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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Dallas, Texas

Across Dallas, Texas, 52 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School leads the list at +34.0pp, against a median of +10.0pp 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
52
Dallas, Texas
Top 3-yr change
+34.0pp
Median 3-yr change
+10.0pp
MOST IMPROVED · DALLAS, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD5809.0%43.0%+34.0pp
2Highland Park High SchoolDALLAS, TXHIGHLAND PARK ISD2,11958.5%92.5%+34.0pp
3South Oak Cliff High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,56023.0%55.0%+32.0pp
4Citylab High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD15019.0%49.0%+30.0pp
5Lake Highlands High SchoolDALLAS, TXRICHARDSON ISD2,97215.5%44.0%+28.5pp
6David W Carter High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,09721.5%48.5%+27.0pp
7Booker T Washington Spva MagnetDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD97055.5%79.0%+23.5pp
8Franklin D Roosevelt H S of InnovationDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD72015.0%36.0%+21.0pp
9Uplift Heights Healthcare InstituteDALLAS, TXUPLIFT EDUCATION49714.0%33.5%+19.5pp
10W H Adamson High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,35332.5%52.0%+19.5pp
11Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo SmithDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD55469.5%89.0%+19.5pp
12Uplift Williams Prep High SchoolDALLAS, TXUPLIFT EDUCATION51727.5%46.5%+19.0pp
13James Madison High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD34916.5%35.5%+19.0pp
14Ume Dallas SecondaryDALLAS, TXUME PREPARATORY ACADEMY68851.0%69.5%+18.5pp
15Dr L G Pinkston Sr High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,26428.5%45.5%+17.0pp
16Seagoville High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,78618.0%34.0%+16.0pp
17Uplift Atlas Prep High SchoolDALLAS, TXUPLIFT EDUCATION50325.5%40.5%+15.0pp
18W T White High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD2,20423.0%37.5%+14.5pp
19Uplift Hampton Prep High SchoolDALLAS, TXUPLIFT EDUCATION41422.0%36.0%+14.0pp
20Hillcrest High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,57228.5%42.5%+14.0pp
21Skyline High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD3,83731.5%45.5%+14.0pp
22KIPP Oak Cliff AcademyDALLAS, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS34019.0%31.5%+12.5pp
23Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD16869.0%81.5%+12.5pp
24W W Samuell High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,70918.5%30.5%+12.0pp
25A+ Secondary SchoolDALLAS, TXA+ ACADEMY79029.5%41.0%+11.5pp
26Harmony School of Innovation - DallasDALLAS, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS53954.5%64.5%+10.0pp
27H Grady Spruce High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,37018.0%28.0%+10.0pp
28Thomas Jefferson High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,51626.5%36.0%+9.5pp
29Sunset High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD2,16437.5%46.5%+9.0pp
30Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate AcademyDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD34264.5%73.5%+9.0pp
31Uplift Luna Prep High SchoolDALLAS, TXUPLIFT EDUCATION47226.0%34.5%+8.5pp
32Justin F Kimball High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,17519.5%27.0%+7.5pp
33Woodrow Wilson High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,83241.0%47.5%+6.5pp
34Moises E Molina High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD2,00631.0%37.5%+6.5pp
35Wilmer-Hutchins High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD92115.0%21.5%+6.5pp
36Harmony School of Excellence - DallasDALLAS, TXHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS59641.5%47.5%+6.0pp
37Innovation Design Entrepreneurship AcademyDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD14929.0%33.0%+4.0pp
38Judge Barefoot Sanders Law MagnetDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD49484.5%88.0%+3.5pp
39Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD2,20831.0%33.5%+2.5pp
40Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD60487.0%89.5%+2.5pp
41Inspired Vision Academy SecondaryDALLAS, TXINSPIRED VISION ACADEMY55826.0%28.0%+2.0pp
42School of Science and EngineeringDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD50597.0%99.0%+2.0pp
43North Dallas High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,30036.5%37.0%+0.5pp
44School for the Talented and GiftedDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD555100%100%+0.0pp
45Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt ViewDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD47478.5%78.0%-0.5pp
46Emmett J Conrad High SchoolDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD1,32135.0%31.5%-3.5pp
47Early College High SchoolDALLAS, TXCARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD36379.0%74.5%-4.5pp
48Marvin E Robinson School of Business and MgmtDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD47683.5%79.0%-4.5pp
49Uplift Wisdom Prep High SchoolDALLAS, TXUPLIFT EDUCATION35133.0%25.5%-7.5pp
50School of Health ProfessionsDALLAS, TXDALLAS ISD49791.0%83.0%-8.0pp
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