2010 The Worst Schools in the Dallas Area according to the T.E.A.

The Texas Education Agency provided a list of the worst schools in the state. Students who attend any of these schools can transfer to other schools if they provide their own transportation.

This list has been updated for 2014-2015 here:
http://dallas-area-schools.blogspot.com/2014/01/2014-2015-worst-schools-peg-list-dallas.html

The Dallas area schools on the list:

Arlington ISD
Carter Jr High
Hutcheson Jr High
Nichols Jr High

Dallas ISD High Schools
A. Maceo Smith
Bryan Adams
Carter
Conrad
Hillcrest
Kimball
Molina
North Dallas
Pinkston
Roosevelt
Samuell
Seagoville
South Oak Cliff
Spruce

Dallas ISD Middle Schools
Browne
Comstock
Cary
Franklin
Florence
Garcia
Jackson
Holmes
Hill
Hulcy
Medrano
Seagoville
Tasby
Zumwalt

Dallas ISD Elementary Schools
Alexander
Blanton
Cochran
Douglass
Ervin
Frazier
Lowe
Mills
Pleasant Grove
Runyon
Stevens Park
Tatum
Titche
Truett

DeSoto ISD
Freshman campus
DeSoto High
The Meadows

Ennis ISD
Ennis Jr High

Granbury ISD
Granbury High

Grand Prairie ISD
Grand Prairie High
Kennedy

Greenville ISD
Greenville Middle

Lancaster ISD
Lancaster High
Lancaster Middle

McKinney ISD
McKinney High

Plano ISD
Armstrong Middle

Quinlan ISD
Ford High

Terrell ISD
Furlough
Long

Percent of Students - By Demographic Group - Who Have Been Assigned to "In-School Suspension"

This is the percentage of students who have been assigned to In-School Suspension during the 2009-2010 school year for one reason or another. The data is broken down by various demographic groups: (1) all students; (2) African-Americans; (3) Asians; (4) Hispanics; (5) Native Americans; (6) White; (7) Females; (8) Males; (9) Special Ed students; and (10) Economic Disadvantaged students, which I am just going to call Low Income. I have ranked them from high to low.

This is from the Texas Education Agency website - Disciplinary Data.

% of Students within that demographic group - Demographic group - School District - ISD

38.71 - Native Americans - Quinlan ISD
35.94 - Special Ed - Ferris ISD
35.56 - African-Americans - Van Alstyne ISD
34.78 - African-Americans - Waxahachie ISD

33.92 - African-Americans - Duncanville ISD
33.71 - Special Ed - Duncanville ISD
33.09 - Special Ed - Quinlan ISD

32.75 - Males - Ferris ISD
31.78 - Males - Duncanville ISD
31.34 - Males - Quinlan ISD

28.45 - Whites - Ferris ISD
28.25 - African-Americans - Mesquite ISD

27.80 - Males - Waxahachie ISD
27.79 - Low Income - Duncanville ISD
27.73 - Special Ed - Ennis ISD
27.61 - African-Americans - Ennis ISD
27.44 - Special Ed - Mesquite ISD

27.17 - Special Ed - Cedar Hill ISD
27.10 - Males - Cedar Hill ISD
27.07 - All Students - Ferris ISD
27.06 - African-Americans - Cedar Hill ISD
27.03 - Special Ed - Waxahachie ISD

26.78 - Low Income - Ferris ISD
26.77 - African-Americans - Little Elm ISD
26.61 - All Students - Duncanville ISD

25.56 - African-Americans - Arlington ISD
25.51 - Special Ed - Arlington ISD

24.95 - Hispanic - Ferris ISD
24.88 - Low Income - Waxahachie ISD
24.85 - Males - DeSoto ISD
24.82 - Males - Mesquite ISD
24.74 - Low Income - Cedar Hill ISD

23.57 - Special Ed - Princeton ISD
23.53 - Whites - Quinlan ISD
23.18 - Special Ed - DeSoto ISD

22.96 - All Students - Cedar Hill ISD
22.94 - All Students - Quinlan ISD
22.71 - African-Americans - DeSoto ISD
22.71 - Males - Little Elm ISD

22.60 - Special Ed - Mansfield ISD
22.52 - Males - Arlington ISD
22.25 - Males - Princeton ISD
22.07 - Low Income - Quinlan ISD

21.96 - Hispanics - Duncanville ISD
21.92 - African-Americans - Sunnyvale ISD
21.70 - African-Americans - Mansfield ISD
21.66 - Special Ed - Van Alstyne ISD
21.52 - All Students - Waxahachie ISD

21.36 - Males - Ennis ISD
21.31 - African-Americans - Red Oak ISD
21.24 - Females - Duncanville ISD
21.23 - Females - Ferris ISD
21.20 - African-Americans - Lewisville ISD

20.97 - Hispanics - Waxahachie ISD
20.58 - Special Ed - Little Elm ISD
20.54 - All Students - DeSoto ISD
20.50 - African Americans - Irving ISD

20.46 - Males - Red Oak ISD
20.30 - Low Income - DeSoto ISD
20.17 - Low Income - Mesquite ISD

19.89 - Special Ed - Irving ISD
19.88 - Low Income - Arlington ISD
19.52 - Low Income - Red Oak ISD
19.32 - Low Income - Little Elm ISD
19.28 - Males - Mansfield ISD

19.19 - Special Ed - Lancaster ISD
19.04 - Low Income - Mansfield ISD
19.03 - African-Americans - Princeton ISD
19.03 - African-Americans - Lancaster ISD
19.00 - Whites - Duncanville ISD

18.88 - All Students - Mesquite ISD
18.84 - Native Americans - Mesquite ISD
18.81 - Special Ed - Red Oak ISD
18.77 - Low Income - Ennis ISD
18.47 - Females - Cedar Hill ISD

18.47 - Males - Lancaster ISD
18.35 - Whites - Waxahachie ISD
18.21 - African-Americans - Garland ISD
18.09 - Special Ed - Lewisville ISD
18.04 - African-Americans - Forney ISD

17.75 - Males - Irving ISD
17.75 - African-Americans - Crandall ISD
17.71 - Hispanics - Quinlan ISD
17.55 - Males - Van Alstyne ISD
17.55 - Low Income - Lewisville ISD
17.50 - African-Americans - Richardson ISD

17.39 - All Students - Arlington ISD
17.37 - Hispanics - Ennis ISD
17.34 - All Students - Ennis ISD
17.34 - Hispanic - Red Oak ISD

17.17 - All Students - Little Elm ISD
17.15 - Special Ed - Richardson ISD
17.08 - All Students - Lancaster ISD
17.04 - Hispanics - Arlington ISD

16.83 - Native Americans - Arlington ISD
16.74 - Low Income - Princeton ISD
16.67 - Native Americans - Waxahachie ISD
16.67 - Special Ed - Sunnyvale ISD

16.62 - Hispanics - Little Elm ISD
16.55 - Special Ed - Wylie ISD
16.44 - Hispanics - Cedar Hill ISD
16.38 - Special Ed - Garland ISD

15.87 - Females - DeSoto ISD
15.78 - Hispanics - Mesquite ISD
15.77 - White - Mesquite ISD
15.77 - African-Americans - McKinney ISD

15.58 - Special Ed - Crandall ISD
15.58 - All Students - Red Oak ISD
15.58 - Females - Lancaster ISD
15.45 - Low Income - Van Alstyne ISD

15.29 - Low Income - Lancaster ISD
15.15 - Special Ed - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
15.11 - Males - Garland ISD
15.02 - Whites - Little Elm ISD
15.00 - Hispanics - Princeton ISD

14.89 - Whites - DeSoto ISD
14.87 - Hispanics - Lewisville ISD
14.86 - Males - Lewisville ISD
14.84 - Males - Forney ISD

14.76 - All Students - Princeton ISD
14.69 - Females - Waxahachie ISD
14.66 - African-Americans - Rockwall ISD
14.65 - Hispanics - Mansfield ISD

14.46 - African-Americans - Keller ISD
14.45 - All Students - Mansfield ISD
14.34 - Whites - Princeton ISD
14.30 - Males - Crandall ISD
14.11 - Special Ed - Forney ISD

13.88 - Low Income - Forney ISD
13.87 - Whites - Ennis ISD
13.80 - All Students - Irving ISD
13.74 - Low Income - Irving ISD

13.59 - Females - Quinlan ISD
13.36 - Males - Richardson ISD

13.29 - Low Income - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
13.27 - White - Arlington ISD
13.25 - Low Income - Garland ISD
13.25 - Native Americans - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
13.25 - Special Ed - Denton ISD

13.23 - African-Americans - Denton ISD
13.21 - White - Irving ISD
13.14 - Males - Wylie ISD
13.13 - Special Ed - Rockwall ISD

13.11 - Hispanics - Irving ISD
13.04 - Native Americans - Forney ISD
13.04 - Whites - Red Oak ISD

12.97 - Females - Ennis ISD
12.93 - African-Americans - Wylie ISD
12.91 - African-Americans - Plano ISD

12.86 - Native Americans - Irving ISD
12.72 - Males - Sunnyvale ISD
12.68 - Females - Mesquite ISD
12.67 - Native Americans - Richardson ISD
12.60 - Special Ed - Lovejoy ISD

12.57 - Low Income - McKinney ISD
12.51 - Low Income - Richardson ISD
12.50 - African-Americans - Lovejoy ISD
12.50 - Low Income - Lovejoy ISD

12.47 - Native Americans - Lewisville ISD
12.40 - Hispanics - DeSoto ISD
12.25 - African-Americans - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
12.19 - Special Ed - Midlothian ISD

12.07 - Low Income - Wylie ISD
12.04 - Native Americans - Duncanville ISD
12.02 - Females - Arlington ISD

11.98 - Native Americans - Mansfield ISD
11.81 - Whites - Cedar Hill ISD
11.71 - Low Income - Rockwall ISD

11.69 - Low Income - Crandall ISD
11.66 - Special Ed - McKinney ISD
11.66 - All Students - Van Alstyne
11.63 - Native Americans - Cedar Hill ISD

11.59 - African Americans - Frisco ISD
11.49 - All Students - Garland ISD
11.47 - Low Income - Midlothian ISD
11.40 - Males - Midlothian ISD

11.36 - Native Americans - Garland ISD
11.36 - Low Income - Terrell ISD
11.33 - Low Income - Keller ISD

11.28 - Hispanics - Garland ISD
11.26 - Whites - Van Alstyne ISD
11.13 - Females - Little Elm ISD
11.10 - Hispanics - Lancaster ISD
11.02 - Hispanics - Sunnyvale ISD
11.00 - Males - Keller ISD

10.98 - All Students - Lewisville ISD
10.96 - White - Mansfield ISD
10.86 - Males - McKinney ISD

10.73 - Hispanics - McKinney ISD
10.73 - Hispanics - Coppell ISD
10.69 - Special Ed - Dallas ISD
10.65 - Females - Red Oak ISD

10.56 - Low Income - Denton ISD
10.52 - Males - Rockwall ISD
10.50 - Low Income - Plano ISD

10.40 - Native Americans - Wylie ISD
10.38 - All Students - Richardson ISD
10.36 - Low Income - Frisco ISD
10.30 - Hispanics - Richardson ISD

10.29 - Males - Denton ISD
10.25 - All Students - Forney ISD
10.10 - African-Americans - Midlothian ISD
10.08 - Hispanics - Forney ISD

9.97 - Special Ed - Keller ISD
9.94 - African-Americans - Dallas ISD
9.83 - All Students - Crandall ISD
9.82 - Special Ed - Plano ISD

9.76 - Asians - Duncanville ISD
9.75 - Males - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
9.65 - Hispanics - Rockwall ISD
9.62 - Females - Irving ISD
9.61 - African-Americans - Allen ISD

9.56 - Hispanics - Keller ISD
9.55 - Special Ed - Allen ISD
9.51 - Males - Lovejoy ISD

9.43 - Asians - Waxahachie ISD
9.34 - White - Garland ISD
9.28 - Females - Mansfield ISD

9.14 - All Students - Wylie ISD
9.11 - Hispanic - Midlothian ISD
9.08 - Special Ed - Frisco ISD
9.06 - Whites - Wylie ISD

8.98 - Hispanics - Denton ISD
8.97 - Whites - Crandall ISD
8.93 - Whites - Forney ISD

8.74 - Low Income - Allen ISD
8.66 - Hispanics - Wylie ISD
8.65 - Whites - Lewisville ISD
8.59 - Males - Dallas ISD

8.39 - Whites - Sunnyvale ISD
8.31 - All Students - Sunnyvale ISD
8.15 - All Students - Terrell ISD
8.08 - Hispanics - Terrell ISD

7.96 - All Students - McKinney ISD
7.77 - Hispanics - Lovejoy ISD
7.75 - Males - Frisco ISD

7.69 - Low Income - Sunnyvale ISD
7.69 - Special Ed - Argyle ISD
7.66 - Low Income - Argyle ISD
7.65 - Hispanics - Plano ISD
7.64 - Females - Garland ISD

7.59 - All Students - Keller ISD
7.57 - All Students - Denton ISD
7.57 - All Students - Midlothian ISD

7.40 - Males - Plano ISD
7.32 - All Students - Rockwall ISD
7.26 - African-Americans - Coppell ISD

7.18 - Females - Richardson ISD
7.13 - Whites - Midlothian ISD
7.10 - Hispanics - Frisco ISD
7.06 - Asians - Mesquite ISD

6.91 - Native Americans - Dallas ISD
6.89 - All Students - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
6.87 - Special Ed - Coppell ISD
6.83 - Females - Lewisville ISD
6.81 - Males - Argyle ISD

6.75 - All Students - Dallas ISD
6.75 - Females - Princeton ISD
6.74 - Asians - Arlingtin ISD
6.73 - White - Keller ISD

6.60 - Low Income - Coppell ISD
6.55 - Low Income - Dallas ISD

6.19 - Males - Allen ISD
6.15 - All Students - Lovejoy ISD

6.11 - Native Americans - Allen ISD
6.11 - Whites - Rockwall ISD
6.01 - White - Lovejoy ISD
6.00 - Asians - Mansfield ISD

5.99 - Native Americans - Frisco ISD
5.91 - Whites - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
5.77 - Whites - Denton ISD
5.70 - White - Richardson ISD
5.65 - Hispanics - Dallas ISD

5.51 - White - McKinney ISD
5.49 - Native Americans - Denton ISD
5.35 - All Studente - Frisco ISD
5.32 - All Students - Plano ISD
5.31 - Native American - Plano ISD

5.29 - Females - Forney ISD
5.20 - Females - Van Alstyne
5.12 - Females - Crandall ISD

4.99 - White - Dallas ISD
4.90 - Females - Wylie ISD
4.83 - Females - Dallas ISD
4.80 - Females - McKinney ISD

4.71 - Females - Denton ISD
4.69 - Hispanics - Allen ISD
4.60 - Hispanics - Coppell ISD
4.51 - Asians - Forney ISD

4.46 - Asians - Lovejoy ISD
4.37 - White - Frisco ISD
4.37 - Asians - Lewisville ISD
4.32 - Males - Coppell ISD
4.29 - Asians - Irving ISD

4.18 - All Students - Argyle ISD
4.17 - Low Income - Carroll ISD
4.16 - All Students - Allen ISD
4.13 - White - Plano ISD
4.12 - Whites - Argyle ISD
4.02 - Native Americans - Keller ISD
4.01 - Females - Keller ISD

3.96 - Females - Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
3.95 - Asians - Richardson ISD
3.95 - Females - Rockwall ISD
3.91 - Asians - Keller ISD
3.85 - Asians - Cedar Hill ISD
3.75 - Asians - Garland ISD

3.57 - White - Allen ISD
3.51 - Asians - Wylie ISD
3.38 - Females - Midlothian ISD
3.25 - Females - Sunnyvale ISD
3.13 - Females - Plano ISD
3.08 - Asians - Denton ISD

2.94 - Asians - Coppell ISD
2.89 - All Students - Coppell ISD
2.89 - Whites - Coppell ISD
2.87 - Females - Frisco ISD
2.82 - Native Americans - McKinney ISD

2.61 - Asians - Dallas ISD
2.57 - Females - Lovejoy ISD
2.50 - Hispanics - Carroll ISD
2.49 - Asians - McKinney ISD
2.32 - Special Ed - Carroll ISD
2.01 - Females - Allen ISD

1.94 - Asians - Frisco ISD
1.67 - Males - Carroll ISD
1.53 - Asians - Plano ISD
1.43 - Asians - Allen ISD
1.33 - Females - Coppell ISD

1.16 - All Students - Carroll ISD
1.13 - Whites - Carroll ISD
1.07 - Females - Argyle ISD
.62 - Females - Carroll ISD

If a demographic group is not there, but the school district is represented, then there are either no students in that demographic group who have been suspended or the number is too low to report due to privacy.

2009-2010 Discipline Data - Controlled Substances/Drugs/Alcohol Violations by School District

School Districts in Texas are required to report the number of students receiving in school suspension, out of school suspension, alternative school, juvenile justice school and expulsion and the reason for such action. These are the numbers for Controlled Substances/Drugs Violations and Alcohol Violations based on the disciplinary action received by the student.

Abbreviations:
CS/Drugs - Controlled Substances and/or Drugs
ISS - In school suspension
OSS - Out of school suspension
DAEP - Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs ("alternative school")
JJAEP - Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Exp - Expulsion
<5 - means between 1 and 3 students, but they put <5 for privacy reasons

Sample:
District - enrollment
Type of Violation
# of students - action received

These are ranked by school district smallest to largest.

Sunnyvale ISD - 1,059 total number of students enrolled in district
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol - none

Melissa ISD - 1,472 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Anna ISD - 2,421 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JAEP

Lovejoy ISD - 3,299 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
0 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol - none

Prosper ISD - 3,940 enrollment
CS/Drugs - none
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Terrell ISD - 4,758 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
13 - OSS
12 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol - none

Little Elm ISD - 6,535 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
31 - OSS
35 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
0 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Highland Park ISD - 6,547 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Lancaster ISD - 7,039 enrollment
CS/Drugs
<5 - ISS
20 - OSS
21 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol - none

Midlothian ISD - 7,746 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
12 - OSS
18 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
6 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Carroll ISD - 7,945 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
8 - OSS
10 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Forney ISD - 8,232 enrollment
CS/Drugs
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
18 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
0 - OSS
5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Cedar Hill ISD - 9,056 enrollment
CS/Drugs
5 - ISS
35 - OSS
38 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
12 - OSS
10 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP

DeSoto ISD - 10,270 enrollment
CS/Drugs
<5 - ISS
17 - OSS
39 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
0 - OSS
7 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Coppell ISD - 10,383 enrollment
CS/Drugs
<5 - ISS
12 - OSS
13 - DAEP
5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Wylie ISD - 12,703 enrollment
CS/Drugs
16 - ISS
27 - OSS
39 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
8 - ISS
6 - OSS
11 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Duncanville ISD - 14,053 enrollment
CS/Drugs
17 - ISS
91 - OSS
104 - DAEP
21 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
<5 - OSS
9 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD - 14,230 enrollment
CS/Drugs
<5 - ISS
21 - OSS
23 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
10 - OSS
10 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Rockwall ISD - 14,365 enrollment
CS/Drugs
5 - ISS
25 - OSS
32 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
<5 - OSS
7 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Allen ISD - 18,863 enrollment
CS/Drugs
11 - ISS
16 - OSS
32 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
<5 - OSS
9 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

McKinney ISD - 25,377 enrollment
CS/Drugs
34 - ISS
62 - OSS
67 - DAEP
7 - JJAEP
Alcohol
5 - ISS
17 - OSS
18 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - 28,099 enrollment
CS/Drugs
45 - ISS
97 - OSS
114 - DAEP
5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
6 - ISS
8 - OSS
9 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Grand Prairie ISD - 28,591 enrollment
CS/Drugs
15 - ISS
23 - OSS
72 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
0 - ISS
5 - OSS
10 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Keller ISD - 33,205 enrollment
CS/Drugs
22 - ISS
45 - OSS
48 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
6 - ISS
14 - OSS
16 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Mansfield ISD - 33,755 enrollment
CS/Drugs
5 - ISS
34 - OSS
39 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
6 - OSS
6 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Frisco ISD - 35,596 enrollment
CS/Drugs
25 - ISS
73 - OSS
87 - DAEP
5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
7 - ISS
12 - OSS
14 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Irving ISD - 36,266 enrollment
CS/Drugs
61 - ISS
133 - OSS
142 - DAEP
7 - JJAEP
Alcohol
7 - ISS
7 - OSS
18 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP

Richardson ISD - 37,725 enrollment
CS/Drugs
85 - ISS
94 - OSS
130 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
13 - ISS
20 - OSS
23 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Mesquite ISD - 40,421 enrollment
CS/Drugs
25 - ISS
178 - OSS
225 - DAEP
<5 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
15 - OSS
33 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Lewisville ISD - 53,279 enrollment
CS/Drugs
21 - ISS
78 - OSS
28 - DAEP
125 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
29 - OSS
<5 - DAEP
37 - JJAEP

Plano ISD - 57,753 enrollment
CS/Drugs
29 - ISS
79 - OSS
100 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
32 - ISS
49 - OSS
58 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Garland ISD - 61,317 enrollment
CS/Drugs
25 - ISS
110 - OSS
271 - DAEP
11 - JJAEP
Alcohol
<5 - ISS
15 - OSS
29 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Arlington ISD - 69,935 enrollment
CS/Drugs
219 - ISS
244 - OSS
311 - DAEP
7 - JJAEP
<5 - Exp
Alcohol
49 - ISS
55 - OSS
70 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP

Dallas ISD - 170,166 enrollment
CS/Drugs
730 - ISS
0 - OSS
1,113 - DAEP
0 - JJAEP
Alcohol
33 - ISS
0 - OSS
0 - JJAEP
56 - DAEP

Dallas Area Charter Schools

Here are the DFW area charter schools grouped by rating - highest rating to lowest rating - Exemplary, Recognized, Acceptable, Unacceptable. Ratings are determined by the Texas Education Agency and are based on TAKS scores, attendance rate and drop out rate. Below this list is a second list of Alternative Charter Schools.

Exemplary Charter Schools

Arlington Classics Academy
Enrollment - 502
Percent low income - 7%

Children First Academy of Dallas
Enrollment - 318
Percent low income - 98%

Dallas Community Charter School
Enrollment - 208
Percent low income - 66%

East Fort Worth Montessori Academy
Enrollment - 306
Percent low income - 94%

Harmony Science Academy
Enrollment - 1,804
Percent low income - 65%

North Hills Preparatory School
Enrollment - 1,335
Percent low income - 4%

Peak Preparatory School
Enrollemnt - 898
Percent low income - 91%

Richland Collegiate High
Enrollment - 380
Percent low income - 11%

St. Anthony School
Enrollment - 288
Percent low income - 59%

Summit International Preparatory
Enrollment - 590
Percent low income - 71%

Texas Elementary School of the Arts
Enrollment - 155
Percent low income - 1%

Westlake Academy
Enrollment - 480
Percent low income - 0%

Williams Preparatory
Enrollment - 653
Percent low income - 93%


Recognized Charter Schools

Accelerated Intermediate Academy
Enrollment - 454
Percent low income - 82%

AW Brown Fellowship Leadership Academy
Enrollment - 1,352
Percent low income - 64%

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Enrollment - 417
Percent low income - 15%

Gateway Charter Academy
Enrollment - 797
Percent low income - 91%

Hampton Preparatory
Enrollment - 485
Percent low income - 70%

KIPP Truth Academy
Enrollment - 264
Percent low income - 58%

Life School
Enrollment - 3,434
Percent low income - 46%

Manara Academy
Enrollment - 250
Percent low income - 38%

Nova Academy Southeast
Enrollment - 275
Percent low income - 89%

The School of Liberal Arts and Science
Enrollment - 714
Percent low income - 93%

Trinity Basin Preparatory
Enrollment - 618
Percent low income - 90%

Universal Academy
Enrollment - 1,397
Percent low income - 47%


Acceptable Charter Schools

A+ Academy
Enrollment - 1,033
Percent low income - 91%

Academy of Dallas
Enrollment - 535
Percent low income - 97%

Advantage Academy
Enrollment - 1,507
Percent low income - 59%

Education Center International Academy
Enrollment - 201
Percent low income - 52%

Golden Rule Charter School
Enrollment - 755
Percent low income - 99%

Inspired Vision Academy
Enrollment - 971
Percent low income - 92%

Nova Academy
Enrollment - 179
Percent low income - 88%

Waxahachie Faith Family Academy
Enrollment - 260
Percent low income - 60%

Zoe Learning Academy
Enrollment - 553
Percent low income - 92%


Unacceptable Charter Schools

Education Center
Enrollment - 765
Percent low income - 35%

Honors Academy
Enrollment - 1,068
Percent low income - 66%

Metro Academy of Math and Science
Enrollment - 359
Percent low income - 79%

Treetops School International
Enrollment - 367
Percent low income - 13%


Alternative Charter Schools
These schools are either rated Acceptable or Unacceptable using a different system than the one used to rate regular charter schools. Most - but not all - are for at-risk students.

Acceptable Alternative Charter Schools

Dallas Can Academy
Enrollment - 2,137
Percent low income - 89%

Evolution Academy
Enrollment - 379
Percent low income - 36%

Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff
Enrollment - 1,262
Percent low income - 99%

Focus Learning Academy
Enrollment - 555
Percent low income - 88%

Jean Massieu Academy
(two-thirds of students are hearing impaired; hearing students required to use sign language)
Enrollment - 104
Percent low income - 66%

La Academia De Estrellas
Enrollment - 354
Percent low income - 90%

Pegasus School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Enrollment - 470
Percent low income - 61%

Responsive Education Solutions
Enrollment - 5,022
Percent low income - 58%

Shekinah Radiance Academy
Enrollment - 1,125
Percent low income - 75%

The Legends Academy
Enrollment - 33
Percent low income - 3%

Winfree Academy
Enrollment - 1,862
Percent low income - 41%


Unacceptable Alternative Charter Schools

Alpha Charter School
Enrollment - 202
Percent low income - 62%

Fort Worth Can Academy
Enrollment - 714
Percent low income - 85%

Richard Milburn Academy - Ft. Worth
Enrollment - 201
Percent low income - 77%

Trinity Charter School
Enrollment - 277
Percent low income - 95%

2011 National Merit Semi-finalists

The 2011 National Merit Semi-finalists were announced in Sept. 2010. Here is a list of how many semi-finalists came from Dallas area schools. If you would like to see the actual names of the students, check out this list:
http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2010-09-15/Area_Interest/Semifinalists_Named_in_the_2011_National_Merit_Sch.html

Number of Students - School (district)

46 - TX Academy of Math & Science - Denton (charter, selective, residential at UNT)
39 - Plano Sr. (Plano ISD)
34 - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)

26 - Plano West (Plano ISD)
21 - Plano East (Plano ISD)

18 - Marcus (Lewisville ISD)
18 - St. Marks, Dallas (private)
16 - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
15 - Coppell (Coppell ISD)
15 - Hockaday, Dallas (private)

12 - Allen (Allen ISD)
12 - Jesuit, Dallas (private)
11 - Cistercian, Irving (private)

9 - Homeschoolers
8 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
7 - Martin (Arlington ISD)

6 - Frisco (Frisco ISD)
6 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
6 - Greenhill, Addison (private)
6 - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD)
6 - McKinney (McKinney ISD)
6 - Southlake Carroll (Carroll ISD)
6 - Ursuline, Dallas (private)

5 - Boyd (McKinney ISD)
5 - Cambridge School, Dallas (private)
5 - Garland (Garland ISD)
5 - Keller (Keller ISD)
5 - North Hills Prep, Irving (charter)

4 - Grace Prepatory, Arlington (private)
4 - Liberty (Frisco ISD)
4 - Richardson (Richardson ISD)

3 - Colleyville Heritage (Grapvine-Colleyville ISD)
3 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
3 - Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
3 - Lakehill Prep, Dallas (private)
3 - North (McKinney ISD)
3 - Parish Episcopal, Dallas (private)
3 - Trinity (HEB ISD)

2 - Bell (HEB ISD)
2 - Bishop Lynch, Dallas (private)
2 - Coram Deo Academy, Flower Mound (private)
2 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD)
2 - Lamar (Arlington ISD)

2 - Legacy (Mansfield ISD)
2 - Liberty Christian Academy, Frisco (private)
2 - Naaman Forest (Garland ISD)
2 - New Tech (Coppell ISD)
2 - Prosper (Prosper ISD)

2 - Red Oak (Red Oak ISD)
2 - RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
2 - Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
2 - Talented & Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD)
2 - Wakeland (Frisco ISD)

1 - Bowie (Arlington ISD)
1 - Centennial (Frisco ISD)
1 - Central (Keller ISD)
1 - Denton (Denton ISD)
1 - Duncanville (Duncanville ISD)

1 - Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD)
1 - Heritage Christian Academy, Rockwall (private)
1 - Highlands School, Irving (private)
1 - Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
1 - Irma Rangel (Dallas ISD)

1 - Irving (Irving ISD)
1 - Lake Dallas (Lake Dallas ISD)
1 - Liberty Christian School, Argyle (private)
1 - Lovejoy (Lovejoy ISD)
1 - Mansfield (Mansfield ISD)

1 - Midlothian (Midlothian ISD)
1 - Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
1 - Nimitz (Irving ISD)
1 - North Garland (Garland ISD)
1 - Oak Ridge School, Arlington (private)

1 - Pantego Christian Academy, Arlington (private)
1 - Pope John Paul, Plano (private)
1 - Poteet (Mesquite ISD)
1 - Richland Collegiate (charter at Richland Jr. College, Dallas)
1 - Rowlett (Garland ISD)

1 - Royce City (Royce City ISD)
1 - Ryan (Denton ISD)
1 - Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 - Science & Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 - South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD)

1 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
1 - Trinity Christian Academy, Addison (private)
1 - Van Alstyne (Van Alstyne ISD)
1 - Westlake Academy, Westlake (charter)
1 - Waxahachie (Waxahachie ISD)
1 - Wylie (Wylie ISD)

2010 Dallas area National Blue Ribbon Schools Named

Six more schools in the Dallas area have been named Blue Ribbon Schools:

Dallas ISD
H.S. Thompson Learning Center
James Bonham Elementary

Richardson ISD
Lake Highlands Jr. High
Dover Elementary

HEB ISD
Central Jr. High
Hurst Jr. High

These are in addition to the 159 other schools in the Dallas area that have already been named a Blue Ribbon School (and who knows there may be more, pretty soon every school in the area will be designated Blue Ribbon if the districts are willing to jump through the application hoops):

http://dallas-area-schools.blogspot.com/2009/11/dallas-area-blue-ribbon-schools.html

2010 Dallas Area International Baccalaureate (IB) Schools

IB Schools in the Dallas area

Public schools:
Allen High School (Allen ISD)
Arlington High School (Arlington ISD)
Coppell High School (Coppell ISD)
Denton High School (Denton ISD)
Garland High School (Garland ISD)
Bowie High School (Arlington ISD)
Lamar High School (Arlington ISD)
Lancaster High School (Lancaster ISD)
LD Bell High School (HEB ISD)
Plano East High School (Plano ISD)
Ranchview High School (Irving ISD)
Sam Houston High School (Arlington ISD)
Trinity High School (HEB ISD)
Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD)

Charter Schools:
North Hills Prep
Westlake Academy

Private Schools:
Dallas International School
The Westwood School
Alcuin School

2010 Dallas area Exemplary Schools with and without the Texas Projection Measure

The Texas Projection Measure (TPM) is a way for schools to count students who failed the TAKS test as passing because they believe the students will pass future TAKS tests. Schools can use the TPM to improve their rating category or they can choose not to use it. The following is a list of schools who received the highest rating Exemplary and if they got that rating by using the TPM "boost" or if they got it on pure exemplary performance only.

Source: The Dallas Morning News

Allen ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Allen High
Ford Middle
Roundtree Elementary

Exemplary without having to use TPM boost:
Curtis Middle
Ereckson Middle
Anderson Elementary
Bolin Elementary
Boon Elementary
Chandler Elementary
Green Elementary
Kerr Elementary
Marion Elementary
Mary Evans Elementary
Norton Elementary
Olson Elementary
Reed Elementary
Story Elementary
Vaughn Elementary

Arlington ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Amos Elementary
Ashworth Elementary
Beckham Elementary
Bryant Elementary
Butler Elementary

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Ditto Elementary
Ferrell Elementary
Little Elementary

Carroll ISD Exemplary Schools
All schools in Carroll ISD are Exemplary without the TPM boost

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Carrollton Elementary
Country Place Elementary
Good Elementary
Las Colinas Elementary
McLaughlin Elementary
Strickland Intermediate
Thompson Elementary

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Early College High
Blanton Elementary
Davis Elementary
Kent Elementary
La Villita Elementary
McCoy Elementary
Rainwater Elementary
Rosemeade Elementary
Stark Elementary


Cedar Hill ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Waterford Oaks Elementary

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Cedar Hill Collegiate High
Bray Elementary


Celina ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Celina Middle
Celina Elementary
Celina Intermediate

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
none


Coppell ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Coppell High
Austin Elementary

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
New Tech High
Coppell Middle East
Coppell Middle North
Coppell Middle West (benefitted from another type of boost)
Cottonwood Creek Elem
Denton Creek Elem
Lakeside Elem
Mockingbird Elem
Pinkerton Elem
Town Center Elem
Valley Ranch Elem


Dallas ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Booker T. Washington Performing/Visual Arts magnet
Early College High
Early College High with Cedar Valley
Walker Middle
Stone Montessori Middle & Elem
Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy
Anson Jones Elem
Arcadia Park Elem
Kramer Elem
Ben Milam Elem
Casa View Elem
Cesar Chavez Learning Center
Rice Learning Center
Rogers Elem
DeGolyer Elem
Caillet Elem
Withers Elem
Junkins Elem
Brashear Elem
Pershing Elem
Bryan Elem
Mount Auburn Elem
Adams Elem
Preston Hollow Elem (benefitted from another type of boost)
Lagow Elem
McNair Elem
Lanier Expressive Arts
Tolbert Elem
Gooch Elem
Walnut Hill Elem
Miller Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Rangel girls school - middle and high schools
Middle College High
Talented & Gifted High magnet
Business High magnet
Education & Social Services High magnet
Govt/Law High magnet
Health Professions High magnet
Science & Engineering magnet
Environmental Science Academy
Dealey Montessori Middle and Elem
Longfellow Academy
Travis Academy - Middle and Elem
Macon Elem
Russell Elem
Botello Elem
Peabody Elem
Thompson Learning Center
Starks Elem
Bonham Elem
Lakewood Elem
Kahn Elem
MLK Learning Center
Knight Elem
Wheatly Elem
Houston Elem
Stonwall Jackson Elem
Field Elem
Hexter Elem


Denton ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Houston Elem
Nelson Elem
Newton Rayzor Elem
Stephens Elem
Paloma Creek Elem
Pecan Creek Elem
Providence Elem
Savannah Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Blanton Elem
Eugenia Rayzor Elem
McNair Elem
Hawk Elem
Wilson Elem


DeSoto ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Northside Elem
Young Elem
Woodridge Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
none


Duncanville ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Kennemer Middle
Central Elem
Acton Elem
Hyman Elem
Bilhartz Elem
Alexander Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Fairmeadows Elem


Frisco ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Frisco High
Liberty High
Wakeland High
Clark Middle
Fowler Middle
Pioneer Heritage Middle
Roach Middle
Allen Elem
Bright Elem
Gunstream Elem
Mooneyham Elem
Riddle Elem (benefitted from another type of boost)
Spears Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Centennial High
Griffin Middle
Staley Middle
Wester Middle
Anderson Elem
Ashley Elem
Bledsoe Elem
Boals Elem
Borchardt Elem
Carroll Elem
Corbell Elem
Curtsinger Elem
Elliott Elem
Fisher Elem
Isbell Elem
Ogle Elem
Pink Elem
Robertson Elem
Rogers Elem
Sem Elem
Shawnee Trail Elem
Smith Elem
Sparks Elem
Tadlock Elem


Garland ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Bradenburg Middle
Abbett Elem
Back Elem
Bullock Elem
Centerville Elem (benefitted from another type of boost)
Cooper Elem
Couch Elem
Armstrong Elem
Liberty Grove Elem
Luna Elem
Montclair Elem
Sewell Elem
Shorehaven Elem
Spring Creek Elem
Lister Elem
Watson Technology Center
Williams Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Beaver Technology Center
Bradfield Elem
Classical Center at Vial Elem
Davis Elem
Ethridge Elem
Hillside Academy
Keeley Elem
Kimberlin Academy
Northlake Elem
Roach Elem
Walnut Glen Academy


Grand Prairie ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Dubiski Career High
Bonham Elem
Bowie Elem
Bush Elem
Dickinson Elem
Fannin Elem
Hill Elem
Williams Elem
Marshall Elem
Moseley Elem
Whitt Elem
Zavala Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Garner Elem
Moore Elem
Powell Elem


Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Glenhope Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Colleyville Middle
Bransford Elem
Colleyville Elem
Dove Elem
Grapevine Elem
Heritage Elem
Taylor Elem
Silver Lake Elem


Highland Park ISD Exemplary Schools
All schools in Highland Park ISD are Exemplary without the TPM boost.


Irving ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Schulze Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Haley Elem


Lancaster ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Lancaster Elem
Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
none


Lewisville ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Hebron High
Marcus High
Lamar Middle
Durham Middle
Camey Elem
Creekside Elem
Degan Elem
Ethridge Elem
Homestead Elem
Indian Creek Elem
Southridge Elem
Stewarts Creek Elem
Timber Creek Elem
Hicks Elem
Valley Ridge Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Killough 9th grade center
Flower Mound High
Briarhill Middle
Downing Middle
Forestwood Middle
McKamy Middle
Shadow Ridge Middle
Bluebonnet Elem
Bridlewood Elem
Castle Hills Elem
Donald Elem
Flower Mound Elem
Forest Vista Elem
Garden Ridge Elem
Hebron Valley Elem
Heritage Elem
Highland Village Elem
Liberty Elem
McAuliffe Elem
Morningside Elem
Old Settlers Elem
Prairie Trail Elem
Wellington Elem


Little Elm ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Chavez Elem
Lakeview Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Hackberry Elem
Oak Point Elem
Zellars Elem


Lovejoy ISD Exemplary Schools
All schools in Lovejoy ISD are Exemplary without the TPM boost.


Mansfield ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Orr Intermediate
Gideon Elem
Tarver-Rendon Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Daulton Elem
Spencer Elem
Smith Elem
Boren Elem
Reid Elem
Sheppard Elem
Tipps Elem
Brown Elem


McKinney ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
McNeil Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Bennett Elem
Eddins Elem
Glen Oaks Elem
McGowen Elem
Johnson Elem
Valley Creek Elem
Walker Elem
Wilmeth Elem
Wolford Elem


Mesquite ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Austin Elem
Black Elem
Floyd Elem
Galloway Elem
Gentry Elem
Hanby Elem
Kimbell Elem
Mackey Elem (benefitted from another type of boost)
McKenzie Elem
McWhorter Elem
Pirrung Elem
Rutherford Elem
Tosch Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Lawrence Elem
Motley Elem


Plano ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Jasper High
Vines High
Haggard Middle
Murphy Middle
Schimelphenig Middle
Harrington Elem
Hedgcoxe Elem (benefitted from another type of boost)
McCall Elem
Miller Elem
Weatherford Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Rice Middle
Andrews Elem
Barksdale Elem
Bethany Elem
Beverly Elem
Boggess Elem
Brinker Elem
Carlisle Elem
Centennial Elem
Daffron Elem
Davis Elem
Gulledge Elem
Haun Elem
Hightower Elem
Hughston Elem
Hunt Elem
Matthews Elem
Saigling Elem
Schell Elem
Shepard Elem
Skaggs Elem
Stinson Elem
Wells Elem
Wyatt Elem


Prosper ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
none

Exemplary without the use of the TPM boost:
Baker Elem
Folsom Elem
Rucker Elem


Richardson ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Richardson High
Apollo Jr High
Parkhill Jr High
North Jr. High
Westwood Jr. High
Arapaho Classical magnet
Buckhair Elem
Hamilton Park Pacesetter magnet
Merriman Park Elem
Northlake Elem
Heights Elem
RISD Academy

Exemplary without the use of the TPM boost:
Aikin Elem
Audelia Elem
Big Springs Elem
Bowie Elem
Brentfield Elem
Canyon Creek Elem
Dartmouth Elem
Dover Elem
Forestridge Elem
Greenwood Hills Elem
Jess Harben Elem
Lake Highlands Elem
Mark Twain Elem
MST magnet
Mohawk Elem
Moss Haven Elem
Northrich Elem
Northwood Hills Elem
O'Henry Elem
Prairie Creek Elem
Prestonwood Elem
Terrace Elem
Richland Elem
Skyview Elem
Spring Creek Elem
Spring Valley Elem
Springridge Elem
Stults Road Elem
White Rock Elem
Yale Elem


Rockwall ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Williams Middle
Rochelle Elem
Hays Elem
Lake Pointe Elem
Dobbs Elem
Springer Elem
Shannon Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Parks-Heath Elem
Pullen Elem
Hartman Elem
Williams Elem
Reinhardt Elem


Sunnyvale ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Sunnyvale High

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Sunnyvale Middle
Sunnyvale Elem


Wylie ISD Exemplary Schools
Due to TPM:
Draper Intermediate
Cox Elem
Dodd Elem
Akin Elem
Groves Elem
Birmingham Elem

Exemplary without having to use the TPM boost:
Harrison Intermediate
Smith Elem
Tibbals Elem

2010 National Merit Finalists - Dallas area

Here is a list of how many 2010 National Merit Finalists came from different public and private schools in the Dallas area.

This may not be a complete list as there may be one more batch announced. If more finalists are announced, I will adjust the numbers.

This comes from The Dallas Morning News. If you want to see the actual names of the students, go to The Dallas Morning News website.

(The semi-finalists are announced in the fall and finalists in the following spring and summer. The list of semi-finalists are elsewhere in this blog.)

Number - School (district)

17 - Plano (Plano ISD)
15 - Plano West (Plano ISD)
12 - Texas Academy of Math and Science (public residential selective school at UNT)

11 - Plano East (Plano ISD)
10 - St. Marks (private, boys)
10 - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)

7 - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
6 - Marcus (Lewisville ISD)

4 - J.J. Pearce (Richardson ISD)
4 - Coppell (Coppell ISD)
4 - homeschoolers
4 - Greenhill (private)
4 - Lamar (Arlington ISD)
4 - Southlake Carroll (Carroll ISD)

3 - Hockaday (private, girls)
3 - Cistercian (private, boys)
3 - Boyd (McKinney ISD)

2 - Ursuline (private, girls)
2 - Jesuit (private, boys)
2 - Allen (Allen ISD)
2 - Denton (Denton ISD)
2 - Cambridge (private)

2 - Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
2 - Arlington High (Arlington ISD)
2 - Martin (Arlington ISD)
2 - Liberty (Frisco ISD)
2 - Garland (Garland ISD)
2 - North Hills (charter)

1 - Trinity (HEB ISD)
1 - South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD)
1 - Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
1 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
1 - Guyer (Denton ISD)

1 - Science and Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 - Talented and Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
1 - Grace Prepatory Academy (private)
1 - Haltom (Birdville ISD)

1 - Oakridge School (private)
1 - Prince of Peace Christian (private)
1 - Duncanville (Duncanville ISD)
1 - Coram Deo (private)
1 - Centennial (Frisco ISD)

1 - Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
1 - Singley (Irving ISD)
1 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
1 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
1 - Legacy (Mansfield ISD)

1 - North (McKinney ISD)
1 - Prestonwood Christian (private)
1 - Berkner (Richardson ISD)
1 - Richardson (Richardson ISD)
1 - Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall ISD)

2010 - College Choices of the Valedictorians and Salutatorians in the Dallas area

This is from The Dallas Morning News, 6-20-2010. If you want to see the names of the students, check out the The Dallas Morning News website. This list just tells you what schools they picked.

This has been updated for 2014 here:
http://dallas-area-schools.blogspot.com/2014/06/2014-valedictorians-and-salutatorians_15.html

High school - (1) valedictorian's choice (2) salutatorian's choice

Collin County Public Schools

Allen - (1) UTD (2) Austin College
Anna - (1) UT-Arlington (2) Univ of Ozarks
Celina - (1) Texas A&M (2) Abilene Christian
Community - (1) UNT (2) Clarendon College
Farmersville - (1) Austin College (2) Texas A&M

Frisco ISD:
Centennial - (1) Columbia (2) UTD
Frisco - (1) UC-Berkley (2) Baylor
Liberty - (1) Univ of Penn (2) UT-Austin
Wakeland - (1) Texas A&M (2) Columbia

McKinney ISD:
McKinney - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Boyd - (1) UTD (2) Rice
North - (1) Baylor (2) Univ of Kansas

Plano ISD:
Senior - (1) Harvard (2) UT-Austin
East - (1) MIT (2) SMU
West - (1) Harvard (2) Univ of NC, Chapel Hill

Princeton - (1) UNT (2) Biola Univ
Prosper - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Wylie - (1) Brigham Young (2) Yale

Collin County Private Schools

John Paul II - (1) UT-Austin (2) SMU
Prestonwood - (1) UT-Austin (2) Vanderbilt

Dallas County Public Schools

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD:
Creekview - (1) American Univ (2) not provided
Early College - (1) UT-Arlington (2) UTD
Newman Smith - (1) Dartmouth (2) UT-Arlington
RL Turner - (1) Boston Univ (2) UC-Berkley
Ranchview - (1) UT-Austin (2) UTD

Cedar Hill - did not provide info to The Dallas Morning News

Coppell - (1) Rice (2) Rice

Dallas ISD:
Bryan Adams - (1) SMU (2) Highpoint Univ in NC
Adamson - (1) UT-Austin (2) UTD
Carter - (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Houston
Conrad - (1) UNT (2) Univ of Penn
Early College - (1) UT-Austin (2) UNT-Dallas
Hillcrest - (1) UT-Austin (2) Ohio Northern Univ
Thomas Jefferson - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Kimball - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Lincoln - (1) TCU (2) Northwestern State in Louisisana
Madison - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Arlington

Public Services magnet - (1) Texas A&M (2) Agnes Scott
Middle College - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Molina - (1) Bates College (2) Maine Maritime Academy
North Dallas - (1) SMU (2) SMU
Pinkston - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas Womans Univ
Rangel - (1) SMU (2) Baylor
Roosevelt - (1) UTD (2) UT-Arlington
Samuell - (1) UT-Arlington (2) SMU
Business/Management magnet - (1) UT-Arlington (2) Brown
Education/Social Sciences magnet - (1) Univ of Houston (2) Texas Tech

Health magnet - (1) Amherst (2) UT-Austin
Science/Engineering magnet - (1) MIT (2) MIT
Talented & Gifted magnet - (1) Stanford (2) UT-Austin
Seagoville - (1) SMU (2) UT-Austin
Skyline - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Austin
Maceo Smith - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Austin
South Oak Cliff - (1) UT-Austin (2) UTD
Sunset - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Booker T. Washington arts magnet - (1) Univ of Oklahoma (2) Colorado State
WT White - (1) Texas A&M (2) Washington Univ
Woodrow Wilson - (1) Northwestern (2) Yale

DeSoto - (1) Xavier (2) Texas A&M
Duncanville - (1) Texas A&M (2) Ouachita Baptist

Garland ISD:
Garland - (1) Stanford (2) Univ of Penn
Lakeview Centennial - (1) UT-Austin (2) SMU
Naaman Forest - (1) Texas A&M (2) Texas A&M
North Garland - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Rowlett - (1) TCU (2) undecided
Sachse - (1) Art Institute of Dallas (2) Brigham Young
South Garland - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin

Grand Prairie ISD:
Grand Prairie - (1) Midwestern State (2) UT-Austin
South Grand Prairie - (1) Rice (2) Baylor

Highland Park - (1) Harvard (2) Princeton

Irving ISD:
Irving - (1) undecided (2) Univ of Houston
McArthur - (1) UT-Austin (2) Rice
Nimitz - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Arlington
Singley Academy - (1) SMU (2) Purdue

Lancaster - did not provide information to The Dallas Morning News

Mesquite ISD:
Horn - (1) Washington Univ (2) Amherst College
Mesquite - (1) UTD (2) UT-Austin
North Mesquite - (1) SMU (2) New York Univ
Poteet - (1) Austin College (2) UTD
West Mesquite - (1) Brown (2) Cornell

Richardson ISD:
Berkner - (1) MIT (2) Yale
Lake Highlands - (1) Texas A&M (2) Harvard
JJ Pearce - (1) Yale (2) Stanford
Richardson - (1) U.S. Air Force Academy (2) Rice

Dallas County Private Schools

Alexander School - (1) UTD (2) UTD
Bending Oaks - (1) Evergreen State (2) undecided
Bishop Dunne - (1) UT-Austin (2) Hardin-Simmons
Bishop Lynch - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Austin
Cambridge School - (1) Rice (2) Texas A&M
Canyon Creek Christian - (1) UTD (2) Samford in Alabama
Carrollton Christian - (1) Baylor (2) UT-Austin
Cistercian - (1) Stanford (2) Univ of Oklahoma
Covenant - (1) Texas A&M (2) West Point
Dallas Academy - (1) UT-Tyler (2) Arizonia State

Dallas Lutheran - (1) Univ of Mary Hardin-Baylor (2) Texas A&M
Episcopal School of Dallas - (1) Georgetown (1) UT-Austin (2) Georgetown
Fairhill - (1) Texas A&M (2) Univ of Oklahoma
First Baptist - (1) U.S. Naval Academy (2) UT-Austin
Garland Christian - (1) John Brown (2) LaTourneau
Greenhill - (1) Rice (2) Oberlin College
Heritage Christian - (1) Ouachita Baptist (2) Oklahoma State
Highlands School Boys - (1) Texas A&M (2) UNT
Highlands School Girls - (1) Univ of Dallas (2) SMU
Jesuit - (1) SMU (2) Georgetown

Lakehill - (1) Northwestern (1) UNT (2) Univ of Oklahoma
North Hills charter - (1) Duke (2) TCU
Parish Episcopal - (1) Rhodes College (2) Washington Univ
Peak - (1) Southwestern Univ (2) Stephen F. Austin
Prince of Peace Christian - (1) Rhodes College (2) Texas A&M
Shelton - (1) Austin College (2) Northeastern
St. Marks - (1) Brown (2) Harvard
Trinity Christian Academy - (1) UT-Austin (2) Univ of Oklahoma (2) UT-Austin
Trinity Christian School - (1) SMU (1) Duke (2) Central Texas
Tyler Street - (1) Abilene Christian (2) Sam Houston

Ursuline - (1) Georgetown (2) MIT
Winston - (1) SMU (2) St. Edward's
Yavneh - (1) Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi (Isreal) (2) Bar Ilan Univ (Isreal)

Denton County Public Schools

Argyle - (1) Abilene Christian (2) Texas A&M

Denton ISD did not provide any information to Dallas Morning News

Krum - (1) Texas Woman's Univ (2) Virginia Military Inst
Lake Dallas - (1) Texas A&M (2) UT-Austin

Lewisville ISD:
Hebron - (1) SMU (2) Columbia
Flower Mound - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Lewisville - (1) Texas A&M (2) Harvard
Marcus - (1) Harvey Mudd (2) Colorado School of Mines
The Colony - (1) Midwestern State (2) Texas Tech

Little Elm - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M (2) Texas Tech
Northwest - (1) Brigham Young (2) Univ of Colorado
Pilot Point - (1) Oklahoma State (2) Texas A&M
Ponder - (1) UT-Austin (2) Midwestern State
Sanger - (1) Texas Tech (2) SMU

Denton County Private Schools

Coram Deo - (1) Union Univ (2) Oklahoma City Univ
Liberty Christian - (1) Texas A&M (2) Oklahoma Univ

Rockwall County Public Schools
Rockwall ISD:
Rockwall - (1) Hendrix (2) UT-Austin
Heath - (1) Vanderbilt (2) Vanderbilt

Royse City - (1) Southwestern Assemblies of God (2) Texas A&M

Tarrant County Private Schools

Covenant Christian (1) Texas A&M (2) Baylor
Faith Christian (1) Texas A&M (2) Univ of Dallas
Ft Worth Christian - (1) New York Univ (2) Abilene Christian
Ft. Worth Country Day - (1) Rice (2) Davidson College
Lake County Christian - (1) Pepperdine (2) Duke
Nolan Catholic - (1) Univ of Chicago (2) Notre Dame
Oakridge - (1) Princeton (2) Rhodes College
Pantego Christian - (1) Ouachita Baptist (2) Ouachita Baptist
Trinity Valley - (1) Yale (1) Duke (2) Brigham Young

Tarrant County Public Schools (excluding Ft. Worth ISD)

Arlington ISD:
Arlington - (1) UT-Austin (2) Liberty Univ
Bowie - both undecided
Lamar - (1) John Hopkins (2) UT-Austin
Martin - (1) UT-Austin (2) Texas A&M
Sam Houston - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Seguin - (1) UT-Arlington (2) SMU

Birdsville ISD:
Birdsville - (1) SMU (2) UT-Austin
Haltom - (1) Baylor (2) Texas Tech
Richland - (1) Columbia (2) Texas A&M

Carroll - (1) Duke (2) Yale

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD:
Colleyville Heritage - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Grapevine - (1) Yale (2) Austin College

Hurst Euless Bedford ISD:
Bell - (1) UT-Austin (2) Austin College
Trinity - (1) Rice (2) Texas Tech

Keller ISD:
Central - (1) UT-Austin (2) UT-Austin
Fossil Ridge - (1) UT-Arlington (2) Baylor
Keller - (1) Harvard (2) undecided

Mansfield ISD:
Mansfield - (1) Columbia (2) Texas A&M
Legacy - (1) UT-Austin (2) U.S. Naval Academy
Timberview - (1) UT-Austin (2) Trinity Univ
Summit - (1) UT-San Antonio (2) UT-Austin

2010 Newsweek's List of Top High Schools

Personally, I am not crazy about this list because all it measures is the number of advanced placement tests taken in relation to how many students are graduating. It does not matter how the students perform on these tests. Some of the schools, like the top 2 are selective schools - the cream of the crop kids.

So, for what it is worth, here's the list of just the Dallas area high schools:

Rank - School - (District)

1. Talented & Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD)
4. Science & Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)
14. North Hills Prep (charter in Irving)
36. Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
113. Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Dallas ISD)

153. Judge Sanders Public Service magnet (Dallas ISD)
170. Colleyville Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
217. Business & Management magnet (Dallas ISD)
243. McKinney (McKinney ISD)
255. J.J. Pearce (Richardson ISD)

288. Richardson (Richardson ISD)
298. W.T. White (Dallas ISD)
342. Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
353. Plano West (Plano ISD)
422. Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD)

449. R.L. Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
456. Coppell (Coppell ISD)
518. Keller (Keller ISD)
531. Southlake Carroll (Carroll ISD)
542. Garland (Garland ISD)

582. Plano Sr. (Plano ISD)
583. Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
628. Berkner (Richardson ISD)
639. Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD)
700. Wakeland (Frisco ISD)

788. Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)
825. McKinney North (McKinney ISD)
858. Plano East (Plano ISD)
871. Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
911. Centennial (Frisco ISD)

938. L.D. Bell (HEB ISD)
1004. Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
1057. Trinity (HEB ISD)
1104. Allen (Allen ISD)
1138. Central (Keller ISD)

1139. Frisco (Frisco ISD)
1253. Marcus (Lewisville ISD)
1393. Naaman Forest (Garland ISD)
1399. The Colony (Lewisville ISD)

Dallas Area Private Schools - Listed by Enrollment Size

This is from the 2009 Dallas Business Journal's Big Book of Lists and it ranks Dallas area private schools by enrollment - followed by additional schools I added that did not appear on the list.

Private Schools do not take the TAKS/STAAR tests.

The enrollment number is from the 2007-2008 school year.
The tuition number is from the 2008-2009 school year.

Enrollment - School - Tuition - Grade Levels
General Location - Comments

1) 1,500 - Trinity Christian Academy - $14,600 - K-12
North Addison - Very, very conservative school; great reputation; monied; had some negative publicity in 2004

2) 1,458 - Prestonwood Christian Academy - $15,095 - PK-12
West Plano - Conservative school; above average academics and sports; great facilities; attached to Prestonwood Baptist Church which has a huge membership and has a high profile

3) 1,243 - Greenhill School - $21,050 - PK-12
Southwest Addison - Excellent college prep school similar to prep schools up east; liberal; no uniforms; non-religious independent school

4) 1,200 - Parish Episcopal School - $18,325 - PK-12
Two campuses, both in Far North Dallas, but several miles apart. Good reputation.

5) 1,174 - Liberty Christian School - $13,500 - K-12
Argyle - Very good reputation; nice facilities; in an area where there are few other private school options

6) 1,140 - Episcopal School of Dallas - $21,750 - PK-12
Preston Hollow/North Dallas (two campuses, plus outdoor learning location) - The rich and famous have their kids here; great but not superior academics and good facilities and they are working on the sports; lots of wealth here; had some negative publicity in 2011

7) 1,125 - Fort Worth Country Day School - $15,700 - K-12
Southwest Ft. Worth - This has always been THE private school in Ft. Worth

8) 1,086 - Nolan Catholic High School - $10,925 - 9-12
East Ft. Worth

9) 1,043 - Bishop Lynch High School - $11,850 - 9-12
Northeast Dallas - Large, solid coed Catholic school; loves their sports; often the 2nd choice for kids who can't get into Ursuline or Jesuit, but it's not a bad option

10) 1,041 - The Hockaday School - $20,496 - PK-12
North Dallas - Very prestigious all girls school; one of the best private schools in the country; has boarding students from all over the world, plus day students

11) 1,030 - Jesuit College Preparatory School - $11,800 - 9-12
North Dallas - great Jesuit school; boys only

12) 963 - Trinity Valley School - $14,885 - K-12
Southwest Ft. Worth

13) 890 - St. Monica Catholic School - $8,535 - PK-8
North Dallas - largest K-8 Catholic school in Dallas; solid school; cheaper alternative than the more expensive private schools in North Dallas; they are very aggressive about making sure each child is ready for kindergarten and 1st grade and will retain or delay students if necessary

14) 865 - Temple Christian Schools - $5,620 - PK-12
Ft. Worth - Baptist. Homeschoolers can take 1-4 classes per semester for pro-rated tuition costs

15) 865 - The Oakridge School - $14,630 - PK-12
West Arlington/East Ft. Worth area

16) 840 - The Shelton School - $18,852 - PK-12
Far North Dallas - Students have documented learning disabilities such as dyslexia and ADHD; does not take kids with behavior problems; world's largest LD school; excellent school with well-trained teachers; has sports, theatre; lots of wealthy families.

17) 838 - St. Marks School of Texas - $22,874 - 1-12
North Dallas - Boys only; one of the best private schools in the country; great teachers, academics and facilities; seems to take boys who are old for their grades (boys who start first grade at age 7 and graduate at age 19); does not offer preschool or kindergarten

18) 820 - Prince of Peace Christian School - $10,750 - PK-12
North Carrollton - (not to be confused with Prince of Peace Catholic school in Plano); good school; very loyal families

19) 812 - Ursuline Academy - $12,900 - 9-12
North Dallas - all girls Catholic high school; very good; great facilities; benefits from having Melinda Gates (Bill's wife) as an alum

20) 803 - All Saints Episcopal School - $13,900 - K-12
West Ft. Worth

21) 711 - Pantego Christian Academy - $9,445 - PK-12
Arlington and Mansfield 

22) 680 - Dallas Christian Academy - $11,100 - PK-12
Mesquite - Pretty good reputation; best private school in that part of town

23) 677 - St. Rita Catholic School - $7,500 - K-8
North Dallas, same campus as Jesuit - very well-regarded; wealthy

24) 670 - First Baptist Academy - $11,175 - PK-12
Downtown Dallas - many students have parents who work downtown; urban city feel to the campus; conservative Southern Baptist; 10% of students learning disabled

25) 600 - Good Shepherd Episcopal School - $13,308 - PK-8
North Dallas - well-regarded solid school

26) 575 - Pope John Paul II High School - $11,500 - 9-12
Plano - has never been at full capacity; education and facilities seem to be pretty good; only private school to participate in (and win) Academic Decathlon

27) 570 - Legacy Christian Academy - $10,700 - PK-12
Frisco

28) 525 - St. Alcuin Montessori School - $17,866 - PK-8
North Dallas - great school

29) 525 - Dallas International School - $15,400 - PK-12
North Dallas - mostly taught in French, but also teaches in Spanish and English with Chinese added in 6th grade

30) 521 - St. Patrick Catholic School - $4,200 - PK-8
Lake Highlands - good, not great

31) 500 - DeSoto Private School - $4,528 - PK-6
DeSoto

32) 500 - St. John's Episcopal School - $12,280 - PK-8
East Dallas - pretty good school

33) 485 - Carrollton Christian Academy - $10,675 - PK-12
Carrollton

34) American Heritage Academy, Carrollton - closed after 2008-2009 school year

35) 445 - Ann and Nate Levine Academy - $17,510 - PK-8
Far North Dallas - Jewish; good school

36) 438 - McKinney Christian Academy - $10,225 - PK-12
McKinney

37) 432 - Lake Country Christian School - $8,660 - PK-12
Fort Worth

38) 422 - Lamplighter - $16,700 - PK-4
North Dallas - excellent school; feeds into the other elite private schools; wealthy families

39) 414 - St. Maria Goretti Catholic School - $5,298 - PK-8
Arlington

40) 413 - The Highlands School - $10,900 - PK-12
Irving - Run by the controversial Legionaries of Christ Catholic order; single gender classes from 4-12th grades; mediocre, but adequate academics; pretty school setting; very conservative

41) 405 - Christ the King Catholic School - $9,350 - K-8
University Park area - good school; wealthy families

42) 400 - Lakehill Preparatory School - $14,453 - K-12
East Dallas/Lakewood - good school; non-religious

43) 375 - St. Pius Catholic School - $3,900 - K-8
East Dallas

44) 355 - Lakeland Christian Academy - $4,700 - K-9 (adding high school)
Lewisville

45) 344 - Cistercian Preparatory School - $15,100 - 5th-12th
Irving - boys only; really great school; seems to accept scholar/athletes mostly; Catholic; extremely competitive admissions; probably the best private school in the Dallas area

46) 340 - Akiba Academy - $15,950 - PK-8
North Dallas - Jewish; good reputation; same campus as Yavneh Academy, the Jewish high school

47) 334 - Burton Adventist Academy - $7,450 - PK-12
Arlington - Seventh-Day Adventist

48) 337 - The Covenant School - $13,000 - K-12
North Dallas

49) 310 - St. John's the Apostle Catholic School - $6,438 - PK-8
North Richland Hills

50) 306 - The Canterbury Episcopal School - $10,550 - K-12
DeSoto - one of the better private schools in the southern half of Dallas


Notable omissions (not all schools provide info to DBJ)

Bishop Dunne Catholic School - grades 6-12, coed, South Dallas, $11,000

Cambridge School of Dallas - grades 6-12, co-ed, North Dallas, classical Christian education with motivated students

Coram Deo Academy - 3 campuses - Dallas, Flower Mound, Carrollton - PK-12 - classical Christian education; full or part-time students (the part-timers are homeschoolers who come to school 3 days a week); about 1,000 students between the 3 campuses with Flower Mound being the largest with about 660; challenging curriculum

Canyon Creek Christian Academy - Richardson - Baptist - 530 students - PK-12 - about $9,000 - been around since the 1970s - generally well-regarded

Yavneh Academy - North Dallas - Modern Orthodox Jewish high school, co-ed, attracts Jewish students of all affiliations; growing fast; about $21,000

Fairhill School - Far North Dallas - grades 1-12 - 235 students - for students with learning disabilities - college prep - about $14,000

The Dallas Academy - White Rock lake area - grades 3-12 - about 143 students - for students with learning disabilities - 80-90% of students go on to college; about $16,000

Oak Hill Academy - North Dallas - grades PK-12 - for students with learning disabilities, they also seem to take some kids with bi-polar. The school has two tracks, one for college bound kids and one for non-college bound kids - about $15,000

Our Redeemer Lutheran School - North Dallas - PK-6 - 140 students

Dallas Lutheran School - North Dallas - 7-12th grades - about $12,000; seems to attract students looking for a smaller school environment

Zion Lutheran School - Northeast Dallas - PK-8th grades

All Saints Catholic School - Far North Dallas - K-8 - about $7,000 - the school is several miles away from the church - well-regarded school - school holds 400 students

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School - East Dallas - K-8 - about 870 students - about $5,500 - very popular school, very popular Catholic Parish, beautiful church, school is a bit spread out, but nearby

Prince of Peace Catholic School - West Plano - PK-8 - about $6,000 - very popular Catholic school - not to be confused with Prince of Peace Christian School

St. Mark's Catholic School - Central Plano - PK-8 - about $4,800 to $7,500 - well regarded school; not be confused with St. Mark's School of Texas

Notre Dame School - near Uptown area of Dallas - for students ages 6-21 who have mild to moderate mental disabilities such as Down Syndrome

Bending Oaks - Northeast Dallas - grades 8-12 - college like scheduling - 6-8 students per class, 50% of students have learning disabilities; also attracts creative type kids who don't like traditional schooling; 95% of graduates attend college, famous graduate - Lance Armstrong

Newfound School - Carrollton - PK-12 - for students with behavior and learning issues such as High Functioning Autism, Asperger's, PDD, Emotional and Behavior issues, LD, ADHD, bipolar, $16,000-19,000

St. Anthony School - Carrollton - K-12 - therapeutic school for students with high-functioning Autism, ADHD, LD, PDD, Sensory issues, bi-polar, anxiety, school phobia - about $18,000

Grace Academy - North Dallas - PK-6 - Christian - $6,000-9,200

Spring Creek Academy for the Gifted, Talented and Highly Motivated - Plano - K-12 - for students who are high level athletes, professional actors, dancers, or musicians who need a flexible school schedule due to training and traveling and missing school - has a lot of high-ranking gymnasts as students

White Rock North School - Lake Highlands area - infants to 6th grade

Hillier School of Highland Park - Highland Park - grades 1-8 - for students with learning disabilities

The Highlander School - Lake Highlands area - PK-6th grade - about 200 students - a Carden curriculum school - many parents use this school rather than the local public elementary schools (as they are hit or miss in that part of town) and then go to public school starting at 7th grade

Kessler School - North Oak Cliff/Kessler Park area - PK-5th grade - about $8,500

Preston Hollow Presbyterian School - Preston Hollow/North Dallas - K-6 - 118 students - for students with learning disabilities

Providence Christian School of Texas - North Dallas - PK-8 - 435 students - pre-school and kindergarten are part-time (called Enrichment) - classical Christian education - about $12,000

The Westwood School - Far North Dallas - PK-12 upper school is new - an IB World School, Montessori school - about $11,000-16,000

Willow Bend Academy - Plano and Lewisville - meets 4 hours a day. Good for students who have other things to do like competitive sports or music or are child actors or models or travel a lot with their families. Also good for students who don't like school in general. Self-paced classes on the computer. You can also use this school as supplemental to other schooling to make up credits or enhance homeschooling - about $9,000 for full time.

Bridge Builder Academy - Plano - all teaching is done 1 on 1 by certified teachers in the student's home. They do have one classroom in Plano. Can handle regular ed students as well as those with disabilities such as ADHD, LD, PDD and autism - about $21,000.

Yorktown Education - Plano - Individualized learning, non-competitive, happy and quiet environment with flexible scheduling, advanced students can work ahead, grades 6-12 - $9,000

Vanguard Preparatory School - Far North Dallas - serves children with social, emotional and learning differences. Therapeutic program. PK-12

Crossroads Academy - Cedar Hill - independent school for gifted, average, slow learner or learning disabled students, small class sizes, seems to have a disproportionate number of seniors which means students are transferring there from public school to avoid the state's exit tests, so this would be a good option for those who struggle with the state-mandated tests. Also offers high school diploma programs for homeschoolers and adults. $4,050.00 Grades 1-12

Holy Cross Catholic School - Frisco - PK3-5th grade (eventually will go to 8th grade). $6,700-$9,100.

Fusion Academy - Plano and Dallas - opened Fall 2014. 6th-12th grades. All classes are 1-on-1. Good for students who have LD's, need special attention, have professional careers, want to get through school faster. Middle school $35,000. High school $42,000. These are tuitions for full time students, but there is also the option to just take a class or two. No homework. Therapeutic support.

St. Philip's School and Community Center - South Dallas. PK3-6th grade. Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. Member of the Independent Schools Association.

St. Philip's Academy - Frisco. Episcopal. K-3rd and adding a grade every year. About $10,000.

...and believe it or not, there are even more private schools in the Dallas area!

Children at Risk - 2010 High School Rankings

Children at Risk is a non-profit group that ranks public schools in Texas. I have posted the list for middle schools and elementary schools already. This is the list of rankings of Dallas-Ft. Worth area high schools.

Dallas rank - School (District) - State rank

1 - Science & Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD) - 1
2 - Talented & Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD) - 2
3 - Health Professions magnet (Dallas ISD) - 5
4 - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD) - 7
5 - Public Services magnet (Dallas ISD) - 10

6 - Business & Management magnet (Dallas ISD) - 13
7 - Education & Social Services magnet (Dallas ISD) - 21
8 - Booker T. Washington Performing & Visual Arts magnet (Dallas ISD) - 27
9 - Plano West (Plano ISD) - 27
10 - FW Academy of Fine Arts (charter) - 29

11 - Coppell (Coppell ISD) - 31
12 - Heritage (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 34
13 - Plano Sr. (Plano ISD) - 36
14 - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD) - 38
15 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 46

16 - Allen (Allen ISD) - 54
17 - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD) - 55
18 - Argyle (Argyle ISD) - 57
19 - Keller (Keller ISD) - 66
20 - Plano East (Plano ISD) - 68

21 - Marcus (Lewisville ISD) - 71
22 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD) - 85
23 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 91
24 - Martin (Arlington ISD) - 95
25 - Poteet (Mesquite ISD) - 100

26 - Trinity (HEB ISD) - 108
27 - Celina (Celina ISD) - 114
28 - Richardson (Richardson ISD) - 116
29 - Bell (HEB ISD) - 117
30 - Prosper (Prosper ISD) - 121

31 - North (McKinney ISD) - 129
32 - Garland (Garland ISD) - 147
33 - McKinney (McKinney ISD) - 148
34 - Trimble (Ft. Worth ISD) - 149
35 - Berkner (Richardson ISD) - 150

36 - Centennial (Frisco ISD) - 155
37 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD) - 160
38 - Rowlett (Garland ISD) - 164
39 - Wylie (Wylie ISD) - 168
40 - The Academy (Irving ISD) - 173

41 - Grandview (Grandview ISD) - 175
42 - Paschal (Ft. Worth ISD) - 202
43 - Lone Oak (Lone Oak ISD) - 227
44 - Frisco (Frisco ISD) - 236
45 - Crandall (Crandall ISD) - 242

46 - Krum (Krum ISD) - 259
47 - Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 260
48 - Horn (Mesquite ISD) - 261
49 - Maypearl (Maypearl ISD) - 288
50 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD) - 294

51 - Wolfe City (Wolfe City ISD) - 302
52 - Middle College (Dallas ISD) - 303
53 - Aubrey (Aubrey ISD) - 321
54 - Sachse (Garland ISD) - 325
55 - Caddo Mills (Caddo Mills ISD) - 328

56 - Bland (Bland ISD) - 332
57 - North Crowley (Crowley ISD) - 335
58 - Mabank (Mabank ISD) - 355
59 - Lewisville (Lewisville ISD) - 357
60 - Summit (Mansfield ISD) - 358

61 - Midlothian (Midlothian ISD) - 362
62 - Italy (Italy ISD) - 376
63 - North Garland (Garland ISD) - 380
64 - Ponder (Ponder ISD) - 384
65 - Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) - 388

66 - Commerce (Commerce ISD) - 403
67 - Central (Keller ISD) - 404
68 - Mansfield (Mansfield ISD) - 416
69 - Skyline (Dallas ISD) - 418
70 - A+ Academy (charter) - 425

71 - North Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 438
72 - Waxahachie (Waxahachie ISD) - 444
73 - Birdville (Birdville ISD) - 445
74 - Boles (Boles ISD) - 456
75 - Campbell (Campbell ISD) - 462

76 - Forney (Forney ISD) - 466
77 - Richland (Birdville ISD) - 476
78 - Royse City (Royse City ISD) - 478
79 - Joshua (Joshua ISD) - 479
80 - Ryan (Denton ISD) - 481

81 - Sanger (Sanger ISD) - 485
82 - Denton (Denton ISD) - 491
83 - South Garland (Garland ISD) - 494
84 - WT White (Dallas ISD) - 498
85 - Ranchview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 503

86 - Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 512
87 - Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 522
88 - Arlington (Arlington ISD) - 531
89 - Celeste (Celeste ISD) - 534
90 - Princeton (Princeton ISD) - 535

91 - Lake Dallas (Lake Dallas ISD) - 546
92 - Blue Ridge (Blue Ridge ISD) - 549
93 - Rio Vista (Rio Vista ISD) - 554
94 - Little Elm (Little Elm ISD) - 569
95 - Burleson (Burleson ISD) - 576

96 - Naaman Forest (Garland ISD) - 585
97 - Boswell (Eagle Saginaw ISD) - 586
98 - Northwest (Northwest ISD) - 589
99 - Ennis (Ennis ISD) - 597
100 - Azle (Azle ISD) - 610

101 - S. Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 611
102 - Melissa (Melissa ISD) - 623
103 - Carter-Riverside (Ft. Worth ISD) - 637
104 - Timberview (Mansfield ISD) - 646
105 - Smith (Keene ISD) - 648

106 - Red Oak (Red Oak ISD) - 651
107 - Ferris (Ferris ISD) - 669
108 - West Mesquite (Mesquite ISD) - 670
109 - Kennedale (Kennedale ISD) - 673
110 - Bowie (Arlington ISD) - 687

111 - Crowley (Crowley ISD) - 692
112 - Pilot Point (Pilot Point ISD) - 698
113 - Nimitz (Irving ISD) - 702
114 - Scurry-Rosser (Scurry-Rosser ISD) - 712
115 - Cleburne (Cleburne ISD) - 719

116 - Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill ISD) - 725
117 - Lamar (Arlington ISD) - 736
118 - Southwest (Ft. Worth ISD) - 738
119 - Arlington Heights (Ft. Worth ISD) - 761
120 - Terrell (Terrell ISD) - 762

121 - Lakeview Centennial (Garland ISD) - 767
122 - Macarthur (Irving ISD) - 772
123 - Brewer (White Settlement ISD) - 777
124 - Western Hills (Ft. Worth ISD) - 785
125 - Seguin (Arlington ISD) - 787

126 - Diamond Hill-Jarvis (Ft. Worth ISD) - 791
127 - Everman (Everman ISD) - 794
128 - Molina (Dallas ISD) - 812
129 - Lake Worth (Lake Worth ISD) - 819
130 - Kaufman (Kaufman ISD) - 824

131 - Halton (Birdville ISD) - 833
132 - Godley (Godley ISD) - 841
133 - Lincoln Humanities/Comm magnet (Dallas ISD) - 854
134 - Castleberry (Castleberry ISD) - 855
135 - DeSoto (DeSoto ISD) - 859

136 - Community (Community ISD) - 861
137 - North Side (Ft. Worth ISD) - 863
138 - Kemp (Kemp ISD) - 872
139 - Farmersville (Farmersville ISD) - 877
140 - Irving (Irving ISD) - 882

141 - Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD) - 886
142 - Greenville (Greenville ISD) - 899
143 - Adamson (Dallas ISD) - 901
144 - Venus (Venus ISD) - 906
145 - Lancaster (Lancaster ISD) - 917

146 - Palmer (Palmer ISD) - 922
147 - Carter (Dallas ISD) - 925
148 - Dunbar (Ft. Worth ISD) - 928
149 - Thomas Jefferson (Dallas ISD) - 929
150 - South Hills (Ft. Worth ISD) - 932

151 - Bryan Adams (Dallas ISD) - 934
152 - Seqgoville (Dallas ISD) - 935
153 - Alvarado (Alvarado ISD) - 954
154 - Hillcrest (Dallas ISD) - 956
155 - Madison (Dallas ISD) - 964

156 - Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD) - 965
157 - Houston (Arlington ISD) - 984
158 - Sunset (Dallas ISD) - 985
159 - Ford (Quinlan ISD) - 989
160 - Duncanville (Duncanville ISD) - 993

161 - North Dallas (Dallas ISD) - 994
162 - Wyatt (Dallas ISD) - 996
163 - South Oak Cliff (Dallas ISD) - 997
164 - Polytechnic (Ft. Worth ISD) - 1000
165 - Kimball (Dallas ISD) - 1002

166 - Smith (Dallas ISD) - 1003
167 - Eastern Hills (Ft. Worth ISD) - 1006
168 - Samuell (Dallas ISD) - 1014
169 - Roosevelt (Dallas ISD) - 1016
170 - Pinkston (Dallas ISD) - 1018

Here is a link to the methodology used to determine the rankings:

Children at Risk 2010 Middle School Rankings for Dallas area schools

Children at Risk is a non-profit group that ranks schools based on 10 things including TAKS commended rates, attendance rates, retention rates and other things. Below is the rankings for Dallas area schools. Children at Risk ranks Dallas and Ft. Worth area schools together, but below is just the Dallas area schools, so there will be some numbers missing. Those missing schools are more Ft. Worth area schools.

Dallas rank - School (District) - State Rank

1 - Travis Vanguard (Dallas ISD) - 1
2 - Rice (Plano ISD) - 5
3 - Dealey (Dallas ISD) - 6
4 - Environmental Science (Dallas ISD) - 7
5 - Fowler (Frisco ISD) - 9

6 - Dawson (Carroll ISD) - 11
7 - Highland Park Middle (Highland Park ISD) - 14
8 - Rangel Women's (Dallas ISD) - 15
9 - Griffin (Frisco ISD) - 16
10 - Austin Academy (Garland ISD) - 20

11 - Coppell West (Coppell ISD) - 21
12 - McKamy (Lewisville ISD) - 23
13 - Clark (Frisco ISD) - 24
14 - Coppell East (Coppell ISD) - 25
15 - Schimelpfenig (Plano ISD) - 32

16 - Parkhill (Richardson ISD) - 36
17 - Robinson (Plano ISD) - 37
18 - Carroll (Carroll ISD) - 38
19 - Downing (Lewisville ISD) - 39
20 - Renner (Plano ISD) - 42

21 - Coppell North (Coppell ISD) - 44
22 - Sloan Creek (Lovejoy ISD) - 45
23 - Ereckson (Allen ISD) - 48
24 - Killian (Lewisville ISD) - 50
25 - Shadow Ridge (Lewisville ISD) - 55

27 - Hendrick (Plano ISD) - 64
28 - Lamar (Lewisville ISD) - 65
29 - Pioneer Heritage (Frisco ISD) - 67
30 - Ford (Allen ISD) - 69
31 - Dowell (McKinney ISD) - 72

32 - Briarhill (Lewisville ISD) - 81
33 - Arbor Creek (Lewisville ISD) - 84
34 - Longfellow (Dallas ISD) - 85
35 - Brandenburg (Garland ISD) - 86
36 - Sunnyvale (Sunnyvale ISD) - 89

37 - Murphy (Plano ISD) - 91
38 - Forestwood (Lewisville ISD) - 92
39 - Keller (Keller ISD) - 93
40 - Peak (charter) - 102
42 - Wester (Frisco ISD) - 104

43 - North Hills (charter) - 105
44 - Blalack (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 106
45 - Frankford (Plano ISD) - 109
46 - Indian Springs (Keller ISD) - 110
47 - Colleyville (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 114

48 - Cross Timbers (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 115
49 - Harwood (HEB ISD) - 120
51 - Roach (Frisco ISD) - 123
52 - Creek Valley (Lewisville ISD) - 125
53 - Rogers (Prosper ISD) - 126

54 - Haggard (Plano ISD) - 136
55 - Stone Montessori (Dallas ISD) - 139
56 - Terry (Mesquite ISD) - 141
57 - Staley (Frisco ISD) - 144
58 - Wilson (Plano ISD) - 150

59 - Apollo (Richardson ISD) - 152
60 - West (Richardson ISD) - 161
61 - Westwood (Richardson ISD) - 162
62 - Cain (Rockwall ISD) - 164
64 - Curtis (Allen ISD) - 169

66 - Evans (McKinney ISD) - 181
67 - Bedford (HEB ISD) - 182
69 - North (Richardson ISD) - 189
70 - Faubion (McKinney ISD) - 190
72 - Greiner Exploratory Arts (Dallas ISD) - 215

73 - Durham (Lewisville ISD) - 216
74 - Bailey (Arlington ISD) - 222
75 - Melissa (Melissa ISD) - 224
76 - Walker (Dallas ISD) - 231
78 - Central (HEB ISD) - 233

79 - Polk (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 244
80 - Seale (Midlothian ISD) - 247
81 - Williams (Rockwall ISD) - 253
82 - Argyle (Argyle ISD) - 260
84 - Webb (Garland ISD) - 264

85 - Walnut Grove (Midlothian ISD) - 265
86 - Boles (Arlington ISD) - 266
87 - Crandall (Crandall ISD) - 277
88 - Hillwood (Keller ISD) - 278
89 - Reagan (Grand Prairie ISD) - 283

90 - Universal Academy-Flower Mound (charter) - 289
91 - Bush (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 291
92 - Kimbrough (Mesquite ISD) - 304
93 - McMath (Denton ISD) - 308
94 - Krum (Krum ISD) - 331

95 - Ferguson (Arlington ISD) - 337
96 - Blue Ridge (Blue Ridge ISD) - 340
97 - Celina (Celina ISD) - 345
98 - Johnson (McKinney ISD) - 349
99 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD) - 353

100 - Selz (Pilot Point ISD) - 354
101 - Celeste (Celeste ISD) - 363
103 - Bowman (Plano ISD) - 370
104 - Kipp (charter) - 374
105 - Young (Arlington ISD) - 380

106 - Crownover (Denton ISD) - 381
107 - Wester (Mansfield ISD) - 384
108 - Jackson (Garland ISD) - 385
111 - Travis (Irving ISD) - 401
112 - Howard (Mansfield ISD) - 409

113 - Lamar (Irving ISD) - 416
114 - Hudson (Garland ISD) - 417
115 - Lake Dallas (Lake Dallas ISD) - 420
116 - Hedrick (Lewisville ISD) - 426
117 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD) - 430

118 - Austin (Irving ISD) - 434
119 - Trinity Springs (Keller ISD) - 441
120 - Hurst (HEB ISD) - 442
121 - Perry (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 444
122 - Universal Academy (charter) - 448

124 - Fossil Hill (Keller ISD) - 455
125 - Cooper (Wylie ISD) - 457
126 - Delay (Lewisville ISD) - 460
127 - Aubrey (Aubrey ISD) - 466
128 - Huffines (Lewisville ISD) - 468

129 - Marsh (Dallas ISD) - 474
130 - Carpenter (Plano ISD) - 481
132 - Sellers (Garland ISD) - 502
133 - Anna (Anna ISD) - 515
135 - Byrd (Duncanville ISD) - 543

136 - McMillan (Wylie ISD)
137 - Lang (Dallas ISD)
138 - Westlake (charter) - 570
140 - Schrade (Garland ISD) - 585
141 - Berry (Mesquite ISD) - 587

143 - Lakeview (Lewisville ISD) - 604
144 - Forest Meadow (Richardson ISD) - 610
145 - Spence (Dallas ISD) - 629
148 - Long (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 651
151 - Field (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD) - 696

153 - Ousley (Arlington ISD) - 698
154 - Liberty (Richardson ISD) - 701
157 - De Zavala (Irving ISD) - 734
158 - Shackelford (Arlington ISD) - 743
159 - Vanston (Mesquite ISD) - 749

160 - Strickland (Denton ISD) - 755
161 - Houston (Irving ISD) - 774
162 - Euless (HEB ISD) - 775
163 - Coyle (Garland ISD) - 780
168 - Armstrong (Plano ISD) - 789

169 - Calhoun (Denton ISD) - 790
171 - St. Anthony (charter) - 814
173 - Clark (Princeton ISD) - 825
174 - Agnew (Mesquite ISD) - 842
175 - Lakeside (Little Elm ISD) - 856

177 - Brown (Forney ISD) - 868
178 - Crockett (Irving ISD) - 870
179 - Gaston (Dallas ISD) - 883
180 - Griffin (Lewisville ISD) - 897
182 - Coble (Mansfield ISD) - 904

183 - Burnett (Wylie ISD) - 905
186 - Navo (Denton ISD) - 944
187 - School of Liberal Arts and Science (Charter) - 946
188 - Education Center-Lewisville (charter) - 954
189 - Nichols (Arlington ISD) - 957

190 - Adams (Grand Prairie ISD) - 959
191 - Jones (Mansfield ISD) - 964
192 - Atwell Law (Dallas ISD) - 965
194 - Barnett (Arlington ISD) - 987
195 - Wilkinson (Mesquite ISD) - 995

199 - Life School-Oak Cliff (charter) - 1017
200 - Inspired Vision (charter) - 1031
201 - Lyles (Garland ISD) - 1034
202 - Permenter (Cedar Hill ISD) - 1041
203 - Coleman (Cedar Hill ISD) - 1047

204 - Life School-Red Oak (charter) - 1051
205 - Worley (Mansfield ISD) - 1075
206 - Franklin (Dallas ISD) - 1095
208 - A+ Academy (charter) - 1103
211 - Gunn (Arlington ISD) - 1112

212 - McDonald (Arlington ISD) - 1116
213 - Reed (Duncanville ISD) - 1122
214 - Zumwalt (Dallas ISD) - 1124
216 - Truman (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1163
217 - New Middle (Mesquite ISD) - 1171

219 - Royse City (Royse City ISD) - 1182
221 - East (DeSoto ISD) - 1187
223 - O'Banion (Garland ISD) - 1198
224 - Greenville (Greenville ISD) - 1203
225 - Jackson (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1205

226 - Kennemer (Duncanville ISD) - 1208
230 - Red Oak (Red Oak ISD) - 1228
231 - Long (Dallas ISD) - 1239
232 - Bowie (Irving ISD) - 1243
233 - Sanger (Sanger ISD) - 1249

234 - Bussey (Garland ISD) - 1250
236 - Houston (Garland ISD) - 1274
242 - Rusk (Dallas ISD) - 1309
243 - Ennis (Ennis ISD) - 1310
244 - Tasby (Dallas ISD) - 1313

246 - Kennedy (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1322
247 - Hood (Dallas ISD) - 1324
249 - Arnold (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1333
251 - Furlough (Terrell ISD) - 1373
252 - Quintanilla (Dallas ISD) - 1375

253 - McCowan (DeSoto ISD) - 1384
254 - Anderson (Dallas ISD) - 1385
256 - Stockard (Dallas ISD) - 1399
257 - West (DeSoto ISD) - 1400
259 - Education Center-Little Elm (charter) - 1409

260 - Workman (Arlington ISD) - 1412
263 - Golden Rule (charter) - 1421
265 - Carter (Arlington ISD) - 1428
267 - Hutcheson (Arlington ISD) - 1440
268 - Gateway (charter) - 1448

269 - Browne (Dallas ISD) - 1449
270 - Garcia (Dallas ISD) - 1451
271 - Thompson (Quinlan ISD) - 1464
274 - Edison (Dallas ISD) - 1474
276 - Dade (Dallas ISD) - 1493

278 - Lee (Grand Prairie ISD) - 1496
279 - Seagoville (Dallas ISD) - 1498
282 - Hill (Dallas ISD) - 1517
284 - Lancaster (Lancaster ISD) - 1536
286 - Eagle Advantage (charter) - 1549

289 - Education Center-Denton (charter) - 1573
290 - Education Center International (charter) - 1580
291 - Hulcy (Dallas ISD) - 1585
292 - Academy of Dallas (charter) - 1593
295 - Phoenix (charter) - 1614

296 - Quest (charter) - 1623
297 - Florence (Dallas ISD) - 1626
298 - Holmes Humanity (Dallas ISD) - 1628
299 - Jackson (Dallas ISD) - 1634
300 - Pinnacle (charter) - 1635

302 - Treetops (charter) - 1644
304 - Comstock (Dallas ISD) - 1663
305 - Storey (Dallas ISD) - 1664
306 - Cary (Dallas ISD) - 1674
308 - Education Center-The Colony (charter) - 1718

The complete list can be seen here (pdf file):
http://www.childrenatrisk.org//cmsFiles/Files/Greater%20Dallas%20Middle%20School%20Rankings%202010.pdf

Here's the website for the Children at Risk:
http://www.childrenatrisk.org/childrenatrisk.cfm?a=cms,c,814,3