 Miller
87 Stone Montessori
87 Starks

86 Martha Turner Reilly
85 Winnetka
85 Aep South
85 Moreno
85 Rosemont Primary/Semos

84 Cabell
84 John Ireland
84 McNair
84 Highland Meadows

83 Salazar
82 Seagoville
81 Tatum

79 Marsalis
79 Martinez Learning Center
76 Frazier

75 Henderson
75 Macon
75 Roberts

74 Johnston
74 Umphrey Lee
74 Kahn

73 City Park
73 Lakewood
73 Charles Rice Learning Center
73 Tolbert

72 Bayles
72 Mount Auburn
72 Weiss
72 Henry Gonzalez

71 DeGolyer
71 JFK Learning Center
70 Harllee
70 San Jacinto

68 Pleasant Grove
67 Carver Learning Center
66 Anderson

65 Arcadia Park
65 MLK Learning Center
65 Reinhardt
65 Seguin Learning Center
65 Lorenzo De Zavala
65 Darrell

63 Reagan
62 James Bowie
61 Budd
61 Burnet

59 Lagow
58 Rosemont
58 Adelle Turner
57 Zaragoza
56 Stemmons

55 Silberstein
55 Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard
55 Soto

54 Moseley
54 Ray Learning Center
54 Thornton
54 Botello

53 Casa View
52 Central
52 Dunbar Learning Center

51 Obadiah Knight
51 Junkins
50 Jones
49 Hogg

48 Conner
48 Kramer
48 Walnut Hill
48 Bethune
48 Anne Frank

47 Bushman
46 Runyon
45 Adams
45 Polk TAG Academy
45 Alexander

43 Gooch
43 Kleberg
42 Blanton
42 Fannin
42 Preston Hollow

40 Ervin
40 Rhoads Learning Center
40 Russell
40 Medrano

39 Hotchkiss
39 Douglass
38 Ben Milam
38 Oliver
38 Cigarroa

37 Donald
37 Mills
36 Peeler
36 Webster

35 Hernandez
33 Cueller
32 Blair
32 Marcus

31 Guzick
31 Mata
29 Smith
29 Sam Houston
29 Pease

28 Lanier Expressive Arts
28 Lisbon
28 Urban Park
28 Cochran
28 Seagoville Alt.

27 Caillet
27 Cowart
21 Pershing
20 Rogers

19 Amelia Earhart Learning Center
18 Foster
17 Burleson
17 Field
17 Kiest
17 Chavez Learning Center

16 Stone at Vickery Meadow
16 Young
15 Barbara Jordan
15 Lida Hooe

14 Stevens Park
13 Arlington Park Learning Center
12 Carr
11 Hall

10 Williams
10 Sequoyah Learning Center
9 Lowe
8 Carpenter

7 McShan
6 Terry
6 Saldivar
5 Titche
1 Truett

Middle Schools

98 Travis
93 Longfellow
91 Environmental Science Academy

85 Gaston
79 Edison
75 Cary

66 Marsh
63 Walker
58 Greiner Explratory Arts

56 Lang
43 Spence
42 Comstock
42 Dade

38 Stockard
37 Anderson Learning Center
34 Browne

29 Hood
27 Rusk
26 Ben Franklin

25 Holmes Humanities/Communcations
23 Medrano
21 Garcia

20 Tasby
16 Seagoville
15 Storey

14 Long
14 Quintanilla
13 Jackson

8 Atwell Law Academy
7 Hill
7 Zumwalt
3 Florence
3 Hulcy

High Schools

97 Booker T. Washington magnet
97 Talented & Gifted magnet
96 Madison

94 South Oak Cliff
93 Multiple Careers Magnet Center

86 Bryan Adams
84 Govt./Law magnet
84 Health professions magnet

81 Spruce
72 WT White
72 Samuell

71 Sunset
69 Rangel girls school
67 Adamson

65 Middle College
65 Early College - Mountain View
64 Science/Engineering magnet

63 Early College - Cedar Valley
62 Skyline
60 Townview

59 Maya Angelou
53 Hillcrest
43 Roosevelt

42 Fridia Alt.
36 Pinkston
34 Woodrow Wilson

32 Lincoln
31 Business/Management magnet
29 Seagoville

28 North Dallas
27 Maceo Smith
25 Carter

23 Redirections - Village Fair
23 Thomas Jefferson
20 Molina

19 Conrad
16 Education/Social Services magnet
15 Kimball
12 Manns

2009 Low Performing Campuses

2009 campuses with 50% or less of the students passing any Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies or Science TAKS test in any two of the three years: 2007, 2008 and 2009 or the school was rated Accademically Unacceptable in 2007, 2008 or 2009.

From the Texas Education Agency.

Arlington ISD
Carter Jr. High
Hutcheson Jr. High
Nichols Jr. High
Roquemore Elementary

Cedar Hill ISD
9th Grade Center

Dallas ISD
Adamson High School
Bryan Adams High School
Carter High School
Conrad High School
Kimball High School
Maceo Smith High School
Molina High School
North Dallas High School
Pinkston High School
Roosevelt High School
Samuell High School
Seagoville High School
South Oak Cliff High School
Spruce High School
Thomas Jefferson High School
Woodrow High School
Brown Middle School
Comstock Middle School
Florence Middle School
Franklin Middle School
Garcia Middle School
Hill Middle School
Holmes Middle School
Hulcy Middle School
Jackson Middle School
Seagoville Middle School
Tasby Middle School
Zumwalt Middle School
Birdie Alexander Elementary
Blanton Elementary
Bushman Elementary
Carpenter Elementary
Cochran Elementary
Douglas Elementary
Ervin Elementary
Ireland Elementary
Mills Elementary
Moseley Elementary
Pleasant Grove Elementary
Silbertstein Elementary
Stevens Park Elementary
Jill Stone Elementary
Tatum Elementary
Truett Elementary
Titche Elementary
Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard

Denton ISD
Rayzor Elementary

DeSoto ISD
Freshman Center
DeSoto High School
The Meadows Elementary

Ennis ISD
Ennis Jr. High

Grand Prairie ISD
Barbara Bush Elementary
Grand Prairie High School
Kennedy Middle School

Lancaster ISD
Lancaster High School
Lancaster Middle School
Rolling Hills Elementary

McKinney ISD
McKinney High School

Plano ISD
Armstrong Middle School

Terrell ISD
Furlough Middle School
Long Elementary

2009 Number of AP Subjects Offered By Each High School

The number of AP subjects offered by high school:

No. of Subjects - School (District) - School Enrollment

30 - School of Science/Engineering (Dallas ISD) - 399
30 - Plano West (Plano ISD) - 1,934
30 - Plano Sr. (Plano ISD) - 2,689

28 - Keller (Keller ISD) - 2,861
28 - Plano East (Plano ISD) - 2,805
28 - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD) - 1,925
28 - Richardson (Richardson ISD) - 2,346
28 - School for Talented & Gifted (Dallas ISD) - 211

27 - Berkner (Richardson ISD) - 2,755
27 - Boyd (McKinney ISD) - 2,643
27 - Liberty (Frisco ISD) - 1,796
27 - Ryan (Denton ISD) - 1,773
27 - Centennial (Frisco ISD) - 1,477
27 - Coppell (Coppell ISD) - 2,737
27 - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD) - 1,934
27 - McKinney (McKinney ISD) - 1,893
27 - Newman Smith (Carrolton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 2,093

26 - Martin (Arlington ISD) - 3,234

25 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD) - 1,579
25 - Wakeland (Frisco ISD) - 1,857
25 - Frisco (Frisco ISD) - 1,399
25 - Carroll (Carroll ISD) - 1,275
25 - Lamar (Arlington ISD) - 2,879
25 - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD) - 3,046
25 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD) - 2,631
25 - McKinney North (KcKinney ISD) - 1,422
25 - School of Govt/Law (Dallas ISD) - 394
25 - School of Business/Management (Dallas ISD) - 531
25 - School of Education/Social Services (Dallas ISD) - 276
25 - School of Health Professions (Dallas ISD) - 557

24 - Marcus (Lewisville ISD) - 3,023
24 - Lewisville (Lewisville ISD) - 2,648
24 - Skyline (Dallas ISD) - 4,572
24 - Guyer (Denton ISD) - 2,205
24 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 2,186
24 - Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall ISD) - 1,901

23 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 2,052
23 - Rowlett (Garland ISD) - 2,627
23 - Pope John Paul II (Catholic, co-ed, private) - 571
23 - Seguin (Arlington ISD) - 1,823
23 - Sunset (Dallas ISD) - 2,299
23 - Woodrow (Dallas ISD) - 1,437
23 - Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 2,354

22 - Hillcrest (Dallas ISD) - 1,260
22 - Duncanville (Duncanville ISD) - 3,673
22 - Hockaday (girls, private) - 458
22 - Bowie (Arlington ISD) - 3,075
22 - Denton (Denton ISD) - 1,414

21 - Allen (Allen ISD) - 3,657
21 - WT White (Dallas ISD) - 2,323
21 - South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 2,500
21 - St. Mark's (boys, private) - 362
21 - Legacy (Mansfield ISD) - 2,213
21 - Wylie (Wylie ISD) - 2,112

20 - Irving (Irving ISD) - 2,146
20 - MacArthur (Irving ISD) - 2,518
20 - Rockwall (Rockwall ISD) - 2,016
20 - Ursuline (Catholic, girls, private) - 809
20 - Episcopal School of Dallas (co-ed, private) - 394
20 - Arlington (Arlington ISD) - 2,796
20 - Trinity (HEB ISD) - 2,183
20 - Central (Keller ISD) - 3,036

19 - Garland (Garland ISD) - 2,586
19 - South Garland (Garland ISD) - 2,067
19 - Bishop Dunne (Catholic, co-ed, private) - 496
19 - Bryan Adams (Dallas ISD) - 1,773
19 - Naaman Forest (Garland ISD) - 2,530
19 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD) - 1,864
19 - Sachse (Garland ISD) - 2,434
19 - Fossil Ridge (Keller ) - 2,318
19 - The Academy (Irving ISD) - 1,502

18 - RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 1,975
18 - Bishop Lynch (Catholic, co-ed, private) - 1,043
18 - Nimitz (Irving ISD) - 2,351
18 - Mansfield (Mansfield ISD) - 2,226
18 - Timberview (Mansfield ISD) - 2,171
18 - Horn (Mesquite ISD) - 2,230
18 - Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 2,773

17 - Booker T. Washington Performing/Visual arts (Dallas ISD) - 712
17 - Little Elm (Little Elm ISD) - 1,414
17 - Poteet (Mesquite ISD) - 1,529
17 - Greenhill (co-ed, private) - 438
17 - Lake Dallas (Dallas ISD) - 1,137
17 - North Garland (Garland ISD) - 2,092
17 - Bell (HEB ISD) - 2,038

16 - Jesuit (Catholic, boys, private) - 1,034
16 - DeSoto (DeSoto ISD) - 1,989
16 - North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 2,387

15 - Argyle (Argyle ISD) - 578
15 - Sam Houston (Arlington ISD) - 2,845
15 - Summit (Mansfield ISD) - 1,997

14 - Molina (Dallas ISD) - 1,803

13 - West Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 1,709
13 - Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill ISD) - 1,791
13 - Prosper (Prosper ISD) - 733

12 - Trinity Christian Academy (co-ed, private)
12 - Prestonwood Christian Academy (co-ed, private)
12 - Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 2,097

11 - Lakeview Centennial (Garland ISD) - 1,989
11 - Lincoln - (Dallas ISD) - 1,256
11 - Thomas Jefferson (Dallas ISD) - 1,214
11 - Royse City (Royse City ISD) - 1,073

10 - Lancaster (Lancaster ISD) - 1,697
10 - Conrad (Dallas ISD) - 1,292
10 - Sanger (Sanger ISD) - 736

9 - South Oak Cliff (Dallas ISD) - 1,376

8 - North Dallas (Dallas ISD) - 1,484
8 - Samuell (Dallas ISD) - 2,082
8 - Princeton (Princeton ISD) - 754

7 - Celina (Celina ISD) - 547
7 - Adamson (Dallas ISD) - 1,316

6 - Madison (Dallas ISD) - 819
6 - Roosevelt (Dallas ISD) - 783

5 - Seagoville (Dallas ISD) - 1,136
5 - Pinkston (Dallas ISD) - 1,121

2 - Maceo Smith (Dallas ISD) - 952
2 - Melissa (Melissa ISD) - 335

Class of 2008 - Percent of AP Tests Passed by Students - Listed by High School

Here are the percentages of AP tests that received a score of 3 or better (which is passing) from Dallas area high schools. The percent of the students at the school that took at least one AP test is also noted.

% AP tests passed - School (District) - % of students who took at least 1 AP test

82% - Plano Sr. (Plano ISD) - 45%
80% - Carroll Sr. (Carroll ISD) - 41%
80% - Plano West (Plano ISD) - 53%

79% - Marcus (Lewisville ISD) - 32%
78% - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD) - 33%
77% - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 38%

71% - Centennial (Frisco ISD) - 26%
71% - Hebron (Lewisville ISD) - 29%
70% - Plano East (Plano ISD) - 35%

69% - Frisco (Frisco ISD) - 26%
69% - Grapevine (Grapevine Colleyville ISD) - 44%
68% - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD) - 44%

67% - Coppell (Coppell ISD) - 41%
67% - Liberty (Frisco ISD) - 32%

65% - Colleyville Heritage (Grapevine Colleyville ISD) - 51%
64% - McKinney North (McKinney ISD) - 42%
63% - School for Talented and Gifted (Dallas ISD) - 99%
63% - Duncanville (Duncanville ISD) - 10%

62% - Wakefield (Frisco ISD) - 27%
61% - Lamar (Arlington ISD) - 18%
61% - Lewisville (Lewisville ISD) - 18%
60% - Berkner (Richardson ISD) - 26%

59% - Allen (Allen ISD) - 33%
59% - Prosper (Prosper ISD) - 29%
58% - LD Bell (HEB ISD) - 28%
57% - Martin (Arlington ISD) - 25%

56% - Wylie (Wylie ISD) - 19%
55% - Central (Keller ISD) - 21%
55% - The Colony (Lewisville ISD) - 25%
53% - Poteet (Mesquite ISD) - 20%

52% - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD) - 88%
52% - Keller (Keller ISD) - 33%
52% - McKinney (McKinney ISD) - 51%
52% - Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall ISD) - 34%

50% - Rockwall (Rockwall ISD) - 34%
50% - Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) - 16%
50% - Arlington (Arlington ISD) - 19%

49% - Garland (Garland ISD) - 26%
49% - Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 37%

48% - Richardson (Richardson ISD) - 34%
48% - Booker T. Washington (Dallas ISD) - 69%
48% - School of Science & Engineering (Dallas ISD) - 96%

47% - Hillcrest (Dallas ISD) - 31%
47% - RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 33%
47% - Lake Dallas (Lake Dallas ISD) - 19%
47% - Hillcrest (Dallas ISD) - 31%
47% - North Garland (Garland ISD) - 18%

46% - Boyd (McKinney ISD) - 46%
45% - Rowlett (Garland ISD) - 27%

43% - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD) - 38%
43% - Sachse (Garland ISD) - 18%

41% - Ranchview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 26%
41% - Celina (Celina ISD) - 20%

39% - North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 12%
38% - Denton (Denton ISD) - 34%
38% - Royse City (Royse City ISD) - 14%

37% - Little Elm (Little Elm ISD) - 23%
35% - West Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 13%
35% - Horn (Mesquite ISD) - 12%

34% - MacArthur (Irving ISD) - 23%
34% - Nimitz (Irving ISD) - 22%

33% - Sam Houston (Arlington ISD) - 14%
33% - Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill ISD) - 14%
33% - Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 14%

30% - Seguin (Arlington ISD) - 12%
30% - Legacy (Mansfield ISD) - 18%

29% - Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD) - 39%
29% - Bryan Adams (Dallas ISD) - 16%
29% - Naaman Forest (Garland ISD) - 21%
29% - Trinity (HEB ISD) - 27%
29% - Ryan (Denton ISD) - 35%

28% - Guyer (Denton ISD) - 45%
27% - South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 24%
27% - Bowie (Arlington ISD) - 14%
27% - Summit (Mansfield ISD) - 28%

26% - The Academy (Irving ISD) - 45%
25% - Irving (Irving ISD) - 27%
25% - Molina (Dallas ISD) - 16%

24% - Princeton (Princeton ISD) - 16%
23% - Mansfield (Mansfield ISD) - 31%
22% - School for Education & Social Services (Dallas ISD) - 39%

21% - School for Business and Management (Dallas ISD) - 45%
21% - Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 21%
21% - DeSoto (DeSoto ISD) - 16%
21% - Thomas Jefferson (Dallas ISD) - 40%
21% - Melissa (Melissa ISD) - 23%
21% - Sanger (Sanger ISD) - 31%

20% - School of Health Professions (Dallas ISD) - 61%
20% - WT White (Dallas ISD) - 47%
20% - Timberview (Mansfield ISD) - 22%

19% - School of Govt and Law (Dallas ISD) - 64%
18% - Conrad (Dallas ISD) - 30%

17% - Spruce (Dallas ISD) - 16%
17% - Adamson (Dallas ISD) - 37%
16% - Skyline (Dallas ISD) - 25%

15% - Sunset (Dallas ISD) - 23%
15% - Samuell (Dallas ISD) - 20%

13% - Seagoville (Dallas ISD) - 22%
13% - Lakeview Centennial (Garland ISD) - 23%
12% - Kimball (Dallas ISD) - 10%
11% - South Garland (Garland ISD) - 25%

10% - Roosevelt (Dallas ISD) - 14%
10% - North Dallas (Dallas ISD) - 30%
10% - Carter (Dallas ISD) - 24%

6% - South Oak Cliff (Dallas ISD) - 28%
6% - Maceo Smith (Dallas ISD) - 25%
6% - Pinkston (Dallas ISD) - 14%

4% - Lancaster (Lancaster ISD) - 13%
3% - Madison (Dallas ISD) - 38%
2% - Lincoln (Dallas ISD) - 36%

2008 Dallas Area School Districts SAT Averages

Average SAT scores - this was created in 2008 and is based on scores from the 2005-2006 school year, so it's a bit dated.

Combined SAT score - School District

1188 - Highland Park ISD
1149 - Plano ISD
1119 - Carroll ISD
1113 - Coppell ISD

1097 - Gunter ISD
1094 - Grapevine - Colleyville ISD
1087 - Lewisville ISD
1086 - Argyle ISD
1071 - Allen ISD

1066 - Richardson ISD
1059 - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
1056 - McKinney ISD
1054 - Frisco ISD

1045 - Rockwall ISD
1040 - Prosper ISD

1037 - Keller ISD
1035 - Pilot Point ISD
1032 - Weatherford ISD
1030 - Northwest ISD

1023 - HEB ISD
1020 - Arlington ISD

1019 - Celina ISD
1018 - Burleson ISD
1012 - National Average
1011 - Denton ISD

1009 - Garland ISD
1009 - Aubrey ISD
1009 - Van Alstyne ISD
1008 - Wylie ISD
1005 - Ponder ISD
1001 - Forney ISD

998 - Krum ISD
997 - Mansfield ISD
992 - Duncanville ISD
991 - Texas Average

986 - Mesquite ISD
984 - Anna ISD
984 - Sanger ISD
982 - Grand Prairie ISD

972 - Lake Dallas ISD
971 - Farmersville ISD

963 - Little Elm ISD
961 - Grand Prairie ISD

944 - Fort Worth ISD
927 - DeSoto ISD
903 - Cedar Hill ISD

855 - Dallas ISD
809 - Lancaster ISD

Elementary Schools Who Have a 10 Rating from Greatschools.net - Nov. 2009

The website greatschools.net rates public schools on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being bad and 10 being the best. The following elementary schools currently have a 10 rating on greatschools.net:
http://www.greatschools.net/

Allen ISD
Bolin
Boon
Evans
Green
Kerr
Marion
Norton
Vaughn

Arlington ISD
Ditto

Carroll ISD
Carroll
Durham
Johnson
Old Union
Rockenbaugh

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Country Place

Coppell ISD
Denton Creek
Lakeside
Mockingbird
Town Center
Valley Ranch

Dallas ISD
Dealey Montessori
Bonham
Fannin
Lakewood
Stonewall Jackson
Travis Talented & Gifted

Denton ISD
Hawk
Rayzor
Wilson

Frisco ISD
Bledsoe
Borchardt
Carroll
Curtsinger
Fisher
Isbell
Pink
Sparks
Spears
Tadlock
Taylor

Garland ISD
Keeley
Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bransford
Glenhope
Grapevine
Heritage
Taylor

Highland Park ISD
Armstrong
Bradfield
Hyer
University Park

Keller ISD
Hidden Lakes
Liberty
Shady Grove
Willis Lane

Lewisville ISD
Bridlewood
Castle Hills
Forest Vista
Garden Ridge
Heritage
McAuliffe
Old Settlers
Prairie Trail

Lovejoy ISD
Hart
Lovejoy

Mansfield ISD
Brown
Smith
Spencer
Tipps

McKinney ISD
Eddins
Valley Creek
Walker
Wolford

North Hills Charter (Irving, TX)

Northwest ISD
Beck
Lakeview

Plano ISD
Andrews
Barksdale
Bethany
Beverly
Boggess
Centennial
Haun
Hightower
Mathews
Saigling
Schell
Skaggs
Stinson
Wyatt

Prosper ISD
Folsom

Richardson ISD
Bowie
Brentfield
Dover
Mohawk
Prairie Creek

Rockwall ISD
Hartman
Parks-Heath

Homogeneous High Schools - Schools with more than 80% of one demographic group

The public schools track certain demographic groups - (1) Low Income, which are kids on free and reduced lunch and (2) Race/ethnicity, which are African-American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic and Other. The following schools have a race/ethnicity group of 80% or more and/or 80% or more Low Income.

Dallas ISD
Smith High - 84% Low income, 83% African-American
Carter High - 85% African-American
Early College High - 86% Low income, 82% Hispanic
Conrad High - 86% Low income
Madison High - 82% African-American
Lincoln High - 86% Low income, 92% African-American
Molina High - 80% Low income, 90% Hispanic
North Dallas High - 82% Low income
Roosevelt High - 81% African-American
South Oak Cliff High - 80% Low income
Sunset High - 96% Hispanic
Thomas Jefferson High - 87% Low income, 84% Hispanic
Adamson High - 94% Hispanic
Samual High - 81% Low income

Highland Park ISD
Highland Park High School - 93% Caucasian

Rockwall ISD
Rockwall High School - 81% Caucasian

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Early College - 84% Hispanic

Carroll ISD
Carroll High - 88% Caucasian
Carroll Sr. High - 89% Caucasian

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Grapevine High - 81% Caucasian

Lewisville ISD
Flower Mound High - 82% Caucasian
Marcus High - 85% Caucasian

Keller ISD
Keller High - 86% Caucasian

Irving ISD
Union Bower - 87% Hispanic

DeSoto ISD
9th Grade Center - 82% African-American
DeSoto High - 81% African-American

Lancaster ISD
Lancaster High - 85% African-American

Midlothian ISD
Midlothian High - 81% Caucasian

Crandall ISD
Crandall High - 84% Caucasian

Aubrey ISD
Aubrey High - 83% Caucasian

Celina ISD
Celina High - 81% Caucasian

Gunter ISD
Gunter High - 80% Caucasian

Melissa ISD
Melissa High - 81% Caucasian

Argyle ISD
Argyle High - 92% Caucasian

Suburban School Districts and Total Number of Students at the High Schools

Allen ISD
1,218 - Lowery 9th grade center
3,617 - Allen High

498 - Anna (ISD) High

565 - Argyle (ISD) High

Arlington ISD
2,706 - Arlington High
3,013 - Bowie High
2,878 - Lamar High
3,270 - Martin High
2,889 - Sam Houston High
1,876 - Sequin High

437 - Aubrey (ISD) High

Carroll ISD
1,303 - Carroll High, 9-10th grades
1,244 - Carroll Senior High, 11-12th grades

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
2,150 - Creekview High
161 - Early College
773 - Ranchview High
2,069 - Newman Smith
1,956 - RL Turner

Cedar Hill ISD
1,728 - Cedar Hill High
786 - 9th grade center

486 - Celina (ISD) High

Coppell ISD
2,962 - Coppell High
272 - New Tech High @ Coppell, new school, adding a grade every year

688 - Crandall (ISD) High

Denton ISD
1,473 - Denton High
2,008 - Guyer High
1,816 - Ryan

DeSoto ISD
1,987 - DeSoto High
854 - 9th grade center

3,696 - Duncanville (ISD) High School

637 - Ferris (ISD) High

Frisco ISD
1,625 - Centennial High
1,477 - Frisco High
1,223 - Libery, 9-11th only, will add 12th grade
1,459 - Wakeland HIgh

1,729 - Forney (ISD) High School

Garland ISD
2,604 - Garland High
263 - Evening School
2,044 - Lakeview Centennial High
2,161 - North Garland High
2,359 - Naaman Forest High
2,602 - Rowlett High
2,117 - South Garland High
2,461 - Sachse High

Grand Prairie ISD
2,157 - Grand Prairie High
890 - 9th grade center for Grand Prairie High
2,569 - South Grand Prairie
1,040 - 9th grade center for South Grand Prairie High

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
2,435 - Heritage High
2,168 - Grapevine High

311 - Gunter (ISD) High

2,020 - Highland Park (ISD) High School

Hurst Euless Bedford (HEB) ISD
1,959 - Bell High, 10-12th grades
2,165 - Trinity, 10-12th grades
the 9th graders are in the junior highs

Irving ISD
2,115 - Irving High
2,401 - MacArthur High
2,262 - Nimitz High
1,412 - The Academy
329 - Union Bower

869 - Kaufman (ISD) High

Keller ISD
2,939 - Central High
2,167 - Fossil Ridge
2,909 - Keller High

1,125 - Lake Dallas (ISD) High School

1,824 - Lancaster (ISD) High School

Lewisville ISD
2,659 - Lewisville High
970 - 9th grade center for Lewisville High
2,983 - Flower Mound High
2,514 - Hebron High
2,912 - Marcus High
1,978 - The Colony

1,322 - Little Elm (ISD) High

669 - Lovejoy (ISD) High, 9-11th grades, will add 12th grade

Mansfield ISD
2,164 - Mansfield High
2,039 - Legacy High
2,054 - Timberview High

McKinney ISD
2,275 - Boyd High
1,802 - McKinney High
1,541 - McKinney North High

289 - Melissa (ISD) High

Mesquite ISD
2,192 - Horn High
2,707 - Mesquite High
2,450 - North Mesquite High
1,619 - Poteet High
1,653 - West Mesquite

2,083 - Midlothian (ISD) High

Plano ISD
1,299 - Clark High, 9-10th grades
1,933 - Jasper High, 9-10th grades
1,555 - Shepton High, 9-10th grades
1,883 - Williams High, 9-10th grades
1,315 - Vines High, 9-10th grades
2,696 - Plano East Senior High, 11-12th grades
2,688 - Plano Senior High, 11-12th grades
1,988 - Plano West Senior High, 11-12th grades

754 - Princeton (ISD) High

658 - Prosper (ISD) High

1,721 - Red Oak (ISD) High

Richardson ISD
2,797 - Berkner High
614 - Lake Highlands 9th grade center
1,691 - Lake Highlands High (10th-12th grades)
1,971 - Pearce High
2,277 - Richardson High

Rockwall ISD
1,913 - Rockwall High
1,775 - Rockwall-Heath High

1,057 - Royse City (ISD) High

1,204 - Terrell (ISD) High

Waxahachie ISD
98 - Global High
1,385 - Waxahachie High
405 - 9th grade center

Wylie ISD
1,949 - Wylie High
795 - Wylie East, 9th only, new high school, adding a grade every year

Top 21 High Schools Based on School Size - 2008-2009

Total # of students - school district - grade configuration at the high school

5,094 - Skyline High School, Dallas ISD, 9th-12th grades

3,617 - Allen High School, Allen ISD, 10th-12th grades
3,270 - Martin High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
3,013 - Bowie High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades

2,983 - Flower Mound High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,962 - Coppell High School, Coppell ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,939 - Central High School, Keller ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,912 - Marcus High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades

2,909 - Keller High School, Keller ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,889 - Sam Houston High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,878 - Lamar High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades

2,797 - Berkner High School, Richardson ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,707 - Mesquite High School, Mesquite ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,706 - Arlington High School, Arlington ISD, 9th-12th grades

2,696 - Plano East High School, Plano ISD, 11th-12th grades
2,688 - Plano Sr. High School, Plano ISD, 11th-12th grades
2,659 - Lewisville High School, Lewisville ISD, 10th-12th grades

2,604 - Garland High School, Garland ISD, 9th-12th grades
2,602 - Rowlett High School, Garland ISD, 9th-12th grades

2,569 - South Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie ISD, 10th-12th grades
2,514 - Hebron High School, Lewisville ISD, 9th-12th grades

Percentages of Dallas Public School 5th graders Who are Ready for Middle School

Dallas Independent School District only

Percent of Students Ready for Middle School - Elementary School

97% - Travis, talented and gifted magnet
91% - Harry Stone Montessori, magnet
91% - Dealey Montessori, magnet
90% - John Neely Bryan

82% - Brashear
82% - Russell
81% - Miller
80% - Kramer

77% - Lanier Expressive Arts
77% - Lakewood
77% - Withers
76% - Walnut Hill

75% - Darrell
73% - Roberts
73% - Obadiah Knight
73% - Adams

71% - Rice
70% - Martinez
70% - Stonewall Jackson

69% - Adelle Turner
69% - Robert E. Lee
68% - Peabody
68% - Polk Talented and Gifted

67% - Jones
67% - Khan
66% - Dorsey

64% - Soto
64% - Degolyer
63% - Preston Hollow

62% - McNair
62% - Foster
61% - Kennedy
61% - Botello
61% - Hexter

60% - Kiest
60% - Reinhardt

59% - Marsalis
59% - Cowart
59% - Johnston
59% - Kleberg

58% - San Jacinto
58% - Cesar Chavez
58% - James Bowie
58% - Arcadia Park
58% - Terry
58% - Case View

57% - Thompson
57% - Medrano
57% - Salazar

56% - Rowe
56% - Henderson
56% - Cabell

55% - Maple Lawn
55% - Peeler
55% - Hogg
55% - Winnetka
55% - Weiss
55% - Stemmons
55% - Reilly
55% - Ben Milam
55% - Anne Frank

54% - Lida Hooe
54% - Anderson
54% - Rogers

53% - Dunbar
53% - Urban Park

52% - Donald
52% - Barbara Jordan
52% - Mark Twain Leadership
52% - Mills
52% - Macon
52% - Highland Meadows
52% - Smith
52% - Caillet

51% - Reagan
51% - De Zavala
51% - Alexander
51% - Moreno
51% - Cueller
51% - Gill
51% - Marcus

50% - Burleson
50% - Arlington Park
50% - Zaragoza
50% - Rosemont

49% - Ray
49% - Rhoads
49% - Lisbon
49% - Adams

48% - Junkins
47% - Silberstein
47% - MLK, Jr.
47% - Ireland
47% - Bushman
47% - Central
47% - McShan

46% - Hernandez
46% - Tatum

45% - City Park
45% - Cochran
45% - Budd

44% - Carr
44% - Gooch

43% - Allen
43% - Bethune
43% - Young
43% - Gonzalez

42% - Blair
42% - Lagow

41% - Houston
41% - Thorton
41% - Hawthorne
41% - Sanger
41% - Williams
41% - Pershing

40% - Carpenter
40% - Oliver

39% - Truett
39% - Field
39% - Saldivar
39% - Tolbert
39% - Bayles

38% - Cigarroa
38% - Blanton
38% - Runyon
38% - Stone

37% - Guzick
37% - Burnett
37% - Hall
37% - Moseley
37% - Pleasant Grove

36% - Carver
36% - Harllee
36% - Ervin
36% - Hotchkiss

35% - Mata
35% - Stevens Park
35% - Sequoyah

30% - Starks
29% - Connor
27% - Titche
26% - Lowe

21% - Earhart
17% - Douglass
8% - Webster (science tested was interrupted due to swine flu)

Percent of kids who ended up with a D or F average after their first year at a Texas college or university

From The Dallas Morning News

This shows the percent of students who had a D or F average after one year in a Texas college and which high school these kids graduated from in the Dallas area.

Percent with D or F average - school - district

9% North Hills - charter
9% Lake Dallas - Lake Dallas ISD

10% Central - Keller ISD
10% Coppell - Coppell ISD
10% Blue Ridge - Blue Ridge ISD
10% Carroll - Carroll ISD

11% Highland Park - Highland Park ISD

12% JJ Pearce - Richardson ISD
12% Flower Mound - Lewisville ISD
12% Prosper - Prosper ISD
12% Hebron - Lewisville ISD

12% Grapevine - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
12% Allen - Allen ISD
12% Argyle - Argyle ISD
12% Wylie - Wylie ISD

13% Plano West - Plano ISD
13% Creekview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
13% Nimitz - Irving ISD

14% Plano Sr. - Plano ISD
14% McKinney - McKinney ISD
14% Centennial - Frisco ISD
14% Martin - Arlington ISD
14% Guyer - Denton ISD

15% Trinity - HEB ISD
15% Poteet - Mesquite ISD

16% Garland - Garland ISD
16% North Garland - Garland ISD
16% Colleyville Heritage - Grapevine-Colleyville
16% Govt Law Magnet - Dallas ISD
16% Keller - Keller ISD

17% Naaman Forest - Garland ISD
17% Fossil Ridge - Keller ISD
17% Plano East - Plano ISD

17% Marcus - Lewisville ISD
17% Hillcrest - Dallas ISD
17% Lamar - Arlington ISD
17% Mansfield - Mansfield ISD

18% Lake Highlands - Richardson ISD
18% North Mesquite - Mequite ISD
19% The Colony - Lewisville ISD
19% Arlington - Arlington ISD

20% Booker T. Washington School for Performing & Visual Arts - Dallas ISD
20% McKinney North - McKinney ISD
20% Anna - Anna ISD
20% Horn - Mesquite ISD

21% Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
21% Rockwall - Rockwall ISD
21% Royse City - Royse City ISD
21% Sanger - Sanger ISD

21% Berkner - Richardson ISD
21% Smith - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
21% Turner - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
21% South Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD

21% Education/Social Services - Dallas ISD
21% Denton - Denton ISD
21% Summit - Mansfield ISD

22% Frisco - Frisco ISD
22% Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
22% Science Engineering Magnet - Dallas ISD

23% Sachse - Garland ISD
23% Macarthur - Irving ISD
23% Bowie - Arlington ISD
23% Ryan - Denton ISD

24% Bell - HEB ISD
25% Ranchview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

26% Richardson - Richardson ISD
26% Lewisville - Lewisville ISD
26% Duncanville - Duncanville ISD

27% Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill ISD
28% Woodrow - Dallas ISD
28% Rowlett - Garland ISD
29% Sam Houston - Arlington ISD

30% Health Magnet - Dallas ISD
30% Bryan Adams - Dallas ISD
30% Timberview - Mansfield ISD

31% Little Elm - Little Elm ISD
32% DeSoto - DeSoto ISD
32% Business Magnet - Dallas ISD

33% South Garland - Garland ISD
33% Sunset - Dallas ISD
33% Academy - Irving ISD
33% West Mesquite - Mesquite ISD

39% White - Dallas ISD
39% Skyline - Dallas ISD

40% Celina - Celina ISD
41% Seguin - Arlington ISD
41% Maceo Smith - Dallas ISD
42% Talent & Gifted Magnet - Dallas ISD

43% Molina - Dallas ISD
43% South Oak Cliff - Dallas ISD

45% Thomas Jefferson - Dallas ISD
47% Roosevelt - Dallas ISD
48% Lakeview Cent. - Garland ISD
48% Madison - Dallas ISD
48% Lancaster - Lancaster ISD

50% Lincoln - Dallas ISD
50% Seagoville - Dallas ISD

52% North Dallas - Dallas ISD
52% Carter - Dallas ISD
52% Kimball - Dallas ISD

62% Adamson - Dallas ISD
69% Spruce - Dallas ISD

Percent of kids who averaged a B or higher in their 1st year of college and the high school they attended

The Dallas Morning News looked at data detailing how well 2007 high school graduates did in their first year of college. It only has data for students who attended Texas colleges and universities.

Below is the percent of students who averaged a B or higher after their freshman year of a Texas college and the high school they attended.

Percent with B or higher - High school - school district

62% Highland Park - Highland Park ISD
59% Denton - Denton ISD
58% Sanger - Sanger ISD

57% Plano East - Plano ISD
57% Colleyville-Heritage - Grapevine Colleyville ISD
56% Carroll - Carroll ISD

55% Creekview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
55% JJ Pearce - Richardson ISD
55% Lake Highlands - Richardson ISD
55% Plano Sr. - Plano ISD
55% Naaman Forest - Garland ISD

54% Coppell - Coppell ISD
54% Flower Mound - Lewisville ISD
53% North Hills - charter
52% Marcus - Lewisville ISD
52% Argyle - Argyle ISD

51% Allen - Allen ISD
50% Grapevine - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
50% Garland - Garland ISD
50% North Garland - Garland ISD

49% Centennial - Frisco ISD
49% Plano West - Plano ISD
48% Hillcrest - Dallas ISD
48% Little Elm - Little Elm ISD

47% Martin - Arlington ISD
47% Wylie - Wylie ISD
46% McKinney - McKinney ISD

45% Frisco - Frisco ISD
45% Trinity - HEB ISD
45% Poteet - Mesquite ISD
45% Summit - Mansfield ISD
45% Keller - Keller ISD

44% Berkner - Richardson ISD
44% Hebron - Lewisville ISD

43% McKinney North - McKinney ISD
43% The Colony - Lewisville ISD
43% Lamar - Arlington ISD
43% Rockwall - Rockwall ISD

42% Arlington - Arlington ISD
42% Turner - Carrollton-Farmers Branch
42% Central - Keller ISD
42% Fossill Ridge - Keller ISD
42% Mansfield - Mansfield ISD

41% South Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
41% Ryan - Denton ISD
41% Horn - Mesquite ISD

40% Lewisville - Lewisville ISD
40% Booker T. Washington School for Performing & Visual Arts - Dallas ISD
40% The Academy - Irving ISD

38% Prosper - Prosper ISD
37% Smith - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
36% Education Social Services Magnet - Dallas ISD

35% Richardson - Richardson ISD
35% Nimitz - Irving ISD
34% Guyer - Denton ISD

33% Rowlett - Garland ISD
33% Lake Dallas - Lake Dallas ISD
33% Duncanville - Duncanville ISD
33% Macarthur - Irving ISD

32% Govt Law Magnet - Dallas ISD
32% Bell - HEB ISD
32% North Mesquite - Mesquite ISD

31% Woodrow - Dallas ISD
31% Bowie - Arlington ISD
31% Irving - Irving ISD
31% Royse City - Royse City ISD

30% Anna - Anna ISD
30% Blue Ridge - Blue Ridge ISD

29% Sachse - Garland ISD
29% Timberview - Mansfield ISD
28% Health Magnet - Dallas ISD
28% Mesquite - Mesquite ISD

27% West Mesquite - Mesquite ISD
26% Business Magnet - Dallas ISD

25% Science Engineering Magnet - Dallas ISD
25% Sam Houston - Arlington ISD
25% Talented & Gifted - Dallas ISD

24% Grand Prairie - Grand Prairie ISD
23% Cedar Hill - Cedar Hill ISD
22% Skyline - Dallas ISD

21% Seguin - Arlington ISD
21% DeSoto - DeSoto ISD
20% South Garland - Garland ISD
20% Sunset - Dallas ISD

19% Bryan Adams - Dallas ISD
19% South Oak Cliff - Dallas ISD
18% Carter - Dallas ISD

17% Molina - Dallas ISD
17% Seagoville - Dallas ISD
16% WT White - Dallas ISD

14% Ranchview - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
14% Lincoln - Dallas ISD
12% Lakeview Cent. - Garland ISD

10% North Dallas - Dallas ISD
10% Celina - Celina ISD
10% Madison - Dallas ISD
10% Kimball - Dallas ISD

8% Adamson - Dallas ISD
6% Maceo Smith - Dallas ISD
6% Spruce - Dallas ISD
3% Lancaster - Lancaster ISD

0% Roosevelt - Dallas ISD
0% Thomas Jefferson - Dallas ISD

2009 Exemplary Ranked Dallas Area Public High Schools

Dallas Exemplary Public High Schools

Allen ISD
Lowery 9th grade center

Carroll ISD
Carroll High
Carroll Senior High

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Early College High

Cedar Hill ISD
Cedar Hill Collegiate High

Coppell ISD
New Tech High

Dallas ISD
Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Early College High
Early College High at Cedar Valley
Rangle girls school
Middle College High
and the magnets:
Talented & Gifted
Business/Management
Education/Social Services
Govt/Law
Health
Science & Engineering

Frisco ISD
Centennial High

Grand Prairie ISD
South Grand Prairie 9th grade center

Highland Park ISD
Highland Park High

Lewisville ISD
Flower Mound
Marcus
Hebron
Killough Lewisville High North (9th grade center)

Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy High

Plano ISD
Jasper High

Richardson ISD
JJ Pearce High

Wylie ISD
Wylie East

2010 National Merit Semi-Finalists

The number of students who are National Merit Semi-Finalists from local high schools:

Plano - total no. 90
35 - Plano Sr.
32 - Plano West
23 - Plano East

Lewisville - total no. 49
27 - Flower Mound
11 - Marcus
7 - Hebron
2 - Lewisville
2 - The Colony

Frisco - total no. 7
3 - Liberty
2 - Wakeland
1 - Frisco
1 - Centennial

Richardson - total no. 16
8 - Pearce
5 - Lake Highlands
2 - Berkner
1 - Richardson

Arlington - total no. 20
8 - Martin
8 - Lamar
3 - Arlington
1 - Bowie

Carroll Sr. High - total no. 11

Grapevine-Colleyville - total no. 9
5 - Colleyville
4 - Grapevine

HEB - total no. 3
2 - Bell
1 - Trinity

Keller - total no. 7
6 - Keller
1 - Central

Mansfield - total no. 3
1 - Summit
1 - Legacy
1 - Mansfield

Allen High school - total no. 3

McKinney - total no. 10
5 - Boyd
4 - McKinney
1 - North

Garland - total no. 10
9 - Garland High
1 - Naaman Forest High

Coppell High School - total no. 20

Duncanville High School - total no. 1

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - total no. 10
6 - Newman Smith
2 - Creekview
2 - RL Turner

Dallas ISD - total no. 8
1 - Booker T. Washington Perferming/Visual Arts Magnet
3 - Talented & Gifted Magnet
4 - Science and Engineering Magnet

Irving ISD - total no - 2
1 - MacArthur
1 - Nimitz

Denton ISD - total no. - 8
1 - Denton Guyer
2 - Denton Ryan
5 - Denton High School

Rockwall ISD - total no. 3
3 - Rockwall High

Celina High School - total no. 1

Grand Prairie - total no. 1
1 - South Grand Prairie High

Northhills Prep (Charter) - total no. 2

Texas Academy of Math & Science (selective public residential at UNT) - total no. 37

Private Schools
25 - St. Marks School for Boys
16 - Hockaday girls school

9 - Greenhill
9 - Cisterician
8 - Episcopal School of Dallas
6 - Jesuit
5 - Ursuline

2 - Parish Episcopal
2 - Pope John Paul II
2 - Coram Deo Academy
2 - Bishop Lynch

1 - Trinity Christian Academy
1 - Prince of Peace Christian
1 - Cambridge School
1 - Covenant School
1 - Yavneh
1 - Prestonwood Baptist Academy

TBEC names its 2009 Honor Roll - 254 schools in Texas (based on TAKS commended scores)

The Texas Business & Education Coalition was formed by Texas business leaders in 1989 in a long-term effort to improve public education in Texas. It named 254 schools state-wide which is 4% of all the schools. There are 13 high schools, 35 middle and 206 elementary schools on the list. They only look at commended scores and the school had to have at least 20% of students score commended on all tests and they had to show improvement from 2008. Demographics are somehow part of the equation, too.

"Commended" is equivalent to receiving on "A" on the TAKS test.

Here are the local schools that are on the list:

Allen ISD
Green Elementary
Norton Elementary

Arlington ISD
Ashworth Elementary

Carroll ISD
Carroll Elementary
Durham Elementary
Durham Intermediate
Eubanks Intermediate
Johnson Elementary
Old Union Elementary
Rockenbaugh Elementary

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Kent Elementary
McCoy Elementary

Coppell ISD
Coppell High School
Coppell Middel North
Coppell Middle West
Denton Creek Elementary
Lakeside Elementary
Wilson Elementary

Dallas ISD
Environmental Science Academy
Dealey Montessori International
Peabody Elementary
Rangel girls school
Bonham Elementary
Lakewood Elementary
School for Talented and Gifted
School of Science and Engineering
Stonewall Jackson Elementary
Travis magnet

Denton ISD
Wilson Elementary

Ennis ISD
Austin Elementary
Houston Elementary

Frisco ISD
Bledsoe Elementary
Borchardt Elementary
Christie Elementary
Fisher Elementary
Riddle Elementary

Garland ISD
Austin Academy of Excellence
Beaver Tech Center
Hillside Academy for Excellence
Kimberlin Academy for Excellence
Roach Elementary
Vial Elementary
Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence
Watson Technology Center

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bransford Elementary
Glenhope Elementary
Timberline Elementary

Highland Park ISD
Armstrong Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Highland Park Middle
Hyer Elementary
McCulloch Intermediate
University Park Elementary

HEB ISD
River Trails Elementary
Shady Oaks Elementary

Keller ISD
Bear Creek Intermediate
Bluebonnet Elementary

Lewisville ISD
Bridlewood Elementary
Forest Vista Elementary

Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy Elementary

McKinney ISD
Eddins Elementary
Valley Creek Elementary

Plano ISD
Andrews Elementary
Beverly Elementary
Rice Middle
Haun Elementary
Mathews Elementary
Plano West Sr High
Saigling Elementary
Skaggs Elementary
Wyatt Elementary

Richardson ISD
Bowie Elementary
Brentfield Elementary
Dartmouth Elementary
Jess Harben Elementary
Math/Science/Tech Magnet Elementary
Merriman Park Elementary
Mohawk Elementary
Moss Haven Elementary
Parkhill Jr High
JJ Pearce High School
Prairie Creek Elementary
Prestonwood Elementary
Spring Creek Elementary
Stults Road Elementary
White Rock Elementary
Yale Elementary

Rockwall ISD
Parks-Heath Elementary

Source: Texas Business & Education Coalition

2009 TAKS Commended Scores Ranked by Percent Economically Disadvantaged Population

% of students low income - % commended rate - district

86 22.66 Dallas
76 13.92 Lancaster
74 25.59 Irving
72 20.96 Fort Worth

68 25.25 Duncanville
66 25.44 Grand Prairie
58 20.18 DeSoto
57 35.37 Carrollton-Farmers Branch

57 28.55 Mesquite
55 30.03 Arlington
52 45.40 Richardson
51 35.00 Garland

51 25.40 Cedar Hill
46 40.66 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
41 29.66 Little Elm
39 35.22 Denton

33 33.81 Mansfield
29 39.88 Celina
25 37.44 Wylie
24 47.70 McKinney

24 46.62 Lewisville-Flower Mound
21 53.14 Plano
20 45.66 Rockwall
17 45.25 Keller

16 52.37 Grapevine-Colleyville
14 52.55 Allen
11 55.00 Sunnyvale
11 54.11 Frisco

9 62.59 Coppell
2 64.70 Carroll
2 59.88 Lovejoy
0 70.92 Highland Park

2009 TAKS tests scores - Passing Rates

Percent of kids who passed TAKS

Passing rate/district

99.51 Highland Park
97.85 Carroll
97.55 Lovejoy
97.11 Coppell

96.00 Allen
95.96 Frisco
95.86 Sunnyvale (through 11th grade)
94.80 Grapevine-Colleyville
94.00 Plano

93.33 Lewisville-Flower Mound
93.25 Rockwall
92.92 Keller
92.25 Richardson

91.96 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
91.62 McKinney
91.22 Celina
91.18 Wylie

87.81 Denton
87.59 Garland
87.51 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
87.14 Little Elm

86.74 Mansfield
83.55 Mesquite
82.77 Arlington
81.55 Irving

81.40 Duncanville
81.14 Grand Prairie
79.66 Cedar Hill
78.40 Dallas

77.45 DeSoto
74.85 Fort Worth
71.40 Lancaster

2009 TAKS tests scores - Percent of Scores that are Commended

Commended scores are the equivalent of passing TAKS tests with an "A"

Commended rate/district (% of students who passed TAKS with commended scores)
70.92 Highland Park
64.70 Carroll
62.59 Coppell
59.88 Lovejoy

55.00 Sunnyvale (through 11th grade)
54.11 Frisco
53.14 Plano
52.55 Allen

52.37 Grapevine-Colleyville
47.70 McKinney
46.62 Lewisville-Flower Mound
45.66 Rockwall

45.40 Richardson
45.25 Keller
40.66 Hurst-Euless-Bedford
39.88 Celina

37.44 Wylie
35.37 Carrollton-Farmers Branch
35.22 Denton
35.00 Garland
33.81 Mansfield

30.03 Arlington
29.66 Little Elm
28.55 Mesquite
25.59 Irving

25.44 Grand Prairie
25.40 Cedar Hill
25.25 Duncanville
22.66 Dallas

20.96 Ft. Worth
20.18 DeSoto
13.92 Lancaster

2009 Public School District Rankings

Exemplary Districts (Highest Level)
Carroll
Gunter
Highland Park
LoveJoy

Recognized Districts (2nd Highest Level)
Allen
Celina
Coppell
Forney
Frisco
Garland
Grapevine-Colleyville
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Lewisville
Melissa
Northwest
Prosper
Richardson
Rockwall
Wylie

Academically Acceptable Districts (3rd Highest Level)
Anna
Arlington
Birdville
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
Cedar Hill
Dallas
Denton
DeSoto
Duncanville
Fort Worth
Grand Prairie
Irving
Keller
Mansfield
McKinney
Mesquite
Plano
Red Oak
Terrell
Waxahachie

Academically Unacceptable Districts (Lowest Level)
Lancaster
Midlothian

2009 School Rankings - Number of Schools in Each State Ranking by District

District
No. of campuses - state ranking

Dallas ISD
46 Exemplary
82 Recognized
73 Academically Acceptable
22 Academically Unacceptable

Plano ISD
32 Exemplary
24 Recognized
6 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable

Garland ISD
33 Exemplary
20 Recognized
13 Academically Acceptable

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
19 Exemplary
15 Recognized
4 Academically Acceptable

Richardson ISD
36 Exemplary
17 Recognized

Fort Worth ISD
12 Exemplary
43 Recognized
49 Academically Acceptable
12 Academically Unacceptable

Irving ISD
3 Exemplary
14 Recognized
14 Academically Acceptable

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
11 Exemplary
14 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Arlington ISD
6 Exemplary
32 Recognized
28 Academically Acceptable
2 Academically Unacceptable

Grand Prairie ISD
6 Exemplary
18 Recognized
10 Academically Acceptable
2 Academically Unacceptable

Lewisville ISD
32 Exemplary
20 Recognized
8 Academically Acceptable

Mesquite ISD
9 Exemplary
21 Recognized
14 Academically Acceptable

Denton ISD
10 Exemplary
10 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable

McKinney ISD
12 Exemplary
9 Recognized
5 Academically Acceptable
1 Accademically Unacceptable

Frisco ISD
32 Exemplary
7 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Allen ISD
15 Exemplary
4 Recognized

DeSoto ISD
1 Exemplary
4 Recognized
7 Academically Acceptable

Duncanville ISD
9 Exemplary
4 Recognized
3 Academically Acceptable

Forney ISD
9 Exemplary
3 Academically Acceptable

Keller ISD
17 Exemplary
15 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable

Lancaster ISD
6 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
10 Exemplary
5 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable

Midlothian ISD
6 Exemplary
1 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable
1 Academically Unacceptable

Mansfield ISD
13 Exemplary
12 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable

Rockwall ISD
11 Exemplary
5 Recognized

Coppell ISD
11 Exemplary
3 Recognized

Wylie ISD
10 Exemplary
4 Recognized
3 Academically Acceptable

Cedar Hill ISD
5 Exemplary
4 Recognized
5 Academically Acceptable

Little Elm ISD
5 Exemplary
2 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable

Carroll ISD
11 Exemplary

Highland Park ISD
7 Exemplary

Gunter ISD
3 Exemplary

North Hills Prep (Charter)
3 Exemplary

Lovejoy ISD
5 Exemplary

Waxahachie ISD
2 Exemplary
8 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Sunnyvale ISD
2 Exemplary
1 Recognized

Pilot Point ISD
4 Recognized

Ponder ISD
3 Recognized

Terrell ISD
2 Academically Acceptable
3 Academically Unacceptable

Royse City ISD
1 Exemplary
5 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Red Oak ISD
2 Exemplary
3 Recognized
2 Academically Acceptable

Birdville ISD
11 Exemplary
11 Recognized
9 Academically Acceptable

Prosper ISD
4 Exemplary
1 Recognized

Princeton ISD
3 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Anna ISD
2 Exemplary
1 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Melissa ISD
2 Exemplary
2 Recognized

Ennis ISD
4 Exemplary
3 Recognized
1 Academically Unacceptable

Lake Dallas ISD
2 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Argyle ISD
3 Exemplary
1 Recognized

Aubrey ISD
3 Exemplary
1 Recognized

Blue Ridge ISD
1 Exemplary
2 Recognized
1 Academically Acceptable

Kaufman ISD
2 Exemplary
3 Recognized

Westlake (charter)
Exemplary

2008-2009 Colleges Chosen by Local Top 2 High School Graduates

District
High School (1) Valedictorian's college choice (2) Salutatorians's college choice

Dallas County

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Creekview (1) UT-Austin (2) Rice
Newman Smith (1) Creighton (2) Austin College
RL Turner (1) none given (2) Duke
Ranchview (1) Rice (2) Rice
Cedar Hill ISD (1) Dallas Baptist (2) Austin College

Coppell ISD - (1) Stanford (2) Univ. of Pennsylvania

Dallas ISD
Bryan Adams (1) New York University (2) SMU
Adamson (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-San Antonio
Carter (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Conrad (1) Texas Women's Univ (2) Univ of North Texas
Hillcrest (1) Harvard (super's son) (2) UT-Austin

Thomas Jefferson (1) Baylor (2) Univ of North Texas
Kimball (1) Texas Woman's Univ (2) Texas A&M
Lincoln (1) TCU (2) UT-Austin
Madison (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of North Texas
Govt Law Magnet (1) St. Mary's (2) Texas A&M

Middle College (1) undecided (2) Univ of North Texas
Molina (1) Austin College (2) College of the Holy Cross
North Dallas (1) George Washington Univ (2) Texas Tech
Pinkston (1) Austin College (2) Texas A&M
Rangel Women's (1) SMU (2) Notre Dame

Roosevelt (1) Univ of Central Florida (2) Univ of North Texas
Samuell (1) Univ of Chicago (2) Babson College
Business Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Arlington
Education Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Dallas
Health Magnet (1) Scripps College (2) Texas A&M

Science/Eng Magnet (1) UT-Austin (2) California Inst of Technology
Talented & Gifted (1) MIT (2) MIT
Seagoville (1) Austin College (2) SMU
Skyline (1) SMU (2) Soka Univ of America in California
Maceo Smith (1) Florida A&M (2) UT-Dallas

South Oak Cliff (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Spruce (1) Columbia (2) Bowdoin College
Sunset (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Booker T Performing Arts Magnet (1) Northwestern Univ (2) Univ of Southern California
WT White (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Woodrow (1) Rhodes College (2) Brigham Young

Desoto ISD - (1) Sam Houston State (2) Southwest Adventist

Duncanville ISD - (1) Trinity Univ (2) Dartmouth

Garland ISD
Garland (1) Texas A&M (2) Purdue
Lakeview Cent (1) Univ of North Texas (2) UT-Dallas
Naaman Forest (1) Texas A&M (2) Univ of Alabama
North Garland (1) MIT (2) UT-Austin
Rowlett (1) Wheaton College (2) UT-Austin
Sachse (1) SMU (2) Baylor
South Garland (1) UT-Arlington (2) Texas Woman's Univ

Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie (1) MIT (2) Northwood Univ in Cedar Hill
South Grand Prairie (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin

Highland Park ISD - (1) Princeton (2) Northwestern

Irving ISD
Irving (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Arlington
MacArthur (1) UT-Arlington (2) UT-Arlington
Nimitz (1) Trinity Univ (2) UT-Austin
Academy (1) Yale (2) Midwestern State

Lancaster ISD - (1) Texas Tech (2) UT-Arlington

Mesquite ISD
Horn (1) Yale (2) UT-Dallas
Mesquite (1) Univ of the Sciences (2) Washington Univ.
North Mesquite (1) Amherst (2) Brigham Young
Poteet (1) UT-Austin (2) Austin College
West Mesquite (1) UT-Austin (2) Austin College

Richardson ISD
Berkner (1) Rutgers (2) Texas A&M
Pearce (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Dallas
Lake Highlands (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Virginia
Richardson (1) SMU (2) UT-Dallas

Private schools in Dallas County
A+ Academy - both undecided
Alexander School - (1) UT-Austin (2) St. Boneventure Univ.
Bishop Dunne - (1) Texas A&M (2) SMU
Bishop Lynch - (1) Texas A&M (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Cambridge School - (1) Stanford (2) UT-Austin

Canyon Creek Christian - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Carrollton Christian - (1) SMU (2) Summit Ministries
Cistercian - (1) Duke (2) Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dallas Christian - (1) Manipal Univ in India (2) Abilene Christian
Dallas Lutheran - (1) Texas A&M (2) Texas A&M

Episcopal School of Dallas - (1) Stanford (2) Cornell
First Baptist Academy - (1) Oklahoma State (2) Baylor
Garland Christian - (1) UT-Dallas (2) Howard Payne
Greenhill - (1) Brown (2) Dartmouth
Heritage Christian - (1) Baylor (2) Lousiana Tech

Highlands Boys - (1) New York Univ (2) Univ of Dallas
Highlands Girls - (1) Univ of Oklahoma (2) UT-Dallas
Jesuit - (1) Columbia (2) Notre Dame
Lakehill Prep - (1) UT-Austin (2) Vanderbilt (2) Oklahoma State
Lobias Murray Christian - (1) UT-Arlington (2) UT-Arlington

North Hills Prep - (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Parish Episcopal - (1) Columbia (2) Univ of Washington
Prince of Peace Christian - (1) Texas A&M (2) Asbury College
St. Marks - (1) Yale (2) Stanford (2) Princeton
Trinity Christian - (1) Univ of Alabama (2) Univ of Oklahoma

Tyler Street Christian - (1) Univ of North Texas (2) Univ of North Texas
Ursuline - (1) Stanford (2) Providence College (2) Washington Univ
Yavneh - (1) Yeschivat Eretz Hatzvi, Isreal (2) Stanford

Private schools for students with dyslexia/ADHD
Dallas Academy - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Arlington
Fairhill - (1) Austin College (2) Oklahoma State
Shelton - (1) Vanderbilt (2) Savannah College of Art & Design
Winston - (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin

Collin County

Allen ISD - (1) UT-Dallas (2) UT-Austin
Anna ISD - (1) Oklahoma State (2) Texas A&M
Celina ISD - (1) Texas A&M Commerce (2) SMU
Community ISD - (1) Soutwest Assemblies of God (2) Pepperdine

Frisco ISD
Centennial - (1) Univ of Southern California (2) Texas A&M
Frisco - (1) John Hopkins (2) Cornell
Liberty - (1) Princeton (2) UT-Austin
Wakeland - (1) UT-Austin (2) SMU

McKinney ISD
McKinney - (1) Brigham Young (2) Austin College
Boyd - (1) Texas A&M (2) Texas A&M
North - (1) UT-Austin (2) Baylor

Plano ISD
Senior (1) Harvard (2) Univ of Pennsylvania
East (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Pennsyvania
West (1) - Harvard (2) no info given

Prosper ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Wylie ISD - (1) Texas A&M (2) TCU

Private
Pope John Paul - (1) Texas A&M (2) Lousiana State
Prestonwood Christian - (1) Princeton (2) Princeton

Denton County

Argyle ISD - (1) Univ of Oklahoma (2) Trinity Univ.

Denton ISD
Denton (1) Texas A&M (1) Indiana Univ (1) Texas A&M (2) acting career, no college
Guyer (1's) Baylor, OU, Texas A&M, Univ of Nebraska, UT-Austin, Brown, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, UT-Austin, Yale, Trinity Univ, UT-Austin, Texas State Univ (2's) Texas Tech, TCU, Texas A&M
Ryan - (1's) Concordia, Trinity Univ, Trinity Univ, Baylor (2's) TCU, Hendrix

Krum ISD - (1) Univ of North Texas (2) Univ of North Texas
Lake Dallas ISD - (1) College of Charleston (2) Univ of North Texas

Lewisville ISD
Hebron (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Austin
Flower Mound (1) UT-Austin (2) John Brown
Lewisville (1) Brigham Young (2) Univ of Florida
Marcus (1) Univ of Arkansas (2) Univ of Virginia
The Colony (1) Northwestern (2) New York Univ

Little Elm ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Ponder ISD - (1) Midwestern State (2) Texas A&M
Sanger ISD - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas Woman's Univ
Coram Deo (private) - (1) Univ of Arkansas (2) UT-Dallas

Rockwall County

Rockwall ISD
Rockwall (1) Baylor (2) Rice
Heath (1) Texas Tech (2) UT-Austin

Royse City ISD - (1) Rice (2) Texas Tech

2009 High Schools Advancing in Academic Decathlon Competition

Large school division
Nimitz High, Irving, won Region 9
Plano Senior, Plano ISD
Plano East, Plano ISD
Plano West, Plano ISD
Marcus, Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound
Flower Mound High, Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound
Hebron High, Lewisville ISD
Keller High, Keller ISD
Fossil Ridge, Keller ISD
Creekview, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Garland High, Garland ISD
Rowlett High, Garland ISD
Coppell High, Coppell ISD
Berkner High, Richardson ISD
South Grand Prairie High, Grand Prairie ISD

Medium School division
Liberty High, Frisco ISD, placed 1st in state
Wakeland High, Frisco ISD
Centennial High, Frisco ISD
Frisco High, Frisco ISD
Highland Park High, Highland Park ISD
Newman Smith, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
JJ Pearce, Richardson ISD
Rockwall High, Rockwall ISD
Hillcrest High, Dallas ISD
The Colony, Lewisville ISD
Lancaster High, Lancaster ISD

Small school division
John Paul II High, private Catholic, 1st in division
Prosper High, Prosper ISD

Dallas Area Blue Ribbon Schools

Private Schools
Akiba Academy, Dallas
All Saints Catholic, Dallas
Bishop Lynch, Dallas
Christ the King Catholic, Park Cities
Dallas Christian School, Mesquite
Good Shepard Episcopal, Dallas
Greenhill School, Addison
Holy Family of Nazareth School, Irving
Holy Trinity Catholic, Grapevine
Immaculate Conception, Grand Prairie
Jesuit, Dallas
Lamplighter, Dallas
Mary Immaculate Catholic, Farmers Branch
The Montessori Academy, Arlington
Parish Day School, Dallas
Prince of Peace Catholic, Plano
Prince of Peace Christian, Carrollton
St. Elizabeth Catholic, Dallas
St. Mark's Catholic, Plano
St. Mark's School for Boys, Dallas
St. Monica Catholic, Dallas
St. Patrick Catholic, Dallas
St. Paul Catholic, Richardson
St. Rita Catholic, Dallas
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic, Dallas
Ursuline, Dallas

Dallas ISD
Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Dealey Montessori
Lanier Vanguard Expressive Arts School
Stonewall Jackson Elementary
Walnut Hill Elementary
Ben Milam Elementary
Lakewood Elementary
Earhart Elementary
Peabody Elementary
Hexter Elementary
George Washington Carver Learning Center
Atwell Middle
Longfellow Middle
Dealey Montessori Middle
School for Talented and Gifted
School for Science and Engineering
School for Business and Management
School for Heatlh Professionals

Richardson ISD
Big Springs Elementary
Brentfield Elementary
Dartmouth Elementary
Bowie Elementary
Prestonwood Elementary
Merriman Park Elementary
Moss Haven Elementary
Canyon Creek Elementary
Mohawk Elementary
Prairie Creek Elementary
Yale Elementary
Parkhill Junior High
Forest Meadow Junior High
Richardson Jr. High
Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet
JJ Pearce High School
Berkner High School
Lake Highlands High School
Richardson High School

Plano ISD
Meadows Elementary
Davis Elementary
Dooley Elementary
Foreman Elementary
Carlisle Elementary
Christie Elementary
Hedgcoxe Elementary
Huffman Elementary
Mathews Elementary
Brinker Elementary
Saigling Elementary
Shepard Elementary
Wells Elementary
Skaggs Elementary
Beverly Elementary
Wilson Middle
Schimelpfenig Middle
Armstrong Middle
Haggard Middle
Carpenter Middle
Renner Middle
Clark High
Plano East Sr. High
Plano Sr. High

Allen ISD
Allen High
Norton Elementary

Highland Park ISD
Armstrong Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Hyer Elementary
University Park Elementary
Bradfield Elementary
Highland Park Middle
McCulloch Middle
Highland Park High

Garland ISD
Austin Academy for Excellence
Kimberlin Academy for Excellence
Lyles Middle
Brandenburg Middle
Walnut Glen Academy
Roach Elementary
Centerville Elementary

Mesquite ISD
Pirrung School
Poteet High

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Bear Creek Elementary
Brandsford Elementary
Colleyville Elementary
Glenhope Elementary
Heritage Elementary
Taylor Elementary
Timberline Elementary
Heritage Middle
Grapevine Middle
Grapevine High

Lewisville ISD
McAuliffe Elementary
Heritage Elementary
Highland Village Elementary
Flower Mound Elementary
Milliken Middle
Marcus High

Anna ISD
Anna Middle

Carroll ISD
Rockenbaugh Elementary
Johnson Elementary
Carroll Elementary
Carroll Intermediate
Carroll Middle
Carroll High

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Kent Elementary
Montgomery Elementary
McCoy Elementary
Las Colinas Elementary
Blalack Middle
Field Jr High
Newman Smith High
RL Turner High

Irving ISD
Good Elementary
Lamar Middle
McArthur High

Coppell ISD
Wilson Elementary
Coppell Middle East
Coppell Middle West
Coppell High

Frisco ISD
Curtsinger Elementary
Smith Elementary

HEB ISD
Harwood Jr High
LD Bell High

McKinney ISD
Valley Creek Elementary
Eddins Elemetary
Glen Oaks Elementary
Valley Creek Elementary
Wolford Elementary

Rockwall ISD
Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary

Keller ISD
Florence Elementary
Keller High

Wylie ISD
Birmingham Elementary

2009 Dallas Area National Merit Semi-finalists, Ranked by Number of Kids, if Any

Number of Semi-finalists - High School (District)

60 Plano (Plano ISD)
46 Plano West (Plano ISD)
40 Texas Academy of Math & Science (selective public residential school at Univ Of North Texas)
30 St. Marks (private)

21 Plano East (Plano ISD)
14 Hockaday (private)
14 Coppell (Coppell ISD)
13 Cisterician Prep (private)
13 Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)

11 Homeschoolers
11 Allen High (Allen ISD)
10 Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
10 Carroll (Carroll ISD)

8 Marcus (Lewisville ISD)
8 Martin (Arlington ISD)
8 Garland (Garland ISD)
7 Pearce (Richardson ISD)
7 Boyd (McKinney ISD)

6 Talented & Gifted Magnet (Dallas ISD)
6 Jesuit (private)
6 Lamar (Arlington ISD)
6 Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)

6 Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
6 Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
6 Keller (Keller ISD)5 Greenhill (private)

5 Trinity (HEB ISD)
5 Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)

4 Bishop Lynch (private)
4 Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
4 Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
4 Central (Keller ISD)
4 Cambridge School (private)
4 Ursuline (private)

3 McKinney (McKinney ISD)
3 Pope John Paul (private)
3 Lewisville (Lewisville ISD)
3 Oakridge School (private)
3 RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)

3 Trinity Christian Academy (private)
3 Science & Engineering Magnet (Dallas ISD)
3 North Garland (Garland ISD)

2 Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD)
2 Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
2 Coram Deo Academy (private)
2 Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD)

2 Summit (Mansfield ISD)
2 Dallas Christian School (private)
2 Guyer (Denton ISD)
2 Frisco (Frisco ISD)

2 Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
2 Prestonwood Christian Academy (private)
2 Canyon Creek Christian Academy (private)

1 Aledo (Aledo ISD)
1 Argyle (Argyle ISD)
1 Bell (HEB ISD)
1 Booker T Performing Arts Magnet (Dallas ISD)

1 Burleson (Burleson ISD)
1 Canteberry Episcopal (private)
1 Carrollton Christian Academy (private)
1 Centennial (Frisco ISD)

1 The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
1 Covenant Christian Academy (private)
1 The Covenant School (private)
1 Crowley (Crowley ISD)

1 Decatur (Decatur ISD)
1 Duncanville (Duncanville ISD)
1 Ennis (Ennis ISD)
1 Grace Prepatory Academy (private)

1 The Highlands School (private)
1 Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
1 Lakewood Presbyterian School (private)
1 Legacy Christian Academy (private)

1 Liberty (Frisco ISD)
1 MacArthur (Irving ISD)
1 Mansfield (Mansfield ISD)
1 McKinney North (McKinney ISD)

1 Naaman Forest (Garland ISD)
1 Nimitz (Irving ISD)
1 North Hills School (charter)
1 Pantego Christian Academy (private)
1 Parish Episcopal School (private)

1 Poteet (Mesquite ISD)
1 Prosper (Prosper ISD)
1 Richland Collegiate (charter)
1 Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 Spring Creek Academy (private)

2008 Exemplary and Recognized High Schools in the Dallas Area

Exemplary
Argyle ISD - Argyle High
Carroll ISD - Carroll Sr. High
Carroll ISD - Carroll High
Dallas ISD - School of Science and Engineering
Dallas ISD - School of Business and Management
Dallas ISD - Rangel (the all girls school)
Dallas ISD - School of Health Professions
Dallas ISD - SChool of Education and Social Sciences
Dallas ISD - SChool of Govt and Law
Dallas ISD - School for Talented and Gifted
Gunter ISD - Gunter High
Highland Park ISD - Highland Park High

Recognized
Allen ISD - Allen High
Allen ISD - Lowery 9th grade center
Aubrey ISD - Aubrey High
Blue Ridge ISD - Blue Ridge High
Crandall ISD - Crandall High
Coppell ISD - Coppell High
Dallas ISD - Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts
Frisco ISD - Liberty High
Garland ISD - Rowlett High
HEB ISD - Bell High
HEB ISD - Trinity High
Keller ISD - Keller High
Lewisville ISD - Marcus High
Lewisville ISD - Killough 9th grade center
Lewisville ISD - Flower Mound High
Lovejoy ISD - Lovejoy High
Mabank ISD - Mabank High
Maypearl ISD - Maypearl High
Melissa ISD - Melissa High
Mildred ISD - Mildred High
Plano ISD - Plano Sr. High
Plano ISD - Plano East Sr. High
Plano ISD - Plano West Sr. High
Plano ISD - Jasper High
Ponder ISD - Ponder High
Princeton ISD - Princeton High
Prosper ISD - Prosper High
Van Alstyne - Van Alstyne High

2008 TAKS Scores, 30 districts, Ranked by Score and Ranked by Low Income Percentage

Ranked by TAKS Score Average - Perfect score on TAKS test is 100.

TAKS average - District - % low income
99.03 Highland Park 0%
97.18 Carroll 1%
96.37 Coppell 8%
95.69 Lovejoy 2%
94.77 Allen 14%

93.74 Frisco 11%
93.22 Grapevine/Colleyville 16%
92.29 Plano 16%
92.29 Celina 26%
91.44 Keller 15%

90.88 Lewisville 22%
90.74 Hurst/Euless/Bedford 41%
90.44 McKinney 24%
90.55 Rockwall 20%
89.37 Richardson 49%

87.55 Wylie 25%
85.00 Denton 38%
84.85 Garland 46%
84.59 Mansfield 30%
84.22 Carrollton/Farmers Branch 54%

81.03 Mesquite 53%
79.22 Arlington 54%
78.25 Irving 73%
78.11 Duncanville 64%
77.96 Cedar Hill 49%

77.66 Grand Praire 65%
74.40 Dallas 85%
70.29 Fort Worth 69%
70.14 DeSoto 53%
64.29 Lancaster 76%


Ranked by Low Income Percentage

% Low Income - District - TAKS Average
0 Highland Park 99.03
1 Carroll 97.18
2 Lovejoy 95.69
8 Coppell 96.37

11 Frisco 93.74
14 Allen 94.77
15 Keller 91.44
16 Plano 92.29
16 Grapevine/Colleyville 93.22

20 Rockwall 90.55
22 Lewisville 90.88
24 McKinney 90.44
25 Wylie 87.55
26 Celina 92.29

30 Mansfield 84.59
38 Denton 85.00

41 Hurst/Euless/Bedford 90.74
46 Garland 84.85
49 Cedar Hill 77.96
49 Richardson 89.37

53 Mesquite 81.03
53 DeSoto 70.14
54 Carrollton/Farmers Branch 84.22
54 Arlington 79.22

64 Duncanville 78.11
65 Grand Priaire 77.66
69 Fort Worth 70.29

73 Irving 78.25
76 Lancaster 64.29
85 Dallas 74.40

Schools chosen by Valedictorians and Salutatorians Listed by High School - 2008

Dallas County

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Creekview - Washington University, Washington University (twins)
Newman Smith - Vanderbilt, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
RL Turner - Univ of New Mexico, UNT
Ranchview - UT-Austin, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cedar Hill ISD - UT-Austin, Texas A&M

Coppell ISD -SMU, undecided

Dallas ISD
Bryan Adams - UTD, UT-Austin
Adamson - Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Woman's Univ
Carter - SMU, Dartmouth
Hillcrest - Harvard, Harvey Mudd College

Thomas Jefferson - TCU, Univ of Penn
Kimball - Mountain View College, UT-Austin
Lincoln - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
Madison - TCU, UT-Arlington

Govt/Law Magnet - Kenyon College, Hendrix College
Middle College - Baylor, UT-Austin
Molina - Texas A&M, Texas A&M
North Dallas - Mills College, UT-Austin

Pinkston - Loyola, UT-Arlington
Roosevelt - Texas Southern, UT-Arlington
Samuell - Texas A&M, UNT
Business Magnet - New Mexico State, Mary Baldwin College

Education Magnet - SMU, Texas Woman's
Health Magnet - Texas A&M, UTD
Science/Engineering Magnet - Columbia, Rice
Talented/Gifted - UT-Austin, Washington University

Seagoville - UT-Arlington, West Texas A&M
Skyline - UT-Arlington, Texas A&M
Maceo - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
South Oak Cliff - UT-Austin, Northwestern

Spruce - UT-Arlington, UT-Arlington
Sunset - UT-Austin, Syracuse
Performing Arts Magnet - UNT, Univ of Oklahoma
White - UTD, UC-Boulder
Woodrow - SMU, Southwestern

DeSoto ISD - UTD, Baylor

Duncanville ISD - Harvard, Univ of Chicago

Garland ISD
Garland - Stanford, Univ of Penn
Lakeview - UTD, Texas A&M-Commerce
Naaman Forest - UTD, Texas A&M
North Garland - Texas Woman's, Texas A&M-Commerce
Rowlett - American Univ, UTD
Sachse - UT-Austin, Minn College of Art and Design
South Garland - SMU, Baylor

Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie - TCU, UTD
South Grand Prairie - Texas Tech, Schreiner

Highland Park ISD - Clemson, Yale, Georgia Tech

Irving ISD
Irving - UT-Austin, UT-Austin
McCarthur - UT-Austin, Texas A&M
Nimitz - Stanford, Baylor
Academy - Baylor, UT-Austin

Lancaster ISD - Texas A&M, Houston Baptist

Mesquite ISD
Horn - Yale, UT-Austin
Mesquite - UTD, Texas Tech
North Mesquite - Texas Tech, UTD
Poteet - UT-Austin, UTD
West Mesquite - Southwestern Assemblies of God, UT-Austin

Richardson ISD
Berkner - Pomona College, Rice
JJPearce - Princeton, UT-Austin
Lake Highlands - Brown, [no school listed]
Richardson - New York Univ, MIT

Dallas Private Schools and Charter Schools
A+ Academy - SMU, Texas A&M
Alexander School - Bradley Univ, Tufts
Bending Oaks - Richland Jr College, Cottey College
Berne Academy - UT-Austin, Abilene Christian

Bishop Dunne - Texas A&M, Notre Dame
Bishop Lynch - Notre Dame, St. Louis Univ
Cambridge - Colgate, Univ of Minnesota
Canyon Creek - UT-Austin, Baylor

Carrollton Christian - Wheaton, Southern Nazarene
Cistercian - Olin College, Harvard
Covenant - UT-Austin, Georgetown
Dallas Academy - Harding Christian, Sam Houston State

Dallas Christian - Pepperdine, Pepperdine
Dallas Lutheran - Texas A&M, Univ of Pittsburg
Episcopal School - Univ of Virginia, MIT
Fairhill - Oklahoma City Univ, SMU

First Baptist - SMU, UC-Boulder
Garland Christian - UTD, UTD
Greenhill - Yale, Yale
Highlands Boys - Univ of Mary, Baylor

Highlands Girls - Texas A&M, Bryn Mawr
Jesuit - Dartmouth, TCU
Lobias Murray Christian - Prairie View A&M, UT-Austin
North Hills - UTD, UT-Austin

Parish Episopal - Univ of Dallas, UT-Austin
Prince of Peace Christian - Univ of Dallas, Westmont
Shelton - SMU, Hendrix College
St. Marks - Stanford, Stanford

Trinity Christian Academy - Baylor, UT-Austin
Trinity Chrisitan School - Dallas Baptist, UT-Austin
Tyler Street Christina - Univ of Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Ursuline - Vanderbilt, Dension Univ, SMU

Winston - Richland College, St. Edwards
Yavheh - Bradeis, Columbia


Collin County

Allen - UTD, Univ of Miami Coral Gables
Anna - UT-Austin, TCU
Celina - Yale, Univ of Arkansas
Community - Texas A&M, UT-Austin
Farmersville - UT-Austin, Virginia Tech

Frisco ISD
Centennial - Georgetown, Texas A&M
Frisco - Stanford, Yale
Wakefield - Texas A&M, UCLA

McKinney ISD
McKinney - UTD, UT-Austin
Boyd - Texas A&M, Dartmouth
North - UT-Austin, Texas A&M

Plano ISD
Plano - Brown, UT-Austin
East - Rice, George Washington
West - Cornell, Univ of Penn

Princeton ISD - UT-Austin. Univ of Nebraska
Prosper ISD - Notre Dame, UNT
Wylie ISD - Texas A&M, UTD

Private schools
John Paul - Clemson, Princeton
Legacy Christian - Univ of Oklahoma
Prestonwood Baptist - USC, UT-Austin

2008 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists - How Many from Each School, If Any

Number of semi-finalists - school - district

49 Texas Academy of Math and Science (residential public school that costs $$)
38 Plano West (Plano ISD)
36 Plano Senior (Plano ISD)

24 St. Marks of Texas (private)
24 Paschal High (Fort Worth ISD)
24 Plano East (Plano ISD)
23 Hockaday (private)

19 Flower Mound High School (Lewisville ISD)
18 Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
13 Cistercian (private)
10 Greenhill (private)

9 Pearce (Richardson ISD)
9 Carroll (Southlake ISD)
9 Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch)
9 Garland (Garland ISD)

8 Marcus (Lewisville ISD in Flower Mound)
8 Hebron (Carrollton-Farmers Branch)
8 Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
8 Homeschoolers

7 Lamar (Arlington ISD)
6 Trinity (HEB ISD)

5 Trinity Christian Academy (private)
5 R.L. Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
5 Trinity Valley (private, FW)
5 The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
5 Episcopal School of Dallas (private)

5 Jesuit (private)
5 Keller (Keller ISD)
5 Fort Worth Country Day (private)
5 Lake Highlands High School (Richardson ISD)

4 Allen High School (Allen ISD)
4 Grace Prepatory (private)
4 Ursuline (private)
4 Nolan Catholic (private, FW)

3 Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
3 Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
3 Nimitz (Irving ISD)

3 Central (Keller ISD)
3 Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
3 Berkner (Richardson ISD)

2 Lewisville (Lewisville ISD)
2 Patego Christian Academy (private)
2 Azle (Azle ISD)
2 Haltom (Birdville ISD)

2 Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
2 Covenant School (private)2 Centennial (Frisco ISD)
2 Richland Collegiate (charter)2 Bell (HEB ISD)
2 Prestonwood Christian (private)

2 Academy of Irving (Irving ISD)
2 MacArthur (Irving ISD)
2 Boyd (McKinney ISD)
2 Science and Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)

2 Horn (Mesquite ISD)
2 Birdville (Birdville ISD)
2 Richland (Birdville ISD)
2 Midlothian (Midlothian ISD)
2 Saginaw (Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD)

1 Canyon Creek Christian (private)
1 Sanger (Sanger ISD)
1 Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)
1 North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD)

1 Frisco (Frisco ISD)
1 McKinney (McKinney ISD)
1 McKinney North (McKinney ISD)
1 Gateway Prep (private)
1 Rowlett (Garland ISD)

1 Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 Burleson (Burleson ISD)
1 Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD)
1 Denton High School (Denton ISD)
1 Talented and Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD)

1 Lakeview (Garland ISD)
1 Wylie (Wylie ISD)
1 South Garland (Garland ISD)
1 Lake Country Christian (private,FW)

1 All Saints Episcopal (private, FW)
1 Christian Life Prep (private, FW)
1 Arlington High School (Arlington)
1 Martin (Arlington ISD)
1 North Hills (charter)

1 Duncanville High School (Duncanville ISD)
1 Ennis High School (Ennis ISD)
1 Oakridge (private)
1 Prince of Peace Christian (private)

1 Cambridge School of Dallas (private)
1 Bishop Lynch (private)
1 First Baptist Academy (private)
1 Irving (Irving ISD)

Percent of Schools in Local School Districts that are Ranked Exemplary for 2007

Percent - District - No. of exemplary schools - No. of total schools

100% Highland Park 7/7
100% Carroll 11/11
100% Lovejoy 4/4

73% Coppell 11/15
50% Celina 2/4

44% Ennis 4/9
42% Allen 8/19
42% Grapevine 8/19
40% Ferris 2/5

39% Frisco 13/33
39% Plano 24/67
32% McKinney 9/28

28% Lewisville 17/61
25% Rockwall 4/16
25% Van Alstyne 1/4
22% Duncanville 4/18
21% Richardson 12/56

15% Carrollton-Farmers Branch 6/41
14% Cedar Hill 2/14
14% Red Oak 1/7
12% Mansfield 4/33

7% HEB 2/30
6% Dallas 15/228
6% Mesquite 3/46
3% Garland 2/71
3% Denton 1/29 (Providence Elementary, serves Providence and Savannah)

0% Irving 0/38
0% Grand Prairie 0/35
0% Wylie 0/15
0% Desoto 0/12
0% Waxahachie 0/10

0% Little Elm 0/10
0% Forney 0/9
0% Lancaster 0/9
0% Midlothian 0/8
0% Terrell 0/7

0% Royse City 0/7
0% Prosper 0/4
0% Anna 0/4
0% Melissa 0/3

Demographics of 25 Biggest School Districts - June 2007

Dallas (158,059 students)
5% White
31% African-American
62% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other

Fort Worth (80,336 students)
16% White
27% African-American
55% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other

Arlington (62,454 students)
38% White
23% African-American
32% Hispanic
6% Asian
1% Other

Garland (57,088 students)
32% White
19% African-American
41% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other

Plano (52,679 students)
56% White
10% African-American
15% Hispanic
18% Asian
1% Other

Lewisville (45,000 students)
68% White
8% African-American
16% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other

Mesquite (35,451 students)
35% White
24% African-American
37% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other

Richardson (35,000 students)
38% White
25% African-American
28% Hispanic
8% Asian
1% Other

Irving (32,836 students)
20% White
13% African-American
62% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other

Carrollton - Farmers Branch(26,231 students)
28% White
14% African-American
46% Hispanic
11% Asian
1% Other

Mansfield (25,654 students)
53% White
24% African-American
17% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other

Grand Prairie (23,956 students)
21% White
16% African-American
58% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other

Keller (23,747 students)
73% White
6% African-American
13% Hispanic
6% Asian
2% Other

Birdville (22,470 students)
63% White
6% African-American
25% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other

Frisco (20,215 students)
67% White
10% African-American
13% Hispanic
9% Asian
1% Other

Hurst/Euless/Bedford (19,978 students)
55% White
20% African-American
14% Hispanic
10 Asian
1% Other

Denton (19,722 students)
55% White
12% African-American
29% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other

McKinney (19,536 students)
64% White
11% African-American
21% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other

Allen (14,766 students)
74% White
9% African-American
10% Hispanic
?% Asian
7% Other

Grapevine-Colleyville (13,911 students)
76% White
4% African-American
12% Hispanic
7% Asian
1% Other

Duncanville (11,736 students)
14% White
46% African-American
36% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other

Rockwall (10,573 students)
75% White
6% African-American
16% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Other

Coppell (10,072 students)
67% White
5% African-American
9% Hispanic
18% Asian
1% Other

Eagle Moutain - Saginaw (9,405 students)
65% White
5% African-American
24% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Other

Wylie (8,973 students)
62% White
13% African-American
18% Hispanic
5% Asian
2% Other

School Districts Ranks by Low Income Percentage Followed by the Overall Average of All TAKS Scores - June 2007

% low income - district - TAKS average

0 Highland Park 98.259
1 Carroll 97.481
2 Lovejoy 97.105 (goes through 9th grade)
7 Coppell 96.481

11 Frisco 92.925
11 Sunnyvale 95.647 (goes through 8th grade)
13 Grapevine-Colleyville 93.481
14 Allen 93.777
14 Keller 88.703

16 Midlothian 91.296
19 Forney 85.925
19 Plano 93.111
19 Rockwall 91.592

20 Northwest 88.333
21 Lake Dallas 85.703
21 Lewisville 91.444

24 McKinney 91.333
24 Wylie 86.925
25 Crandall 88.555
28 Celina 91.851
29 Mansfield 84.148

32 Red Oak 85.666
33 Royce City 82.148
38 Denton 83.259
39 Little Elm 81.555

42 HEB 89.407
43 Cedar Hill 76.259
45 Birdville 83.000
45 Waxahachie 84.481
48 DeSoto 70.333
48 Garland 82.962
49 Mesquite 81.481
49 Richardson 88.259

51 Carrollton-Farmers Branch 85.333
51 Kaufman 85.666
54 Arlington 79.740
59 Duncanville 78.925

60 Ennis 82.407
62 Grand Praire 75.148
65 Lancaster 64.037
66 Terrell 74.407
67 Ferris 81.259

71 Fort Worth 70.444
72 Irving 76.814
84 Dallas 71.259

Area School Districts and the Percent of Kids on Free/Reduced Lunch - June 2007

District - Percent Low Income

Allen 14%
Arlington 54%
Birdville 45%
Carroll 1%
Carrollton-Farmers Branch 51%

Cedar Hill 43%
Celina 28%
Coppell 7%
Crandall 25%
Dallas 84%

Denton 38%
DeSoto 48%
Duncanville 59%
Ennis 60%
Ferris 67%

Forney 19%
Fort Worth 71%
Frisco 11%
Garland 48%
Grand Prairie 62%

Grapevine-Colleyville 13%
Highland Park 0%
HEB 42%
Irving 72%
Kaufman 51%

Keller 14%
Lake Dallas 21%
Lancaster 65%
Lewisville 21%
Little Elm 39%

Lovejoy 2%
Mansfield 29%
McKinney 29%
Mesquite 49%
Midlothian 16%

Northwest 20%
Plano 19%
Red Oak 32%
Richardson 49%
Rockwall 19%

Royse City 33%
Sunnyvale 11%
Terrell 66%
Waxahachie 45%
Wylie 24%

Statewide 55%