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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Dallas County, Texas, drawn from 121 qualifying public middle schools. JOHN LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT O W HOLMES leads the list at 100%, against a median of 85.5% 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

121

Dallas County, Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

85.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	JOHN LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT O W HOLMES	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	324	100%
2	FRANCISCO PANCHO MEDRANO J H	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	669	99.9%
3	SAM TASBY MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	752	99.2%
4	BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	599	99.2%
5	BARBARA M MANNS MIDDLE DAEP	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	100	99.0%
6	PIEDMONT GLOBAL ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	692	98.6%
7	E B COMSTOCK MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	599	98.5%
8	DR FREDERICK DOUGLASS TODD SR MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	427	98.4%
9	KIPP TRUTH ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	440	98.2%
10	YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FRED F FLORENCE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	467	98.1%
11	T W BROWNE MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	491	97.8%
12	BOUDE STOREY MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	379	97.6%
13	WEST DALLAS J H	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	353	97.5%
14	JUDGE LOUIS A BEDFORD JR LAW ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	509	97.4%
15	THOMAS C MARSH MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	445	97.3%
16	L V STOCKARD MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	728	97.3%
17	HECTOR P GARCIA MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	621	97.1%
18	ZAN WESLEY HOLMES JR MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	570	97.0%
19	DR FREDERICK HAYNES III GLOBAL PREP AT PAUL QUINN	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	232	96.6%
20	ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	1,010	96.5%
21	HAROLD WENDELL LANG SR MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	740	96.1%
22	YOUNG WOMEN'S STEAM ACADEMY AT BALCH SPRINGS MIDDL	BALCH SPRINGS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	751	95.9%
23	ROYCE WEST LEADERSHIP SCHOOL	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	578	95.2%
24	RAUL QUINTANILLA SR MIDDLE STEAM ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	556	95.1%
25	W H GASTON MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	757	94.7%
26	IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	292	94.2%
27	THOMAS J RUSK MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	373	94.1%
28	BUSSEY MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	753	93.6%
29	KIPP DESTINY MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	253	93.3%
30	D A HULCY STEAM MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	400	93.3%
31	JAMES FANNIN MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	516	93.2%
32	O'BANION MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	784	92.7%
33	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED & GIFTED IN PLEASANT GROVE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	385	92.7%
34	SEAGOVILLE MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	1,063	92.6%
35	ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	762	92.4%
36	EWELL D WALKER MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	577	92.2%
37	WILKINSON MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	655	91.5%
38	W E GREINER EXPLORATORY ARTS ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	1,116	90.9%
39	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATORY ACAD	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	808	90.8%
40	ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	486	90.7%
41	AUSTIN MIDDLE	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	716	90.6%
42	UPLIFT HEIGHTS PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	448	90.6%
43	SAM HOUSTON MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	775	89.8%
44	UPLIFT WILLIAMS PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	532	89.5%
45	WEBB MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	989	89.2%
46	BOWIE MIDDLE	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	730	89.0%
47	DIGITAL ARTS & TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY AT ADAMS MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	542	88.9%
48	IDEA A W BROWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY	DALLAS, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	151	88.7%
49	LYLES COLLEGIATE MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	869	88.5%
50	ST ANTHONY SCHOOL	DALLAS, TX	ST ANTHONY SCHOOL	Middle	116	87.9%

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