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Enrollment
554
High
DISTRICT 1,023 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623012569
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith
3030 STAG, DALLAS, TX 75241 · (972) 749-2100 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
508 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 13% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
94.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 40.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 47.0% | 13.0% | 3.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 94.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 68.0% | 47.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith this school | 554 | 91.7% | 71.2% |
| West Oso High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 491 | 94.7% | 51.3% |
| IDEA Eastside College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 469 | 88.7% | 35.8% |
| Scarborough High School HOUSTON | 691 | 96.7% | 35.0% |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Prep HOUSTON | 789 | 95.6% | 48.4% |
| KIPP Generations Collegiate HOUSTON | 614 | 96.1% | 42.6% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #209 of 1,385 | #18 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #26 of 1,425 ▲ 130 | #4 of 100 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #39 of 1,425 ▲ 30 | #12 of 100 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #425 of 1,184 | #20 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #841 of 2,107 | #68 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #877 of 1,344 | #55 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #1,005 of 1,346 | #81 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #148 of 1,522 | #26 of 107 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
554
+56 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 92% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 88% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 31.2 | 16.0:1 | 83% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 81% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 15.6 | 10.7:1 | 83% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 84% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith.
Since 2017-18: students up 232% (167 to 554); teachers up 125% (15.6 to 35).
About Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith is a public high school run by DALLAS ISD in DALLAS, Texas. Its enrollment is 554 students, spread over grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
DALLAS ISD includes 240 schools. Together they enroll 140,630 students.
Hispanic students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Black and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 92% at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County.
Among Texas public high schools, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith outperforms its prediction by 36.7 points. The model expects 34.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas; the school's rate is 71.2%.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Elisha M Pease Elementary School, is the closest to Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith. Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 33.2% proficiency; Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith posts 71.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 56 students, from 498 to 554. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.2:1 to 15.8:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo SmithHow large is Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith?
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith enrolls approximately 554 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith serve?
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith is approximately 15.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith?
Student demographics at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith are roughly 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith in?
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A Maceo Smith is part of DALLAS ISD.
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