ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY

ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY is a close-knit 6-8 campus in DALLAS, Texas, overseen by DALLAS ISD. The school teaches 486 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Within DALLAS ISD, which oversees 240 schools and 140,630 students, ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY logs that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 29% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.4%.

ALEX W SPENCE TALENTED/GIFTED ACADEMY operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 34%: 735 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 24% to 29%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.