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

Across Dallas County, Texas, 121 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Richardson North Junior High School leads the list at +41.5pp, against a median of +5.5pp 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 3-yr change

+41.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+5.5pp

MOST IMPROVED · DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Richardson North Junior High School	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	574	24.5%	66.0%	+41.5pp
2	Highland Park Middle School	DALLAS, TX	HIGHLAND PARK ISD	939	53.5%	91.5%	+38.0pp
3	Lake Highlands Middle School	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	1,114	27.5%	65.5%	+38.0pp
4	Parkhill Junior High School	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	650	26.0%	63.5%	+37.5pp
5	Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	630	34.5%	63.5%	+29.0pp
6	Iltexas Lancaster Middle School	LANCASTER, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	379	15.5%	41.0%	+25.5pp
7	J L Long Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	1,079	28.0%	53.5%	+25.5pp
8	Coppell Middle North	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	1,006	57.0%	79.0%	+22.0pp
9	Uplift Luna Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	591	31.5%	53.0%	+21.5pp
10	Richardson West Technology and Arts Magnet	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	771	39.5%	59.5%	+20.0pp
11	Austin Academy for Excell	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	951	57.5%	77.0%	+19.5pp
12	Coyle Middle School	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	273	23.0%	42.5%	+19.5pp
13	Sunnyvale Middle School	SUNNYVALE, TX	SUNNYVALE ISD	556	58.0%	77.0%	+19.0pp
14	KIPP Destiny Middle School	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	253	16.0%	34.5%	+18.5pp
15	Coppell Middle West	DALLAS, TX	COPPELL ISD	1,230	70.5%	89.0%	+18.5pp
16	Iltexas Garland Middle School	GARLAND, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	475	34.5%	52.0%	+17.5pp
17	Seagoville Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	1,063	32.5%	49.0%	+16.5pp
18	Lyles Collegiate Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	869	26.5%	43.0%	+16.5pp
19	Uplift Infinity Prep Middle School	IRVING, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	357	32.0%	48.0%	+16.0pp
20	Apollo Junior High School	RICHARDSON, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	586	34.5%	50.5%	+16.0pp
21	W H Gaston Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	757	35.0%	50.5%	+15.5pp
22	John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O W Holmes	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	324	24.0%	39.5%	+15.5pp
23	Robert T Hill Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	762	40.5%	54.5%	+14.0pp
24	Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	1,056	51.5%	65.0%	+13.5pp
25	Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science	ROWLETT, TX	GARLAND ISD	956	27.0%	40.0%	+13.0pp
26	D A Hulcy Steam Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	400	48.0%	60.5%	+12.5pp
27	B G Hudson Middle School	SACHSE, TX	GARLAND ISD	1,099	50.0%	62.5%	+12.5pp
28	Bowie Middle School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	730	28.0%	40.5%	+12.5pp
29	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	832	38.5%	51.0%	+12.5pp
30	Coppell Middle East	COPPELL, TX	COPPELL ISD	1,120	73.0%	85.0%	+12.0pp
31	Ewell D Walker Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	577	35.5%	47.5%	+12.0pp
32	Perry Middle School	CARROLLTON, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	825	38.0%	49.5%	+11.5pp
33	Dr Don Woolley Middle School	MESQUITE, TX	MESQUITE ISD	1,037	30.0%	41.5%	+11.5pp
34	Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	422	29.0%	40.0%	+11.0pp
35	Jackson Technology Center	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	1,157	48.0%	59.0%	+11.0pp
36	Lamar Middle School	IRVING, TX	IRVING ISD	676	30.5%	41.5%	+11.0pp
37	Uplift Heights Prep Middle School	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	448	25.0%	35.5%	+10.5pp
38	Field Middle School	FARMERS BRANCH, TX	CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD	864	40.5%	51.0%	+10.5pp
39	Lyles Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	295	28.0%	38.5%	+10.5pp
40	Forest Meadow Middle School	DALLAS, TX	RICHARDSON ISD	1,211	30.5%	41.0%	+10.5pp
41	Bessie Coleman Middle School	CEDAR HILL, TX	CEDAR HILL ISD	488	26.5%	36.5%	+10.0pp
42	Ymla at John F Kennedy Middle School	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	GRAND PRAIRIE ISD	382	18.0%	28.0%	+10.0pp
43	Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	509	39.0%	48.5%	+9.5pp
44	Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	427	32.0%	41.5%	+9.5pp
45	Ignite Middle at Jw Ray Learning Center	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	292	29.5%	38.5%	+9.0pp
46	Sellers Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	852	38.0%	47.0%	+9.0pp
47	Ann Richards Steam Academy	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	1,010	30.5%	39.0%	+8.5pp
48	KIPP Truth Academy	DALLAS, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	440	27.5%	35.5%	+8.0pp
49	Billy Earl Dade Middle School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	599	29.0%	37.0%	+8.0pp
50	Sam Houston Middle School	GARLAND, TX	GARLAND ISD	775	31.0%	39.0%	+8.0pp

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