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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 Junior High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	669	99.9%
3	Sam Tasby Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	752	99.2%
4	Billy Earl Dade Middle School	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 School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	599	98.5%
8	Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School	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 School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	491	97.8%
12	Boude Storey Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	379	97.6%
13	West Dallas Junior High School	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 School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	445	97.3%
16	L V Stockard Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	728	97.3%
17	Hector P Garcia Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	621	97.1%
18	Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle School	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 School	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 School	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 School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	373	94.1%
28	Bussey Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	753	93.6%
29	KIPP Destiny Middle School	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	253	93.3%
30	D A Hulcy Steam Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	400	93.3%
31	James Fannin Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	516	93.2%
32	O'Banion Middle School	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 School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	1,063	92.6%
35	Robert T Hill Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	762	92.4%
36	Ewell D Walker Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	577	92.2%
37	Wilkinson Middle School	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 Academy	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 School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	716	90.6%
42	Uplift Heights Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	448	90.6%
43	Sam Houston Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	775	89.8%
44	Uplift Williams Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	532	89.5%
45	Webb Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	989	89.2%
46	Bowie Middle School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	730	89.0%
47	Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School	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 School	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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