BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH

BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH operates as a cozy high school in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 554 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 796.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.8%; actual is 71.3%, +37.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH is one.

ELISHA M PEASE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.7%.

BARACK OBAMA MALE LEADERSHIP ACAD AT A MACEO SMITH operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 232%: 167 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 35% to 13% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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