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The highest-poverty public high schools in Dallas County, Texas

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Dallas County, Texas, drawn from 107 qualifying public high schools. Dallas County Juvenile Justice leads the list at 100%, against a median of 81.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

107

Dallas County, Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

81.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Dallas County Juvenile Justice	DALLAS, TX	ACADEMY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE	High	139	100%
2	Inspired Vision Academy Secondary	DALLAS, TX	INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY	High	558	99.5%
3	Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff	DALLAS, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	High	523	99.4%
4	W H Adamson High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,353	98.7%
5	A+ Secondary School	DALLAS, TX	A+ ACADEMY	High	790	98.2%
6	Wilmer-Hutchins High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	921	97.9%
7	South Oak Cliff High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,560	97.9%
8	Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	720	97.6%
9	Thomas Jefferson High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,516	97.6%
10	Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School	DALLAS, TX	GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY	High	196	97.4%
11	James Madison High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	349	97.1%
12	Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	580	96.9%
13	H Grady Spruce High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,370	96.4%
14	Emmett J Conrad High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,321	96.4%
15	W W Samuell High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,709	95.7%
16	Dr L G Pinkston Sr High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,264	95.3%
17	Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt View	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	474	94.7%
18	Sunset High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	2,164	93.5%
19	KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy	BALCH SPRINGS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	618	93.4%
20	KIPP Oak Cliff Academy	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	340	93.2%
21	Moises E Molina High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	2,006	93.2%
22	Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	2,208	92.6%
23	Barbara M Manns H S DAEP	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	148	92.6%
24	Skyline High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	3,837	92.2%
25	Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	High	247	91.9%
26	Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	554	91.7%
27	Seagoville High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,786	91.3%
28	David W Carter High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,097	91.2%
29	North Dallas High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,300	91.1%
30	New Tech H S at B F Darrell High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	407	90.4%
31	S Garland High School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	High	2,001	90.1%
32	W T White High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	2,204	90.0%
33	Justin F Kimball High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,175	89.5%
34	Premier H S Mesquite	MESQUITE, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	103	89.3%
35	North Lake Early College High School	IRVING, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	291	87.6%
36	Dr Wright L Lassiter Jr Early College High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	293	86.7%
37	Uplift Wisdom Prep High School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	351	85.8%
38	Uplift Heights Healthcare Institute	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	497	85.3%
39	Uplift Williams Prep High School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	517	85.3%
40	Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	149	85.2%
41	Mesquite High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	2,294	85.0%
42	West Mesquite High School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	High	1,997	84.9%
43	Uplift Atlas Prep High School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	503	84.9%
44	Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	476	84.2%
45	Irving High School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	High	2,390	83.8%
46	School of Health Professions	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	497	83.7%
47	Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School	DESOTO, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	High	191	83.2%
48	Nimitz High School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	High	2,343	82.6%
49	Uplift Luna Prep High School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	High	472	82.4%
50	Hillcrest High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,572	82.4%

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