Dallas ISD Specialty Schools/Programs - Applications vs. Seats Available 2017

This is from the paper copy of The Dallas Morning News dated 5-20-2017.

Dallas ISD has a variety of programs that require an application in order to be admitted. Some of the programs are more competitive than others. Below is a list of number of 2017 applicants and their 1st choice schools and the seats available in each program.

The Dallas Morning News ranked the programs by popularity or the percentage of applicants per seats available ("Percent filled"). If there were 75 seats available and 75 applicants, the percent filled would be 100%. If there were more applicants than seats, than the percentage would be over 100% and the schools would get to pick and choose which students to accept. If there were only a few applicants then not all of the seats would be filled and the percentage would be below 100%. The assumption would be all applicants would obtain seats because there would be no competition for the spots. Remaining seats could be filled by applicants who list the schools as 2nd or 3rd preference.

Program Types:
M - Magnet
T - Transformation (choice, but no performance testing)
CA - Collegiate Academy (dual credit programs)

% filled - School (Program Type) - # of Applicants/ Seats Available

1047% - Dealey Montessori elementary school (M) - 691/66
880% - Travis TAG middle school (M) - 88/10
654% - Mata Montessori (T) - 556/85
492% - Stone Montessori elementary school (M) - 256/52
390% - Irma Rangel girls only middle school (M) - 449/115

319% - Booker T Performing/Visual Arts (M) - 772/242
319% - TAG @ Townview (M) - 220/69
260% - Samuell (CA) - 325/125
239% - Thomas Jefferson (CA) - 299/125
235% - Travis TAG elementary school (M) - 235/100

231% - Solar Prep (T) - 203/88
230% - Health Professions @ Townview (M) - 357/155
226% - CityLab (T) - 226/100
220% - Hulcy (T) - 495/225
213% - Carter (CA) - 266/125

202% - Science/Engineering @ Townview (M) - 222/110
194% - Stone Montessori middle school (M) - 68/35
192% - Pinkston (CA) - 240/125
189% - Conrad (CA) - 236/125
184% - Environmental Science (M) - 386/210

182% - Kimball (CA) - 228/115
181% - IDEA (T) - 208/115
181% - WT White (CA) - 226/125
170% - Greiner Exploratory Arts (M) - 521/306
169% - Wilmer-Hutchins (CA) - 211/125

164% - Seagoville (CA) - 205/125
156% - Madison (CA) - 195/125
155% - Longfellow Career (M) - 265/171
150% - Roosevelt (CA) - 187/125
139% - Molina (CA) - 174/125

138% - Adamson (CA) - 173/125
131% - Obama boys only middle school (M) - 184/140
130% - Dealey Vanguard middle school (M) - 61/47
126% - Lincoln (CA) - 158/125
126% - Public Services @ Townview (M) - 176/140

121% - North Dallas (CA) - 151/125
120% - Starks MST Vanguard (M) - 53/44
111% - Business Management @ Townview (M) - 195/176
110% - Sunset (CA) - 138/125

110% - Bryan Adams (CA) - 138/125
110% - Hillcrest (CA) - 137/125
102% - South Oak Cliff (CA) - 127/125

Below schools do not receive enough 1st preference applicants to fill all seats

96% - Spruce (CA) - 120/125
87% - Lanier Expressive Arts (M) - 98/113
77% - OW Holmes Classical (M) - 77/100
65% - Education/Social Services @ Townview (M) - 65/100
63% - Spence TAG (M) - 76/121

60% - Irma Rangel girls only high school (M) - 28/47
56% - Skyline (M) - 573/1022
31% - Atwell Law (M) - 39/125
21% - Mark Twain Leadership (M) - 23/111
20% - Polk TAG (M) - 24/121

18% - Obama boys only high school (M) - 11/60
13% - Lincoln Humanities (M) - 11/85
2% - Seagoville Agriculture (M) - 2/100


Below is a list of just the Magnet schools listed by number of applicants who name the school as 1st choice

# Applicants - Magnet School - Available Seats

772 - Booker T. Performing/Visual Arts - 242
691 - Dealey Montessori elementary - 66
573 - Skyline - 1022
521 - Greiner Exploratory Arts - 306
449 - Rangel girls only middle - 115
386 - Environmental Science - 210
357 - Health Professions @ Townview - 155

265 - Longfellow Career - 171
256 - Stone Montessori elementary - 52
235 - Travis TAG elementary - 100
222 - Science/Engineering @ Townview - 110
220 - TAG @ Townview - 69
195 - Business Management @ Townview - 176
184 - Obama boys only middle - 140
176 - Public Services @ Townview - 140

98 - Lanier Expressive Arts - 113
88 - Travis TAG middle - 10
77 - OW Holmes Classical - 100
76 - Spence TAG - 121
68 - Stone Montessori middle - 35
65 - Education/Social Services @ Townview - 100
61 - Dealey Vanguard middle - 47
53 - Starks MST - 44

39 - Atwell Law - 125
28 - Rangel girls only high school - 47
24 - Polk TAG - 121
23 - Mark Twain Leadership - 111
11 - Obama boys only high school - 60
11 - Lincoln Humanities - 85
2 - Seagoville Agriculture - 100