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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Dallas County, Texas

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Dallas County, Texas, drawn from 118 qualifying public middle schools. ILTEXAS LANCASTER MIDDLE leads the list at 16.3%, against a median of 37.0% 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

118

Dallas County, Texas

Best % Proficient

16.3%

Median % Proficient

37.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	ILTEXAS LANCASTER MIDDLE	LANCASTER, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Middle	83.9%	379	16.3%
2	BUSSEY MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	93.6%	753	21.2%
3	WISDOM PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	87.6%	493	21.6%
4	UPLIFT HEIGHTS PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	90.6%	448	22.0%
5	WEST DALLAS J H	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	97.5%	353	22.3%
6	BILLY EARL DADE MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	99.2%	599	23.5%
7	DR FREDERICK DOUGLASS TODD SR MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	98.4%	427	23.7%
8	GRACE R BRANDENBURG INT	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	84.9%	345	24.3%
9	KIPP TRUTH ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	98.2%	440	24.4%
10	YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FRED F FLORENCE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	98.1%	467	25.3%
11	JAMES FANNIN MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	93.2%	516	25.3%
12	LANCASTER MIDDLE	LANCASTER, TX	LANCASTER ISD	Middle	85.2%	908	25.7%
13	WILLIAM H BYRD MIDDLE	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	83.0%	517	25.8%
14	H BOB DANIEL SR INT	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	83.5%	443	25.9%
15	COYLE MIDDLE TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR MATH & SCIENCE	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	65.4%	956	26.3%
16	LIBERTY J H	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Middle	73.8%	549	26.5%
17	THOMAS C MARSH MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	97.3%	445	26.6%
18	LYLES COLLEGIATE MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	88.5%	869	27.0%
19	BESSIE COLEMAN MIDDLE	CEDAR HILL, TX	CEDAR HILL ISD	Middle	74.2%	488	27.1%
20	DESOTO WEST MIDDLE	DESOTO, TX	DESOTO ISD	Middle	59.7%	370	27.7%
21	HAROLD WENDELL LANG SR MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	96.1%	740	27.8%
22	GLENN C HARDIN INT	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	84.1%	508	28.8%
23	UPLIFT ATLAS PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	87.4%	422	28.9%
24	UPLIFT LUNA PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	84.3%	591	29.1%
25	ANN RICHARDS STEAM ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	96.5%	1,010	29.1%
26	CURTISTENE S MCCOWAN MIDDLE	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	DESOTO ISD	Middle	78.5%	643	30.5%
27	THOMAS J RUSK MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	94.1%	373	30.8%
28	HARRY S TRUMAN MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	75.5%	428	31.1%
29	SAM HOUSTON MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	89.8%	775	31.3%
30	J HERMAN REED MIDDLE	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	83.0%	460	31.4%
31	IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	94.2%	292	31.5%
32	UPLIFT INFINITY PREP MIDDLE	IRVING, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	74.8%	357	31.6%
33	ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	81.1%	787	31.6%
34	DR FREDERICK HAYNES III GLOBAL PREP AT PAUL QUINN	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	96.6%	232	31.9%
35	ZAN WESLEY HOLMES JR MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	97.0%	570	32.5%
36	CROCKETT MIDDLE	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	87.4%	754	32.6%
37	PIEDMONT GLOBAL ACADEMY	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	98.6%	692	32.6%
38	LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS	Middle	85.5%	297	32.7%
39	VERNON SCHRADE MIDDLE	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	65.6%	697	32.9%
40	KIPP DESTINY MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	93.3%	253	33.1%
41	AUSTIN MIDDLE	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	90.6%	716	33.4%
42	E B COMSTOCK MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	98.5%	599	33.5%
43	DIGITAL ARTS & TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY AT ADAMS MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	88.9%	542	33.5%
44	YMLA AT JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	87.2%	382	33.6%
45	DR DON WOOLLEY MIDDLE	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	79.5%	1,037	33.7%
46	JOHN LEWIS SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AT O W HOLMES	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	100%	324	33.8%
47	LYLES MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	86.1%	295	34.1%
48	O'BANION MIDDLE	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	92.7%	784	34.1%
49	UPLIFT HAMPTON PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	83.5%	510	34.3%
50	COYLE MIDDLE	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	61.5%	273	34.6%

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