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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 School leads the list at 15.0%, against a median of 35.7% 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

15.0%

Median % Proficient

35.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Iltexas Lancaster Middle School	LANCASTER, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Middle	83.9%	379	15.0%
2	H Bob Daniel Sr Intermediate School	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	83.5%	443	21.8%
3	William H Byrd Middle School	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	83.0%	517	22.5%
4	Wisdom Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	87.6%	493	22.6%
5	West Dallas Junior High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	97.5%	353	23.1%
6	Bussey Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	93.6%	753	23.3%
7	Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	98.4%	427	23.4%
8	Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate School	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	84.9%	345	23.5%
9	KIPP Truth Academy	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	98.2%	440	23.7%
10	Desoto West Middle School	DESOTO, TX	DESOTO ISD	Middle	59.7%	370	23.8%
11	James Fannin Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	93.2%	516	24.6%
12	Lancaster Middle School	LANCASTER, TX	LANCASTER ISD	Middle	85.2%	908	25.7%
13	Uplift Heights Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	90.6%	448	25.7%
14	Bessie Coleman Middle School	CEDAR HILL, TX	CEDAR HILL ISD	Middle	74.2%	488	26.3%
15	Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F Florence	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	98.1%	467	26.4%
16	Lyles Collegiate Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	88.5%	869	27.3%
17	Liberty Junior High School	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	Middle	73.8%	549	27.3%
18	Thomas C Marsh Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	97.3%	445	27.6%
19	Curtistene S McCowan Middle School	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	DESOTO ISD	Middle	78.5%	643	28.8%
20	Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	96.1%	740	28.9%
21	Billy Earl Dade Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	99.2%	599	28.9%
22	J Herman Reed Middle School	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	83.0%	460	29.0%
23	Glenn C Hardin Intermediate School	DUNCANVILLE, TX	DUNCANVILLE ISD	Middle	84.1%	508	29.3%
24	Boude Storey Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	97.6%	379	29.4%
25	Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	87.4%	422	30.0%
26	Vernon Schrade Middle School	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	65.6%	697	30.4%
27	Sam Houston Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	89.8%	775	30.5%
28	Crockett Middle School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	87.4%	754	30.5%
29	Digital Arts & Technology Academy at Adams Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	88.9%	542	30.7%
30	Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	65.4%	956	30.9%
31	Ann Richards Steam Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	96.5%	1,010	31.0%
32	John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O W Holmes	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	100%	324	31.5%
33	Andrew Jackson Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	81.1%	787	31.5%
34	Royce West Leadership School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	95.2%	578	32.0%
35	Thomas J Rusk Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	94.1%	373	32.2%
36	Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	83.5%	510	32.4%
37	Austin Middle School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	90.6%	716	32.5%
38	La Academia De Estrellas Middle School	DALLAS, TX	LA ACADEMIA DE ESTRELLAS	Middle	85.5%	297	32.6%
39	Uplift Grand Prep Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	Middle	82.5%	446	32.7%
40	Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	97.0%	570	32.7%
41	Dr Don Woolley Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	Middle	79.5%	1,037	32.8%
42	Bowie Middle School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	Middle	89.0%	730	33.0%
43	KIPP Destiny Middle School	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	93.3%	253	33.1%
44	Ignite Middle at Jw Ray Learning Center	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	94.2%	292	33.1%
45	Polk Middle School	CARROLLTON, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	Middle	73.5%	974	33.2%
46	Ymla at John F Kennedy Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	87.2%	382	33.6%
47	O'Banion Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	92.7%	784	33.7%
48	Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	Middle	99.9%	669	33.8%
49	Harry S Truman Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	Middle	75.5%	428	33.8%
50	Lyles Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	Middle	86.1%	295	34.1%

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